Avant Money profits rise 21% in first nine months of 2026 as loan book expands
Spanish-owned bank launched Irish deposit accounts earlier this year
Mortgages
Pepper to rebrand as Continuum Credit amid expansion of business offering
Company agreed in July to buy Dilosk, parent of ICS Mortgages
CarVal generates €310m surplus in four years from loan portfolios bought for €1bn
Minneapolis-based group bought Irish property debts from KBC, Bank of Ireland and others
Irish borrowers ‘facing tough winter’ with mortgage costs on rise
Average cost of new variable-rate loans is up, meaning higher repayments
Retirement crisis looms for those in mortgage arrears, new analysis shows
Half of those in arrears will pay off less than 50% of debt by retirement, Central Bank study finds
Pepper rate hike to heap more misery on distressed borrowers
Someone with a €200,000 outstanding loan at Pepper worse off by around €300 every month
Pepper hikes rates by up to half a point
Increase will add around €30 to the monthly repayments on a €100,000 loan
The slow death of the buy-to-let mortgage
They once turbo-charged the property market. Now they’re a dying breed
My outstanding balance is about €59,000, do I really still need mortgage protection?
Mortgage protection is designed to pay off any outstanding balance on your home loan should you die
Race kicks off for top ECB jobs
Christine Lagarde, Philip Lane and Isabel Schnabel all due to step down next year
Irish mortgage approvals rise 15.3% in August
Some 55,850 mortgages were approved in 12 months, valued at €18bn
Mortgage lending at credit unions tops €1bn
Surge in mortgage activity pushed up total loans outstanding by 9.6 per cent to €6.84bn
Why now is the time to review your mortgage
The European Central Bank’s latest interest rate hike makes it imperative for people to check they are on the best deal for them
Quarter of mortgage holders wrongly think they must buy home insurance from their lender
Misunderstanding leaves borrowers open to the risk of overpaying for home protection by failing to check out their options in the market
The best three and five year fixed-rate mortgage offers will soon disappear
Division of opinion between economists and those trading the market on how many times interest rates will rise in this cycle
ECB set to raise interest rates by 0.25 percentage points
Mortgages are likely to rise following what will be the second rise in interest rates over the past five months
Irish mortgage holders warned to brace for ‘tough winter’ with two rate hikes expected
With little prospect of the Middle East conflict being resolved, borrowing costs are expected to tighten
First-time homebuyers can get some two-bed apartments with mortgage of €1,100 a month
The company has sold 350 apartments in its new Seven Mills development, with mortgage payments on some units estimated at about €800 a month
We want to lend our daughter €350,000 to buy a home – what do we need to know?
Both parties need to be very clear on the precise terms of the transaction which can have tax implications
Euro zone inflation jumps to 3.3%, paving way for ECB rate hike
Higher energy costs and a pick-up in service prices drives price growth across bloc in August
New law to provide greater certainty for cancer survivors seeking mortgage protection
Legal ‘right to be forgotten’ will replace voluntary code that some insurers had failed to adopt
Credit unions create company to boost mortgage and business lending
Laws enacted in 2023 allow for greater collaboration between lenders
Today’s banking system bears little resemblance to Celtic Tiger era
This is a strength, not a weakness
Why government debt matters: bond investors, yields and their impact on the economy
Bond yields can affect everything from how much you pay on student or car loans to the housing market
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Higher energy prices and rising rents increase cost-of-living squeeze for Irish households
Latest Consumer Price Index indicates inflation rose by 3.4% in July
Mortgage interest rates up slightly but dip below euro zone average
Data from the Central Bank shows the average interest rate on new mortgages in June was 3.49 per cent
Our fixed-term mortgage is coming to an end: what are our options?
Valuation on your home’s current value can help you access a lower interest rate
ECB keeps rates on hold despite Middle East turmoil
European Central Bank keeps rates unchanged for now but leaves door ‘wide open’ for September hike
Núa Money nears €1bn of mortgages in two years of lending
Company backed by Allen beef barons of Wexford
ICS Mortgages could be back in the game as dad of Wimbledon wild card bows out
French hedge fund manager Loïc Féry is exiting parent company Dilosk
Pepper to buy ICS Mortgages parent Dilosk in return to providing home loans
Deal will mark financial service firm’s return to providing mortgages, having sold its previous Irish portfolio in 2018
My husband and I are about to turn 80 and want to downsize. What are our financing options?
Bridging finance is not cheap but it does give people the security of being able to buy a new home before selling their current one
Average house in Ireland sold just once every 50 years, MyHome report finds
Asking price inflation rose to 5% in second quarter, latest MyHome.ie report indicates
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