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#Mortgage Arrears

# mortgage-arrears - Wednesday 25 September, 2013

Honohan: Banks threatened repossession in 62 per cent of 'sustainable solutions'
# Mortgage Crisis
# Mortgage Crisis

Honohan: Banks threatened repossession in 62 per cent of 'sustainable solutions'

Sep 25th 2013, 3:48 PM 7,235 Views 83 Comments

The Governor of the Central Bank Patrick Honohan told the Oireachtas Finance Committee that ‘it was notable, though perhaps not surprising’ that banks have pursued this option.

Anti-eviction activists vow to protect Kanturk family home
# Kanturk
# Kanturk

Anti-eviction activists vow to protect Kanturk family home

Sep 25th 2013, 1:38 PM 22,346 Views 214 Comments

The group of about 100 people stopped the O’Sullivan family from being evicted from their Cork house yesterday.

# mortgage-arrears - Thursday 19 September, 2013

'You were in bed with the banks!': The Dáil has had its first row of the new term
# Heated
# Heated

'You were in bed with the banks!': The Dáil has had its first row of the new term

Sep 19th 2013, 12:40 PM 10,296 Views 66 Comments

Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael clashed in the chamber today.

# mortgage-arrears - Wednesday 4 September, 2013

LIVE: Ulster Bank chief Jim Brown faces Finance Committee
# Banks
# Banks

LIVE: Ulster Bank chief Jim Brown faces Finance Committee

Sep 4th 2013, 2:35 PM 6,461 Views 19 Comments

TDs and Senators are grilling the bankers on mortgage arrears and other issues this week. It’s Ulster Bank’s turn this afternoon.

'It's like being in a maze': FG TD tells BOI chief he is not facilitating committee
# Richie Boucher
# Richie Boucher

'It's like being in a maze': FG TD tells BOI chief he is not facilitating committee

Sep 4th 2013, 1:04 PM 9,344 Views 52 Comments

Bank of Ireland chief executive Richie Boucher frustrated TDs at the Oireachtas Finance Committee today

# mortgage-arrears - Tuesday 3 September, 2013

AIB says 4% of its total mortgage holders are in 'strategic default'
# Mortgage Arrears
# Mortgage Arrears

AIB says 4% of its total mortgage holders are in 'strategic default'

Sep 3rd 2013, 4:46 PM 8,774 Views 65 Comments

CEO David Duffy told an Oireachtas Finance Committee that 20 per cent of customers in mortgage default have the ability to pay but have chosen not to.

# mortgage-arrears - Saturday 31 August, 2013

Mortgage arrears crisis the 'defining issue of our time'
# Banking
# Banking

Mortgage arrears crisis the 'defining issue of our time'

Aug 31st 2013, 3:02 PM 8,923 Views 104 Comments

The Financial Services Ombudsman says the banks have to “get up to speed” on the crisis.

# mortgage-arrears - Thursday 29 August, 2013

TDs and Senators coming back next week to grill bankers over mortgage arrears
# Summer Is Over
# Summer Is Over

TDs and Senators coming back next week to grill bankers over mortgage arrears

Aug 29th 2013, 5:25 PM 4,217 Views 37 Comments

TDs and Senators on the Oireachtas Finance Committee will grill the heads of the main Irish banks next week.

# mortgage-arrears - Thursday 25 July, 2013

Permanent TSB tells customer in arrears of €200 to sell her house
# Mortgage Arrears
# Mortgage Arrears

Permanent TSB tells customer in arrears of €200 to sell her house

Jul 25th 2013, 9:25 PM 59,667 Views 286 Comments

The woman’s case was reviewed recently as she has been on an interest-only payment plan for around three years.

# mortgage-arrears - Wednesday 17 July, 2013

1,600 people waiting to see MABS advisors
# Debt
# Debt

1,600 people waiting to see MABS advisors

Jul 17th 2013, 2:27 PM 4,640 Views 16 Comments

The average waiting time for a MABS appointment is 4.4 weeks but this figure varies wildly across the country.

# mortgage-arrears - Friday 12 July, 2013

Column: Austerity isn't working – so what alternatives exist for October's Budget?
# Opinion
# Opinion

Column: Austerity isn't working – so what alternatives exist for October's Budget?

Jul 12th 2013, 7:00 AM 107 Views 73 Comments

Despite the growing number of voices criticising austerity as a method to meet deficit targets, the government has indicated there is more to come. This situation can’t continue, writes Rory Hearne.

# mortgage-arrears - Thursday 4 July, 2013

New law removes legal gap preventing house repossessions
# Home Debt
# Home Debt

New law removes legal gap preventing house repossessions

Jul 4th 2013, 9:25 PM 14,608 Views 140 Comments

Financial advice group New Beginnings says that new law was inevitable but new insolvency rules should protect debtors.

# mortgage-arrears - Thursday 27 June, 2013

Borrowers may be able to leave tracker mortgage when rates increase
# Mortgages
# Mortgages

Borrowers may be able to leave tracker mortgage when rates increase

Jun 27th 2013, 6:15 AM 7,778 Views 26 Comments

The new Code of Conduct for Mortgage Arrears will allow borrowers to move to a variable rate instead of repossession.

# mortgage-arrears - Friday 21 June, 2013

Evening Wrap - Jun 21st 2013, 4:48 PM
The 5 at 5
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This graph shows how bad the mortgage arrears crisis is
# Mortgage Arrears
# Mortgage Arrears

This graph shows how bad the mortgage arrears crisis is

Jun 21st 2013, 1:30 PM 9,325 Views 67 Comments

The amount of money owed to financial institutions has risen 275 per cent in 42 months.

# mortgage-arrears - Thursday 23 May, 2013

Almost 95,000 mortgage holders are in arrears
# Mortgage Arrears
# Mortgage Arrears

Almost 95,000 mortgage holders are in arrears

May 23rd 2013, 10:57 AM 7,299 Views 107 Comments

Some 27 per cent of buy-to-let loans worth €8.4 billion were over 90 days past due at the end of 2012 according to the Central Bank’s latest review.

# mortgage-arrears - Thursday 16 May, 2013

Column: Tenants shouldn't pay the price for landlords struggling with mortgage repayments
# Opinion
# Opinion

Column: Tenants shouldn't pay the price for landlords struggling with mortgage repayments

May 16th 2013, 7:00 AM 908 Views 57 Comments

There’s a crisis in the buy-to-let sector due to landlords falling into mortgage arrears and innocent tenants are getting caught in the chaos. Receivers have to realise people renting properties are not commodities, writes Bod Jordan.

# mortgage-arrears - Tuesday 30 April, 2013

Debt advice service sees people trying to cope 'breaking down in tears'
# New Beginning
# New Beginning

Debt advice service sees people trying to cope 'breaking down in tears'

Apr 30th 2013, 11:42 AM 6,872 Views 39 Comments

New Beginning have organised free, debt advice seminars across Ireland.

# mortgage-arrears - Tuesday 16 April, 2013

Revenue to waive tax on sale of properties for owners in arrears
# Mortgage Arrears
# Mortgage Arrears

Revenue to waive tax on sale of properties for owners in arrears

Apr 16th 2013, 10:26 AM 8,623 Views 27 Comments

The ruling will allow for banks to come to a new arrangement with mortgage holders to write off some of their debt without incurring extra charges.

# mortgage-arrears - Friday 12 April, 2013

Evening Wrap - Apr 12th 2013, 4:48 PM
The 5 at 5
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
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Mortgage holders in arrears are older and more likely to have children - report
# Mortgage Arrears
# Mortgage Arrears

Mortgage holders in arrears are older and more likely to have children - report

Apr 12th 2013, 11:09 AM 8,952 Views 51 Comments

A survey conducted by MABS indicated that over 36 per cent of mortgage clients were unemployed.

# mortgage-arrears - Monday 8 April, 2013

IMF: Bank losses and IBRC wind-down could cost taxpayer another €16bn
# IMF
# IMF

IMF: Bank losses and IBRC wind-down could cost taxpayer another €16bn

Apr 8th 2013, 9:33 AM 7,317 Views 81 Comments

The IMF says NAMA may need to be compensated if it pays more than the market price for IBRC assets.

# mortgage-arrears - Wednesday 3 April, 2013

IMF: European help, progress on mortgages crucial to exit from bailout
# Make Or Break
# Make Or Break

IMF: European help, progress on mortgages crucial to exit from bailout

Apr 3rd 2013, 4:00 PM 6,320 Views 49 Comments

The IMF’s latest quarterly review of Ireland’s progress says progress on dealing with mortgage arrears is a make-or-break.

# mortgage-arrears - Wednesday 27 March, 2013

Junior Minister admits banks have 'hoodwinked' the government
# Mortgage Arrears
# Mortgage Arrears

Junior Minister admits banks have 'hoodwinked' the government

Mar 27th 2013, 9:46 PM 19,294 Views 98 Comments

The Dáil debated a Fianna Fáil-proposed private members’ motion on the mortgage arrears crisis tonight but it was easily defeated by the government’s majority.

AIB recorded pre-tax loss of €3.8 billion in 2012
# Annual Financial Report
# Annual Financial Report

AIB recorded pre-tax loss of €3.8 billion in 2012

Mar 27th 2013, 10:17 AM 4,514 Views 29 Comments

AIB’s chief executive David Duffy – who the report shows was paid €546,000 last year – said that assisting mortgage customers in difficulty would be a “major priority for this year”.

# mortgage-arrears - Tuesday 26 March, 2013

Permanent TSB records €922 million loss for 2012
# Permanent TSB
# Permanent TSB

Permanent TSB records €922 million loss for 2012

Mar 26th 2013, 2:49 PM 7,620 Views 40 Comments

There’s some good news, though: losses on loan write-offs are down by over half a billion euro when compared to 2011.

Revenue assures that mortgage write-offs won't be subject to tax
# Mortgages
# Mortgages

Revenue assures that mortgage write-offs won't be subject to tax

Mar 26th 2013, 9:32 AM 6,487 Views 21 Comments

The Revenue Commissioners says it considers a mortgage write-down to be a commercial act and not a ‘gift’ for tax purposes.

# mortgage-arrears - Monday 25 March, 2013

FF publishes bill to remove bank veto from insolvency regime
# Mortgages
# Mortgages

FF publishes bill to remove bank veto from insolvency regime

Mar 25th 2013, 2:30 PM 5,071 Views 31 Comments

Fianna Fáil’s legislation would also create an independent Mortgage Resolution Office with the power to make binding orders.

Mortgage write-offs 'could be subject to 33pc tax'
# Mortgage Crisis
# Mortgage Crisis

Mortgage write-offs 'could be subject to 33pc tax'

Mar 25th 2013, 12:42 PM 10,152 Views 34 Comments

An accountants’ body says it believes any debts written off a person’s mortgage could be subject to Capital Gains Tax.

# mortgage-arrears - Sunday 24 March, 2013

Bruton: No 'global strategy' for telling homes how to make deals with banks
# Mortgage Arrears
# Mortgage Arrears

Bruton: No 'global strategy' for telling homes how to make deals with banks

Mar 24th 2013, 3:58 PM 5,681 Views 46 Comments

Not everyone will be told to quit premium TV or private health insurance – but families will need to make sacrifices.

# mortgage-arrears - Saturday 16 March, 2013

Popes, parades and Gay Mitchell : The week in numbers
# Prime Numbers
# Prime Numbers

Popes, parades and Gay Mitchell : The week in numbers

Mar 16th 2013, 7:30 PM 4,835 Views 4 Comments

How long is the Patrick’s Day parade in Dublin? And how many years has it been since there was a pope from outside Europe?

Noonan: Claim about strategic mortgage defaulters is 'wholly anecdotal'
# Mortgage Arrears
# Mortgage Arrears

Noonan: Claim about strategic mortgage defaulters is 'wholly anecdotal'

Mar 16th 2013, 6:08 PM 8,014 Views 68 Comments

The Finance Minister has dismissed a claim that as many as 35 per cent of mortgage arrears cases in Ireland are a result of strategic default where a borrower chooses not to pay their mortgage.

# mortgage-arrears - Thursday 14 March, 2013

Leaders' Questions: Concerns over banks' role in mortgage arrears plan
# Leaders's Questions
# Leaders's Questions

Leaders' Questions: Concerns over banks' role in mortgage arrears plan

Mar 14th 2013, 12:54 PM 5,053 Views 67 Comments

Micheál Martin also questioned the Government about home repossessions following comments by Matthew Elderfield.

David Hall: Mortgage arrears plan is a 'horrific step for mortgage holders'
# Mortgage Arrears
# Mortgage Arrears

David Hall: Mortgage arrears plan is a 'horrific step for mortgage holders'

Mar 14th 2013, 10:24 AM 9,832 Views 95 Comments

Hall also said that it was facts and statistics that showed progress on the issue, “not fiction and not spin”.

# mortgage-arrears - Wednesday 13 March, 2013

Government outlines plan to tackle mortgage arrears
# Mortgage Arrears
# Mortgage Arrears

Government outlines plan to tackle mortgage arrears

Mar 13th 2013, 4:10 PM 9,952 Views 95 Comments

Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan, said that targets will be set for banks with regard to these mortgages, which will be monitored.

Banks 'do not have a veto' to block insolvency deals, insists Kenny
# Mortgages
# Mortgages

Banks 'do not have a veto' to block insolvency deals, insists Kenny

Mar 13th 2013, 11:46 AM 3,722 Views 32 Comments

Enda Kenny denies that the personal insolvency legislation gives banks the chance to totally block any debt relief.

# mortgage-arrears - Tuesday 12 March, 2013

Kenny defends Government's stance on dealing with mortgage arrears
# Leaders' Questions
# Leaders' Questions

Kenny defends Government's stance on dealing with mortgage arrears

Mar 12th 2013, 4:18 PM 6,484 Views 118 Comments

Micheál Martin suggests that the government is only now dealing with the problem because of the Meath East by-election.

Michael Noonan to reveal the plan to tackle mortgage arrears
# Mortgage Crisis
# Mortgage Crisis

Michael Noonan to reveal the plan to tackle mortgage arrears

Mar 12th 2013, 12:21 PM 6,603 Views 94 Comments

Taoiseach Enda Kenny said the government will make a statement this week about what will be done to help people who have fallen behind on repayments.

# mortgage-arrears - Saturday 9 March, 2013

Doherty condemns AIB use of non-disclosure agreement for mortgage deals
# Mortgages
# Mortgages

Doherty condemns AIB use of non-disclosure agreement for mortgage deals

Mar 9th 2013, 4:00 PM 13,018 Views 34 Comments

Buy-to-let borrowers signing the agreement are requested not to disclose any details of negotiations with the bank, including the fact that they are happening.

# mortgage-arrears - Friday 8 March, 2013

Good Morning - Mar 8th 2013, 8:39 AM
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Good morning. Here are nine things to know as you start your day.
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