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# mortgage - Friday 19 April, 2019
Taoiseach says he didn’t realise his mortgage could be sold on by his bank when he took it out in 2003
In an interview with TheJournal.ie this week, the Taoiseach said he understood the intent behind Sinn Féin’s No Consent No Sale Bill.
# mortgage - Thursday 28 March, 2019
Couple received €40,000 after insurer tried to reject storm damage claim
There were 5,692 complaints made to the financial services ombudsman last year – one third of those about insurance.
# mortgage - Monday 25 March, 2019
Property prices in Dublin city decrease but rise across the country
People struggling to get mortgages and concerns about Brexit are affecting the market.
# mortgage - Tuesday 12 March, 2019
Mortgage interest rates will rise, says research, 'making repayment difficult' for some Irish households
Irish households are in a better position to withstand “adverse shocks” than it was in 2014.
# mortgage - Tuesday 26 February, 2019
Cabinet to consider Bill to help borrowers in mortgage arrears
The Bill aims to broaden the matters a judge needs to take into account when considering repossessions.
# mortgage - Monday 4 February, 2019
Banks pay out €647 million to victims of tracker mortgage scandal
The number of people affected by the overcharging scandal has now risen to almost 40,000.
# mortgage - Thursday 24 January, 2019
Opinion: Sound the alarm - a proposed EU directive on bad loans will give vulture funds a free rein
A proposed new EU Directive aims to develop a secondary market for non-performing loans and poses a serious threat to the rights of borrowers and consumers, writes Matt Carthy.
# mortgage - Sunday 23 December, 2018
Union says KBC staff 'extremely upset and stressed' by recent incidents
KBC Ireland said it is taking additional measures to ensure the safety of its staff.
# mortgage - Wednesday 28 November, 2018
Warning people will be stuck in rental market as regulator leaves mortgage rules unchanged
Central Bank governor Philip Lane said the measures protect borrowers from excessive debt.
# mortgage - Sunday 18 November, 2018
How I Spend My Money: A sales worker on €70,000 saving €1,000 a month for a mortgage
She’s moved in with her sister in order to save as fast as she can.
# mortgage - Saturday 17 November, 2018
FactCheck: Has the number of cases taken by banks over arrears halved in two years?
Brendan Burgess claims there is “no tsunami” of arrears cases now.
# mortgage - Monday 29 October, 2018
Mica scandal: Family living in 'falling down house' finds out mortgage has been sold to vulture fund
Just a month before the government announced a redress scheme for the thousands of impacted homeowners, Karl Murtagh was told his mortgage had been sold.
# mortgage - Wednesday 10 October, 2018
How I Spend My Money: An e-commerce worker on €35,000 saving to build his own house
He has kept up his hobbies despite many cutbacks.
# mortgage - Thursday 27 September, 2018
Over 4,000 mortgages approved last month, with lots of people switching
The almost 45,000 mortgages approved in the last 12 months are valued at €9.9 billion.
# mortgage - Tuesday 11 September, 2018
Call for householders to be given free legal aid to address 'power imbalance' during reposessions
Minister Charlie Flanagan today praised the success of the Abhaile legal advice scheme, but did not indicate it would be extended to provide full representation.
# mortgage - Sunday 5 August, 2018
PTSB defends timing of letters to homeowners about mortgage sale to vulture fund
The announcement was made about the loans earlier this week – and it has since emerged that the portfolio included performing loans.
# mortgage - Thursday 5 July, 2018
'Completely misjudged' or necessary investment? Private companies offer mortgage-to-rent scheme
This would be done under the government’s mortgage-to-rent scheme, with the owners becoming council tenants.
# mortgage - Sunday 13 May, 2018
'I am really struggling': Thousands still left in tracker mortgage scandal limbo
Financial adviser Padraic Kissane believes an extra 3,000 people may be affected, but some may have to go to the courts to get their money back.
# mortgage - Wednesday 25 April, 2018
'There's power in community': Farmers urged to boycott forced sales of farms by vulture funds
The IFA has been contacted by around 200 farmers impacted by the issue so far this year.
# mortgage - Monday 9 April, 2018
How many mortgage holders have banks taken to court so far this year?
We take a dive into the figures available for the cases brought against homeowners in the courts over the past few years.
# mortgage - Friday 9 March, 2018
Glenda Gilson's parents lose Dublin home due to debt
A judge has given them six months to sell the property “before the bank does”.
# mortgage - Thursday 8 March, 2018
Tracker mortgage scandal: Overcharging total expected to reach €700 million
Padraig Kissane said he believes a further 5,000 cases not yet included in the investigation are impacted.
# mortgage - Sunday 31 December, 2017
Here's how banks plan to 'rebuild trust' after the tracker mortgage scandal
The initiative has been welcomed by Minister Paschal Donohoe today.
# mortgage - Wednesday 20 December, 2017
Here's how many customers each of the main banks say they overcharged
Some of the banks have increased their numbers significantly.
It gets worse: Central Bank forces lenders to admit 13,600 more tracker victims overcharged
We now know at least 33,700 customers were overcharged and the Central Bank said it had to “relentlessly pursue” lenders in many of these cases.
# mortgage - Saturday 9 December, 2017
High Court Master says government's legal advice scheme is 'a scam'
Edmund Honohan criticised the government for failing to deliver systems it had promised to help keep people in their homes.
# mortgage - Wednesday 29 November, 2017
'We are crying out for help': A father's letter to the Taoiseach as he battles to keep family home
Karl O’Doherty had been advised by the Master of the High Court to write to Leo Varadkar.
# mortgage - Tuesday 28 November, 2017
Central Bank decides NOT to change mortgage deposit rules for first-time buyers
There will be some slight changes in January to loan-to-income limits and collateral for purchase-to-renovate mortgages.
# mortgage - Friday 17 November, 2017
'I'm not going anywhere': Lay litigants in uphill battle against banks and vulture funds
There are calls for the Legal Aid Board to relax its merits test so more families in debt can access professional representation.
# mortgage - Thursday 16 November, 2017
After putting aside €4m last year to cover tracker scandal, KBC now says it'll cost €59m
KBC estimates up to 1,661 of its customers may have been impacted.
# mortgage - Tuesday 14 November, 2017
Central Bank wants bank execs to 'take a long hard look in the mirror' over tracker scandal
Deputy Governor Ed Sibley said he expects board members to be held to account over the errors.
# mortgage - Monday 6 November, 2017
It costs about €16,000 per year to run a house - just under half the average wage
However, it’s about €5,000 less than during the boom.
# mortgage - Sunday 29 October, 2017
Sorry is too little, too late for tracker customers who suffered for years because of bank overcharging
Now that the banks have set deadlines for paying customers back, there is a risk that this issue will be put to one side.
# mortgage - Saturday 28 October, 2017
'Do your job': Finance Committee wants ECB chief to explain role in tracker mortgage scandal
The committee’s chair said it is important to keep the pressure on the banks now.
# mortgage - Thursday 21 September, 2017
Irish banks are at war over mortgage rates - which could be good for consumers
KBC has announced a new fixed mortgage rate offering.
# mortgage - Monday 7 August, 2017
First-time buyer couples are spending over a quarter of their wages on mortgages
“First time buyers are facing more expensive mortgages and inflated pricing due to the chronic shortage of houses in Ireland.”
# mortgage - Wednesday 2 August, 2017
'Deal with your debt problems': The number of people seeking insolvency is on the rise
€588 million worth of insolvency applications were made between April and June this year.
# mortgage - Sunday 25 June, 2017
Victim of tracker mortgage scandal: 'If I was six months in arrears they'd be ringing me every day'
The Bank of Ireland customer was first told she was affected in December last year – but has received no additional information since then.
# mortgage - Sunday 18 June, 2017
Warning for borrowers in arrears: Don't let fear get in the way of saving your home
Experts say anxiety and a lack of information provided to people struggling with debt can lead them to making decisions that will worsen their situation.
# mortgage - Sunday 11 June, 2017
Banks in Ireland decline to give progress updates on their tracker scandal reviews
Lenders in Ireland have until September to identify all customers who were affected by interest rate overcharging – we asked how they’re getting on.
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