Dublin-based financial services group IFG today reported first half pre-tax profits of €9.9 million.
Those profits were a 39 per cent increase on the same six months last year, but the group also reported a 12 per cent fall in Irish mortgage lending to €670 million.
IFG posted adjusted earnings per share of 12.11 cent, up 48 per cent increase on last year, with an interim dividend of 1.13 cent, a 10 per cent increase on the first six months of 2006.