Bankinter’s Irish mortgage lending share outstrips home market in Spain
Bank sees home loan book here grow strongly over last 12 months
Bankinter
Bankinter’s Irish loans rise 41% amid plans for bank branch
Spanish lender’s Irish unit saw its pretax profit jump 20% to €20m in the first half of year
Switching your mortgage: Incentives are on the rise, so is now the time to change?
Homeowners need to balance the allure of enhanced cashback offers against the rates of offer and the prospect of cuts in the months ahead
Bankinter shows way to banks wary of setting up Irish subsidiaries
Spanish firm entering market here but not using a standalone business
PTSB most exposed Irish lender to competitive threat from Spanish move into market
Bankinter’s Avant Money is looking to expand its product and service offerings as it becomes a bank branch, beginning initially with deposits
Arrival of first overseas bank since Celtic Tiger a ‘win’ for consumers
Bankinter decision to target savings rates will be welcomed by Irish customers who largely have their money in ‘on demand’ accounts offering paltry returns
Q&A: What does Bankinter move to Irish market mean for me?
New player in the sector looks like good news for consumers as it should lead to increased competition
Spain’s Bankinter to enter Irish banking market
Move would mark the first new entrant here since 2005, and follows a slew of exits since the crash
Tesla shares plunge and European markets see no relief from steady interest rates
Euronext Dublin outperformed European peers on a flat day
Avant Money’s mortgage growth slows amid slump in switching
Spanish-owned lender’s mortgage book grew by 92% year-on-year in the second quarter
Avant Money to raise mortgage rates after ECB rate hike
Move follows a tightening of lending rules by ICI mortgages which has capped loans at just 2.5 times a borrower’s income
Sale of Spanish solar energy farms to generate €25m for Irish investors
Green energy developer Arclight selling electricity plants in deal valued at €68m
Avant Money becomes first lender to offer fixed rate mortgage over 30 years
Finance Ireland is only other lender offering mortgage fixed rates greater than 10 years
PTSB mortgage market share rises to 17.9% in Q1
Bank’s new mortgage lending grew by 30%, outperforming wider market by a distance
What should Ulster Bank and KBC mortgage holders do?
As both banks prepare to leave the Irish market, customers have some options
Will KBC and Ulster Bank’s exits allow remaining Irish lenders to rebuild?
Three surviving banks could benefit by mopping up loans of exiting lenders
Will any bank give my son and his wife a mortgage?
Q&A: Couple are living with parents but want a place of their own
Spain's Avant extends Irish reach of cheaper mortgages
Athlone, Carlow, Dundalk, Kilkenny, Wexford and Portlaoise to get Avant Money offer
Banks brace themselves for impact of Covid pandemic
In store for 2021: Bad loans, major job cuts and the never-ending tracker saga
Switching your mortgage could see you keep €200 a month in your wallet
Avant Money has brought fresh competition to the Irish lending market
Cliff Taylor: What permanently low interest rates mean for you as a saver or borrower
Smart Money: A new era of super-low mortage rates – and pressure on banks to charge for your savings
Karl Deeter’s mortgage application company raises €1m
Fintech onlineapplication.ie allows applicants to avoid the traditional paper chase
Spanish lenders Bankia and CaixaBank in €17bn merger talks
Tie-up would create the country’s largest domestic bank
New PTSB chief cuts mortgage rates as Avantcard eyes market
Lender also narrows gap favouring new borrowers over existing customers
Avantcard to enter Irish mortgage market in the autumn
Association of Irish Mortgage Advisors says move is expected to be ‘market-changing’
Avantcard back in growth mode as it eyes car finance and SME lending
Lender born out of MBNA ‘at the start’ of leveraging relationships, says CEO Chris Paul
Avantcard to create 40 new jobs in Leitrim
Lender sales roles needed to support new An Post partnership and planned growth
Markets take fright following US interest rate speculation
US-focused stocks including Glanbia, Kerry and Smurfit Kappa fall in Dublin
Mortgage hunters: Time to look beyond the five main banks?
Several niche mortgage operators are already in business here, with more on the way
Spanish bank rules out entry into Irish mortgage market
Bankinter ‘for now’ to operate as ‘consumer credit entity’ under Avantcard brand name
An Post mortgage plan rattles Irish banks. But should they be scared?
A big problem with An Post’s pitch is that it hasn’t found a partner to finance its foray yet
Spanish bank eyes Irish market through Avantcard takeover
Bankinter is first overseas lender to take stake in Irish retail market since the crash
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