Bank started legal proceedings against 400 mortgage holders without first issuing letters

Lender argues rate would have been prohibitively high in any event

Explainer: AIB has to set aside a further €300m for expected compensation claims

Food scares, Brexit fears, rising costs, and how to cut a pineapple

Central Bank figures show growth in mortgage lending driven by fixed-rate mortgages

Central Bank report this week said 99 families lost their homes as a result of being denied a low-cost mortgage rate by their lender post the crash

Lender insists every effort made to engage with borrowers before deciding to sell loans

Brendan Burgess says deals should be struck to help borrowers clear mortgage arrears

Irish firm comes up with plan to deal with 28,000 mortgages in long-term arrears

Arizun launches sale-and-leaseback scheme for people who don’t qualify for State support

Ireland has average mortgage rate of 3.04% compared to EU average of 1.79%

Lack of evictions forces banks to pass on costs to performing loans, consumer advocate says

Project Glas mortgages and restructured loan sale may make PTSB a takeover target

The answer is yes, but if you are faced with a penalty, the decision on whether or not you switch to a lower cost product will depend on how much you will save by doing so

More than half of the portfolio includes buy-to-lets with average arrears of €32,000

Paying through the nose for your mortgage? Read this before deciding what to do about it

Business Week: also in the news were warnings on the economy and property

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Brendan Burgess on banks, houses and vulture funds

The Pat Kenny Show imagines the nation not as it could be, but as it is, an easily goaded, roiling mess