Up to €15bn of corporate tax could be temporary, Central Bank warns
Regulator also claims Government should be diverting more of these receipts into State’s two long-term savings funds
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Mortgage rates fall again but gap with euro zone average widens - Central Bank
Little change in savings rates, monthly survey shows, while rates on non-mortgage borrowing jumped
Central Bank makes number-crunching a bit easier to understand
Banks are the dominant player in borrowing but non-banks are big for businesses and credit unions are most popular for personal loans
One third of credit card holders paying higher rates banned by law - Central Bank
Charging of annual interest rates higher than 23% was outlawed in 2022 legislation
Household deposits rise 4.1% amid increase in term accounts
Deposit accounts with agreed maturity of up to two years have increased by €7.9bn over the year to the end of October
Central Bank fines payments company BlueSnap more than €300,000 for regulatory breaches
BlueSnap ‘exposed its customers to significant risk’ by failing to deposit their funds in its designated safeguarding account
Big ECB rate cut in December ‘not inevitable’, warns Makhlouf
Central Bank governor insists he is ‘chilled’ on inflation reaching 2% target
Bank of Ireland investors fear UK car finance cost will dwarf tracker scandal
Landmark court of appeal ruling piles pressure on UK regulator to impose large compensation scheme on lenders
Mobile wallets cement status as most popular form of contactless payment
Central Bank statistics show card payments overall declined in September compared to August, but contactless and NFC transactions have surged over past year
Household deposits rise 3%, reflecting increase in term accounts
Deposit accounts with agreed maturity of up to two years have increased by €8.3bn in the year to the end of September
Motor insurers’ profitability falls to lowest level since 2017 as damage claims rise
Motor insurance sector would have made a loss in 2023 had reserves not been released
Developers need more funding options to meet housing demand
To build 50,000 houses a year residential developers need a more diverse capital structure
Will a recession-era judgment come back to haunt me?
Q&A: Man inheriting from parents worries about outstanding debt relating to vehicles seized during the post-financial crash slump
Chambers pushes back on State role in flooding cover
With climate change driving concerns, a report estimates losses from a quarter-of-a-century flooding event would top €510m
The €500,000 suburban three-bed is now the house at the centre of the property price surge
This kind of house is attracting bids both from those seeking to move and from first-time buyers
A group of borrowers is trapped in the never-never land of Irish mortgage arrears
It is ‘extraordinary that arrears are running at such a high level 15 years after the crash’
One in 20 buildings in Ireland have issues accessing flood insurance - Central Bank
‘Complacency must be avoided’ as flooding risk grows due to climate change
Central Bank faces down grilling over Israeli bonds brochure
Gabriel Makhlouf assures Oireachtas committee he will examine options on bond issue authorisations
Excessive budget spending is putting economy at risk, Central Bank governor warns
Budget 2025 marked the fourth straight year in which spending will breach the 5% growth rule set by Government
Google to make finance advertisers show they have Central Bank approval
Tech firm tightening rules in effort to improve fraud prevention
Almost €1.5m in punts exchanged for euros since 2021 - Central Bank
Regulator has provided exchange service since switch to the euro two decades ago
Budget 2025 will cost €10bn and make you roughly €1,000 richer. But it’s not all sorted yet
The projected €10 billion plus package of permanent and temporary measures is expected to put up to €1,000 in the pocket of the average worker
State set for equivalent of another Apple windfall in coming years
Deadline for consensus on OECD plans for taxing of multinationals has come and gone
Proportion of Irish homes in mortgage arrears at lowest level since the end of 2009
Just 39% of residential mortgage accounts in arrears in June held by banks, with the rest held by non-bank entities, Central Bank says
State must build 52,000 homes a year to address housing shortfall, says Central Bank
Central Bank warns further fiscal stimulus would boost inflation
Ireland’s housing requirement keeps getting bigger and bigger
Central Bank becomes latest to call for 50,000-plus homes a year
Card spending increases amid summer getaways
Central Bank data shows increased spending in airports and outside Ireland
Credit unions want easier lending rules amid strong mortgage demand
Mortgage lending jumped 10% across the Irish League of Credit Unions’ membership base in the third quarter
Annoyed by banks’ bumper profits? It’s on you if you’re still giving them money for nothing
Banks are getting 3.75% on your savings with the Central Bank and paying you an average of 0.13% in a demand deposit account
Public sector unions call for RTÉ-style multiannual funding
Seen and Heard: AIB and Bank of Ireland dividends; Cairn Homes deal in Bray; investment giants pushback against the Central Bank; Paddy Power racing remarks
Axa Irish premiums to hit €2bn as it gets nod to underwrite Laya policies
Largest general insurer in the Republic acquired the second largest player in health cover market last year in €650m deal
Central Bank warned ‘over-regulating’ funds could backfire
Sector says overly aggressive action could prompt shift of financial assets into unregulated vehicles
Low earners should pay some income tax, say economists
Summer school told ‘very low or no tax rates on low income’ is a policy choice that would be very difficult to reverse
Car insurers should prove they are passing reduced claims costs on to motorists, says Sinn Féin’s Doherty
Car insurance premiums have increased by more than 8% in the past year, CSO figures show
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