The Irish Times

‘The only time apartments were viable was in . . . Ballsbridge, Killiney and Dalkey’

Pat Farrell is putting lobbying skills to use representing institutional property investors

Fri Feb 28 2020 - 05:08

Pat Farrell to leave Bank of Ireland for new property industry lobby

Outgoing head of group communications to become CEO at Irish Institutional Property

Fri Mar 22 2019 - 05:50

Planet Business: A 10-year bank guarantee anniversary special

Some things you would probably rather forget about the bank bust and its fallout

Fri Sept 28 2018 - 05:25

Bank tried to turn gift to son into guarantee of home loan

Q&A: Dominic Coyle

Tue Sept 11 2018 - 05:30

New bankruptcy law ‘single most positive thing’ for debtors

Cabinet expected to ‘broadly accept’ Bill to cut term to 12 months

Tue Dec 01 2015 - 09:58

Banking Inquiry: Ex-IBF chief lobbied for Depfa bank guarantee

Pat Farrell rejects assertion he lobbied for German bank, says it was ‘representation’

Wed Jul 15 2015 - 14:31

Banking inquiry to report former Anglo executive to gardaí

Decision taken after Tom Browne failed to provide witness statement

Tue Jul 14 2015 - 21:14

Admissions about lack of banking experience in regulator are shocking

Testimony to the banking inquiry reveals shortcomings of the Financial Regulator

Thu Jun 11 2015 - 22:20

Banking inquiry: More could have been done, says Patterson

Former watchdog chair says the body ‘did not see the calamity coming’

Thu Jun 11 2015 - 19:28

Enda Kenny called to give evidence at banking inquiry

Joan Burton and Michael Noonan also sent invites to attend Oireachtas committee

Wed May 20 2015 - 20:46

Payments company reports full-year loss ahead of merger

44% spending increase sends IPSO into red as merger with IBF begins

Mon Sept 08 2014 - 11:07

Rising house prices lift 45,000 out of negative equity

ESRI research suggests households benefiting from recent surge in property prices

Fri Aug 01 2014 - 01:00

SMEs call for a focus on competitiveness in Budget 2015

Budget must get the balance right between generating savings and productivity gains

Tue Jul 29 2014 - 14:33

Inquiry needs to examine why ‘symptoms of bubble’ ignored

ECB says it is on track to assume oversight of euro-area lenders as ‘health check’ underway

Mon Jun 23 2014 - 18:46

Not enough homes for borrowers, says AIB boss

David Duffy says the ‘next critical phase’ for the market is supply of Dublin properties

Wed Jun 04 2014 - 16:41

Desmond warned bank guarantee was 'temporary solution'

Financier’s paper warned that in absence of change, crisis ‘highly likely’ to re-occur

Fri May 30 2014 - 01:00

Warning that Dublin housing market at risk of overheating

Government called upon to develop Help to Build scheme rather than a Help to Buy one

Wed May 28 2014 - 14:19

Irish banks should take cue from UK

Seven biggest lenders have signed up to a new voluntary standards body

Wed May 21 2014 - 01:00

Mortgage approvals drop despite recovery in property market

Data from IBF shows 1,494 mortgages were approved last month

Thu Mar 27 2014 - 15:01

Who runs Ireland?

The 50 people - in public service, business and law - who run the Republic

Sat Feb 08 2014 - 01:00

Legal challenge to levy would be an own goal for banks

Irish Banking Federation’s decision to seek legal advice on levy was a matter of good housekeeping

Wed Jan 29 2014 - 01:00

€450m bank levy 'may breach EU rules on aid'

Lawyers for Irish Banking Federation note levy not applied to An Post

Tue Jan 28 2014 - 10:49

Irish Banking Federation presents protocol for SMEs with debt difficulties

Banks sign up to framework for small businesses with debts of €250,000 to €10m

Tue Jan 07 2014 - 01:00

Banks failing to help distressed mortgage-holders, says Phoenix Project

Charity calls on banks to offer more permanent solutions to borrowers in difficulty

Mon Dec 30 2013 - 01:00

Are we there yet? Well, no but we are moving on

The main banks are moving closer to profitability, but that does not mean our financial woes are over

Fri Dec 27 2013 - 00:01

Less than 1% have used advice service on mortgage arrears

Burton set up a panel of accountants to offer borrowers independent financial advice

Tue Dec 17 2013 - 01:00

Duffy may seek banking federation role

Move would be a break with tradition by the sector’s representative body

Wed Nov 27 2013 - 01:00

‘Empty nesters’ should be encouraged to trade down

Report points to stabilisation in housing market

Mon Nov 25 2013 - 15:01

Main banks agree business debt protocol

Agreement will deal with SMEs that are multi-banked and in arrears with debts

Thu Nov 21 2013 - 01:00

IBF to examine whether bank levy breaches EU state aid rules

Banking federation also expresses concern over application of new rate of Dirt

Wed Nov 20 2013 - 11:04

Current accounts: a change of bank might do you good

During boom times, a plethora of providers were vying to offer you the best deal – not so any more

Tue Nov 19 2013 - 01:09

For your diary

Mon Nov 18 2013 - 01:00

‘No immediate plans’ to pass cut to variable rate customers

Since crash, Irish banks have stopped automatically passing on rate cuts to variable customers

Fri Nov 08 2013 - 18:40

Most mortgages 90 days in arrears not restructured

Department of Finance study shows banks remain reluctant to write off debt

Fri Nov 01 2013 - 06:26