The Irish Times

Shared ownership initiative aimed at older homeowners in arrears

Scheme allows people over 55 to sell stake in their home

Tue Apr 05 2022 - 15:00

AIB problem loans level to fall below 6% on mortgages sale deal

Bank offloading €400m in problem loans to a consortium

Thu Oct 14 2021 - 18:03

AIB nears €500m sale of problem loans to US consortium

Project Bay portfolio likely to include loans in arrears and restructured mortgages

Thu Oct 14 2021 - 05:20

PTSB mortgage holders in arrears face shorter Covid-19 payment breaks

Bank offering interim arrangements of two months’ payment holidays for arrears cases

Wed Apr 01 2020 - 02:55

`If we had defaulted how strong would EU solidarity be now?'

Friday interview: John Moran, former Department of Finance mandarin

Fri Sept 13 2019 - 05:34

High Court clarifies time frame for personal insolvency applications

Circuit Court had earlier found that application had to be made in 14 day period as specified

Tue Feb 12 2019 - 12:47

Arrow Global set to buy up distressed Irish mortgages

Manchester-based debt investor in talks with banks about long-term investment in bad loans

Sat Jan 26 2019 - 02:15

‘The bank came out in June after my husband died in February’

Case study: Widow Anna Gallagher’s Ashington home is one of 19 purchased by iCare

Thu Jan 17 2019 - 21:12

Mars Capital ready to take off, restructuring at Mastercard and Paddy Power backs punters

Business Today: the best news, analysis and comment from ‘The Irish Times’ business desk

Thu Mar 08 2018 - 06:38

Mars Capital ramps up Irish debt servicing business

Former Oaktree private equity fund affiliate brings mortgage servicing back in-house

Thu Mar 08 2018 - 06:10

Tracker scandal: is your bank playing fair...or not?

Ireland’s 15 mortgage lenders have had to respond to the Central Bank. Some have been more upfront than others

Fri Oct 20 2017 - 06:00

Cerberus steps up action against mortgage holders in arrears

US vulture fund is taking more cases for home repossessions

Tue Aug 22 2017 - 07:18

Housebuilder Cannon Kirk exits Nama as Oaktree takes stake

US private equity firm provides Cannon Kirk with over €100m to help pay debt

Fri Jun 23 2017 - 05:30

Big read: Irish banks plot loan sales as ECB turns up heat

Bad loans endgame looms as new sheriff in town lays down law to Irish banks

Fri Jun 16 2017 - 06:00

Banks ponder shifting troubled loans off balance sheets as ECB pressure mounts

Special purpose vehicles or turning to bond markets among options for trickier mortgages

Wed Jun 14 2017 - 05:45

Central Bank to assess if lenders broke debt restructuring rules

Initial ‘arrears capitalisation’ questions may turn into full probe, vulture funds warn

Wed May 03 2017 - 06:17

Regulator rejects claim Matheson charities’ financial services “ancillary”

Review followed criticism over law firm’s use of its charity in tax-efficient finance deals

Fri Apr 28 2017 - 06:15

Irish Nationwide mortgage holders to lose on tracker refund

Noonan says up to 100 of former bank’s mortgage holders could be affected

Thu Apr 20 2017 - 16:40

Mars Capital to refinance €332m of Irish mortgages

Private equity firm to sell bonds backed by former INBS and PTSB subprime loans

Tue Apr 04 2017 - 17:43

Mars offers customers in arrears deals if they surrender homes

Private equity fund extends elderly couple loan of up to €300,000 on giving up property

Sat Feb 04 2017 - 07:07

Five things you need to know today

Wind warning; Trump latest; Matheson and charities; waterboarding in North; Brexit

Thu Feb 02 2017 - 07:48

Matheson stops using charities to help clients avoid tax

Dublin law firm used trusts to provide services to customers including ‘vulture funds’

Thu Feb 02 2017 - 05:30

PTSB fined €4.5m for overcharging at subprime unit

Springboard Mortgages tracker customers also receive €5.8m in redress

Tue Nov 29 2016 - 00:05

Charities deny receiving donations from foundation linked to vulture funds

Matheson Foundation claims to have donated to Temple Street and Barnardos

Thu Nov 24 2016 - 21:05

Market nervous as Noonan eyes tax avoidance structures

The ‘come for the rock-bottom prices, stay for the tax breaks’ pitch lured vulture funds to Irish property

Wed Sept 28 2016 - 06:48

Permanent TSB bank completes its €2.8bn deleveraging programme

Programme was part of restructuring plan between Government and European Commission

Mon Sept 26 2016 - 07:51

Department of Finance closes vulture fund loophole

Michael Noonan said the change would take effect immediately

Tue Sept 06 2016 - 17:16

John McManus: Outrage over vulture fund tax avoidance rings a little hollow

Charties have been used for years to reduce tax on international deals done from Dublin

Sat Jul 30 2016 - 02:49

State scrutinising Matheson’s use of tax loopholes

Charities Regulator is examining whether ‘certain entities’ qualify as charities

Thu Jul 28 2016 - 01:00

Vulture funds using charities to avoid paying tax, says Donnelly

Social Democrats TD says tax losses to State likely to be ‘tens of billions of euro’

Thu Jul 14 2016 - 21:44

Figures show no rush for vulture funds to repossess

New mortgage arrears figures show so-called ‘vulture funds’ account for about 5% of repossessions

Fri Jun 10 2016 - 14:58

AIB may dispose of non-performing mortgage loans

Bank says all options are under review in tackling problematic loans

Tue May 24 2016 - 09:16

FF make proposal on ‘arrears crisis’ in sub-prime mortgages

Michael McGrath says situation is ‘absolutely disastrous’

Mon Jan 04 2016 - 13:28

PTSB shortlists three bidders for Leinster and Munster loan sales

Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and Mars Capital compete for portfolio

Wed Feb 11 2015 - 01:00