PTsb Overpayment form & is it good value? There has been some coverage of people saying that the PTsb offer of a discount for overpayment is not good value, that the bonus shoul... Continue reading
News of the World: Money expert on Debt IRELAND is in payback mode at the moment. As a country we’re experiencing “deleveraging”, which means that many people are using most o... Continue reading
Mortgage Rescue Schemes, failed policy. Internationally mortgage rescue schemes have been an abject failure from the perspective of using the success of their mission statemen... Continue reading
Debt forgiveness & Writedowns, one in the same? Below is a comment made by the Regulator at UCC while talking to a group of compliance officers. “Reform of the bankruptcy regime co... Continue reading
Mortgage Mediation, a solution for mortgage holders in Florida (could it work in Ireland?) Currently about 25% of the mortgages in Florida are delinquent, there is a huge amount of foreclosed property on the market, short sell... Continue reading
Nassim Taleb on Debt Nassim Taleb says in this interview that the debt problems of 2010 are worse than those of 2008, he has re-released his now famous book... Continue reading
Negative Equity Financing I was on the panel on Frontline recently and during it I mentioned a thing called 'Negative Equity Financing', we were asked by a few j... Continue reading
Irish Independent: Your Money, advice on keeping your home We got a mention in today's Indo in the 'Your Money' section, the story is about the one year freeze banks have on repossessions. The ... Continue reading