Irish Banking. How does it play out? I used to be in a Chess Club, and one thing it taught me (apart from how to lose using the Kings Gambit) is that you can often see a ge... Continue reading
Irish Mortgage Brokers in the press, May 2010 We had a busy month in the financial commentary world. A list of our press mentions is below 23rd May 2010: Sunday Tribune: Safe for a... Continue reading
Who is telling porkies? Lending figures v.s. Advertisements In the first quarter of 2010 there were c. 62 business days, and from this time frame we have gotten the most recent lending figures fr... Continue reading
An ounce of prevention beats a pound of cure – banks need to change how they deal with arrears Currently banks are not interested in dealing with customers who 'might go into arrears', they tend to brush them off - instead focusin... Continue reading
Bank of Ireland Rights issue begins tomorrow, 20th of May 2010 The Bank of Ireland are starting their rights issue tomorrow, below is a picture of the time-line showing how the rights issue will wor... Continue reading
PTsb mortgage rate increases PTsb have been fairly honest in the way they have handled their loan book over the last two years, unpopular too, however it is importa... Continue reading
Falling euro, friend or foe? Many critics of the Eurozone are sceptical because they have always raised the fact that countries cannot devalue their currency, think... Continue reading
Cortix, c-o-r-t-i-x: sales calls that fail We got a phone call from 'Cortix' today, it was from a number starting with 0033 (France) and the lady said she was calling from 'C o r... Continue reading
€750bn package agreed with the Eurozone & IMF Last night the Eurozone leaders agreed with the IMF on a €750bn emergency funding package to help protect various sovereign bond market... Continue reading
Greece, what a mess… The Greeks have spent an extraordinary amount of time in their history in default. The nation has long preferred profligacy over auster... Continue reading