ECB Base rate increased 0.25% to 4.25% today The ECB (European Central Bank) changed its base rate today to 4.25% which is an increase of 0.25%, the previous base rate of 4% had be... Continue reading
House prices are on the move! Sherry FitzGerald said yesterday that property prices fell 4.5% in the second quarter of the year having fallen 1.9% in the first quart... Continue reading
Online Mortgages for consumers and electronic documents. The next phase of the Irish mortgage market, and certainly the Irish broker market is to overcome the intensive levels of paper creatio... Continue reading
A tale of two commissions. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belie... Continue reading
Branch distribution by banks is dead. We have seen headlines heralding the ‘death’ of brokers, however perhaps we need to look at the whole financial distribution market and... Continue reading
The Credibility Crisis I have written before about what can be termed a ‘credibility crisis’ and when I used that terminology it was in reference to the colla... Continue reading
A time for brokers to stand up for themselves. Personal Touch Financial Services in the U.K. is going to put up a ‘Rogues Gallery’ on their website in order to criticise lenders who ... Continue reading
How to beat a recession. Simple ways to avoid the pinch. I think the point has been reached, certainly from public sentiment, where we are seeing more negative news than positive news, the see... Continue reading
Questions to ask a Mortgage Broker With the Irish Property Market entering a new phase it will be vital, if you are in the market already or planning to enter it, that yo... Continue reading
Lose your collusion… Irish Banks show just how little they care. As George Bush once said ‘Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice…shame…well you’re not gonna fool me twice’. Banks however have done... Continue reading