EBS rate hikes, the benefit of mutuality? EBS have announced a rate hike of 0.6% which is a follow on from their last 0.6% hike that was levied against variable rate mortgage ho... Continue reading
Regulation failure: Independent brokers unable to be ‘independent’ We were thinking of changing the way that brokers operate, by saying to our clients 'our service comes at a price, we'll advise you on ... Continue reading
Newstalk Business Breakfast with Conor Brophy, 6th July 2010 Today we were delighted to do the first of what will hopefully be a regular slot on the Business section of the Breakfast Show on Newst... Continue reading
Haven move LTV’s lower The EBS distribute through brokers via their subsidiary 'Haven Mortgages', the EBS have thoroughly debunked the idea that mutuality mea... Continue reading
The good things about Negative Equity Mortgages (for the banks) There was a post on Geckko's World about Negative Equity Loans - and he rightly pointed out that there had been an instant and widespre... Continue reading
Marian Finucane Show: 26th June 2010 – featuring Irish Mortgage Brokers We were delighted at the invitation to join the Marian Finucane show on RTE 1 last Saturday for the second time this year, we were aske... Continue reading
Sunday Times ‘Money’ Section mentions Irish Mortgage Brokers We were very pleased to see that we were mentioned in the Sunday Times 'Money' section this week in an article by Niall Brady in which ... Continue reading
If you didn’t like 100% mortgages you’ll loathe negative equity mortgages I was interested in the front page of today's Independent in which Charlie Weston broke a really big story about Irish banks being in a... 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
Are 100% mortgages the problem? Is LTV a symptom or a cause? An article in the Independent yesterday pointed toward 100% mortgages being a significant attributer to the bubble, I would wager it wa... Continue reading