07 Nov Deise AM: Billy and Karl on people paying mortgages into their 70’s We discussed the research that showed people expect to be paying mortgages into their 70's. Continue reading
31 Oct Debt chronicles: There can be no solution for some people A while ago we decided to document some of the things we encounter as debt managers in order to give a taste of the experience from wit... Continue reading
23 Oct RTE Drivetime: What it’s like to be inside a debtors meeting We were asked to talk to Drive Time on RTE radio about a borrower meeting we were at with a bank. This meeting was typical of the ones ... Continue reading
AIB experiment proving there are no answers (at least no easy answers) Something that was disclosed to me in an interview with Brendan O'Connor, AIB's Head of Financial Solutions Group (they side of the com... Continue reading
Arrears solution for a strategic defaulter: here’s a new plan you can ignore We make no secret of dealing with strategic defaulters, depending on the client we don't necessarily say that they are in that category... Continue reading
10 Sep Savage Sunday: Today FM 8th September 2013 The panel on this weeks Savage Sunday was Tony Williams, Kate Shanahan and Karl Deeter. The topics were Priory Hall, in particular KBC ... Continue reading
10 Sep Let’s take the emotion out of strategic default (this article originally appeared in the Sunday Business Post on the 8th of September 2013) The term 'strategic default' lacks a defini... Continue reading
09 Sep Newstalk Lunchtime: Jonathan Healy and Karl Deeter on Insolvency Service of Ireland We spoke to Jonathan Healy about the new insolvency service, how it was not going to be possible to determine its success for at least ... Continue reading
19 Aug What banking insiders think of what banks are going to do We got a comment on our site from an ex-banker who heard a radio segment where we were talking about banks and repossessions. We got in... Continue reading
14 Aug More on pseudo-scientific-legalese from Kilkenny Something that was a strong point of (supposed) fact in the meeting at Kilkenny was that mortgage loans now are not called 'mortgage lo... Continue reading