Average loan life set to rise as we witness the death of the ‘Switcher’ mortgage. For almost the last decade we saw a market develop where customers were king, and where banks competed for their business, this was an ... Continue reading
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
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
Islamic Finance, Ireland is turning truly cosmopolitan Islamic finance in Ireland? What is it all about? Well before I go into it today’s post will start with condolences, you see I was mean... Continue reading
Will we get a rate reduction? Not if the ECB does it’s job we won’t. I have seen articles in the news and economists from large lending institutions are saying they believe we will see two rate reductions... Continue reading