Hi °C | Lo °C Mortgage lending plunges by 66pc in first quarter
THE mortgage market slowed dramatically in the first three months of the year.
Homeowners can move and keep their tracker mortgages
Homeowners who want to move house but are afraid of losing their low interest tracker mortgages will be offered a lifeline by two major banks. A tracker is a mortgage linked to the currently low rate set by the European Central Bank.
Customers taking out more cash to beat charges
SAVVY consumers have found ways to beat the banks. They are withdrawing cash in larger amounts to get around charges being imposed on them to operate day-to-day bank accounts.
Make me richer: good deals this week
Usually it's a really dumb idea to get all your services from one company in a bundle.
Revealed: the top performing funds in the world – and the real dogs
IT'S about a year since the Greeks were withdrawing about €800m a day from their banks amid fears that the country could be forced out of the euro.
Young won't pay for pension but still expect nice retirement
YOUNG people are turned off by pensions, a new survey has found.
- Mortgage lending plunges by 66pc in first quarter
- Homeowners can move and keep their tracker mortgages
- Customers taking out more cash to beat charges
- Revealed: the top performing funds in the world – and the real dogs
- Make me richer: good deals this week
- Young won't pay for pension but still expect nice retirement
- Pension contributions at risk under new personal insolvency debt deals
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- Banks slash interest rates for savers by 40pc
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Young won't pay for pension but still expect nice retirement
YOUNG people are turned off by pensions, a new survey has found.
Pension contributions at risk under new personal insolvency debt deals
THE self-employed and workers who fund their own pensions have been warned that their pension contributions are at risk if they seek a debt deal under the new personal insolvency regime.
Fears judges could quit over 70pc 'super tax' on pensions
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Property & mortgages
Mortgage lending plunges by 66pc in first quarter
THE mortgage market slowed dramatically in the first three months of the year.
Homeowners can move and keep their tracker mortgages
Homeowners who want to move house but are afraid of losing their low interest tracker mortgages will be offered a lifeline by two major banks. A tracker is a mortgage linked to the currently low rate set by the European Central Bank.
No more relief on tracker mortgages until 2015 – survey
THE European Central Bank may not cut its key lending rate again until the end of next year – a move that would be a blow for tracker mortgage holders.
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Customers taking out more cash to beat charges
SAVVY consumers have found ways to beat the banks. They are withdrawing cash in larger amounts to get around charges being imposed on them to operate day-to-day bank accounts.
Banks slash interest rates for savers by 40pc
THE savings rates paid by banks has been slashed in the past year, a new report seen by the Irish Independent shows.
Younger families are bearing the brunt of financial crisis
YOUNG families are bearing the brunt of the financial downturn, new research from a leading think-tank has found.
