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Public servants' €600m lump sum to fuel savings boom
THERE has been a surge in the number of people saving in banks and credit unions.
Insurance levy to be extended as Quinn debt hits €775m
THE insurance levy created to fund the collapse of Quinn Insurance could be imposed for longer than expected after estimates for the cost of paying the insurer's debts rose by another €37m.
Noonan plans law changes to regulate debt payment firms
THE Government is to change the law to regulate debt management companies.
VHI hikes prices again as 6,000 ditch health cover every month
FAMILIES will end up paying out an extra €600 a year for health insurance after the VHI announced another hike.
Banks tighten loan terms amid property-price fears
BANKS are making it harder for people to get mortgages because they believe house prices will keep falling and fear the economy will continue to slow down.
Householders now less gloomy about finances
CONSUMERS started the year by being less gloomy about their finances.
New hikes see cost of running family car to hit €100-a-week
THE cost of running a typical family car has passed the €100-a-week mark for the first time.
Mortgage-to-rent scheme helps, but thousands will still struggle
UP to 10,000 people may eventually benefit from new schemes that would see them giving up ownership of their homes but getting to stay in the house and renting it instead.
First family to avail of debt deal will lose house but save home
A FAMILY that was days away from being evicted is to become the first in the country to benefit from a new deal that will see them rent their home instead.
Homeowners can write down mortgage debt in new bill but strict conditions
LONG-AWAITED reforms to ease the €12.4bn mortgage arrears crisis will allow some struggling homeowners to write down debt in a six-year breathing space, it has been revealed.
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- Call for transparency after survey reveals €5,000 variance in basic solicitor services
- Thousands unable to pay off credit cards as debt remains near peak level
- Families hit on double with hikes in VHI and college fees
- VHI hikes health insurance by up to 12.5pc, blames rising claims costs
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