# central-bank - Thursday 28 January, 2021
# Breach
# Breach
The Central Bank of Ireland found that Keystone Insurance overcharged 62 customers over five years.
# central-bank - Monday 25 January, 2021
# Central Bank
# Central Bank
The Central Bank governor said today that the positive economist forecast “remains contingent on key assumptions regarding Covid-19 developments.”
# central-bank - Friday 22 January, 2021
# Central Bank
# Central Bank
Irish GDP grew by 2.5% in spite of the pandemic, according to the updated data.
# central-bank - Monday 21 December, 2020
# Borrowers Beware
# Borrowers Beware
There has been a surge in the prevalence of unauthorised moneylenders.
# central-bank - Tuesday 15 December, 2020
# Liteway Loans
# Liteway Loans
Gardaí have also issued a warning.
# central-bank - Monday 14 December, 2020
# Loyalty Penalty
# Loyalty Penalty
The practice sees customers with similar risks paying different premiums.
# central-bank - Thursday 26 November, 2020
# Central Bank
# Central Bank
Mortgage transactions have recovered since the summer, according to the latest data.
# central-bank - Thursday 12 November, 2020
# The Banks
# The Banks
However, the Belgian-owned bank saw a ‘record number’ of mortgage applications in the third quarter.
# central-bank - Wednesday 11 November, 2020
# Central Bank
# Central Bank
Proceeds from the sale will be used to offset the costs of its North Wall Quay expansion.
# central-bank - Tuesday 3 November, 2020
# Premium Content
# Premium Content
Industry profit margins were up from 9% in 2018 to 10% last year.
# central-bank - Tuesday 6 October, 2020
# Economic Forecast
# Economic Forecast
The latest forecast is buoyed by the ‘resilience’ of Irish exports.
# central-bank - Thursday 24 September, 2020
# The Banks
# The Banks
The Central Bank said the impact on customers was ‘devastating’.
# central-bank - Tuesday 22 September, 2020
# Wealth Inequality
# Wealth Inequality
The study takes 2013 to represent ‘the low-point of the last recession in Ireland’.
# central-bank - Wednesday 9 September, 2020
# Insurance Premiums
# Insurance Premiums
Firms have “not sufficiently considered customer interests” when developing pricing policies.
# central-bank - Tuesday 28 July, 2020
# Fraud
# Fraud
The investigation was sparked by a 2014 cyberfraud incident which the Bank of Ireland did not immediately report to the gardaí.
# central-bank - Monday 20 July, 2020
# Repossessions
# Repossessions
Sinn Féin’s Eoin Ó Broin has said the establishment of a non-judicial court would help to support families at risk of repossession.
# central-bank - Sunday 12 July, 2020
# Payments
# Payments
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar said yesterday he doesn’t ‘fully trust’ the banks not to try to profit during the pandemic.
# central-bank - Thursday 9 July, 2020
# The Banks
# The Banks
Developments in recent days have undermined the banks’ positions.
# central-bank - Tuesday 7 July, 2020
# Central Bank
# Central Bank
Gabriel Makhlouf was addressing the Special Dáil Committee on Covid-19 this morning.
# central-bank - Sunday 5 July, 2020
# Covid-19 And Business
# Covid-19 And Business
Insolvency experts are expecting to be deluged as a result of the pandemic.
# central-bank - Friday 3 July, 2020
# Economic Forecast
# Economic Forecast
Real-time economic data suggests the worst of the decline was experienced in April.
# central-bank - Tuesday 23 June, 2020
# Covid19
# Covid19
The lowest number of mortgage arrears since 2010 was recorded in the first quarter of the year.
# central-bank - Tuesday 16 June, 2020
# Gabriel Makhlouf
# Gabriel Makhlouf
The Central Bank has warned that the longer the pandemic lasts, the greater the risk to the Irish economy.
# Central Bank
# Central Bank
There was a sharp drop in ATM withdrawals in April.
# central-bank - Monday 8 June, 2020
# Central Bank
# Central Bank
Ads from moneylenders will now have to contain warnings about high interest rates, as well as encouraging consumers to look for other options
# central-bank - Thursday 30 April, 2020
# Card Spending
# Card Spending
New data published by the Central Bank includes details of card spending and ATM transactions since the beginning of March.
# central-bank - Wednesday 15 April, 2020
# Central Bank
# Central Bank
Two new reports from the Central Bank today highlight a change in how we’re spending and also the number of jobs being posted.
# central-bank - Thursday 19 March, 2020
# Central Bank
# Central Bank
The Central Bank said this evening that there was no impediment to providing the three-month payment breaks.
# central-bank - Wednesday 12 February, 2020
# Economy
# Economy
Overall, the country’s economic growth has been described as “broadly positive”.
# central-bank - Wednesday 29 January, 2020
# Future Of Finance
# Future Of Finance
US company Payoneer is the latest to get approval as Ireland is at the centre of a fintech revolution.
# central-bank - Thursday 2 January, 2020
# House Prices
# House Prices
The asking price for new sales nationally is around €267,000, while the price in Dublin is €374,000.
# central-bank - Monday 23 December, 2019
# Factcheck
# Factcheck
The Taoiseach has claimed the price of insurance is going down – but is he right?
# central-bank - Tuesday 17 December, 2019
# Insurance Costs
# Insurance Costs
Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty has said the insurance crisis is not a priority around the Cabinet table.
# central-bank - Monday 16 December, 2019
# Opinion
# Opinion
Sky-high premiums aren’t covering the cost of a ‘compo-culture’ but servicing the industry’s profits, writes Pearse Doherty.
# Premium Rates
# Premium Rates
Figures showing the average cost of premiums and payouts were released by the Central Bank today.
# central-bank - Wednesday 4 December, 2019
# First Time Buyers
# First Time Buyers
The Central Bank ’s governor Gabriel Makhlouf said that the current rules are working.
# central-bank - Tuesday 26 November, 2019
# Sterling Work
# Sterling Work
President Higgins launched the commemorative coin in Lynott’s former school in Crumlin.
# central-bank - Wednesday 20 November, 2019
# First Speech
# First Speech
Economic resilience is needed for the country to meet the economic challenges ahead, Gabriel Makhlouf said.
# central-bank - Friday 15 November, 2019
# Johan Thijs
# Johan Thijs
More than 40,000 people were affected by the scandal.
# central-bank - Friday 1 November, 2019
# Central Bank
# Central Bank
The rules mean that insurers must also extend their renewal notification period from 15 to 20 working days.
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