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# Mortgage crisis

343 homes repossessed over mortgage arrears during second quarter of 2018

Tens of thousands of people are still feeling the effects of the mortgage crisis ten years later.

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Sep 7th 2018, 5:50 PM

# Footing the bill

Ratings agency Moody's to pay €812 million fine in reparation for the mortgage crisis

The US Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission has said that the credit crash “could not have happened without the rating agencies”.

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Jan 14th 2017, 7:31 AM

# factcheck

FactCheck: Is Fine Gael right to claim the credit for a fall in mortgages in arrears?

Fine Gael has been on Twitter and Facebook, promoting a set of claims about its role in the fall of mortgages in arrears. Do they check out?

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Nov 23rd 2016, 7:59 PM

# Mortgage crisis

Thousands of homeowners are drowning in debt - this is one of their stories

“It was like someone had a gun to my head. I was crying on the steps of the bank.”

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Apr 19th 2015, 8:30 AM

# shots fired

Enda pledges action on mortgage crisis (and calls Fianna Fáil 'arsonists')

Proposals to reduce the term of bankruptcy from three years to one are being considered with new measures to be announced in April.

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Mar 10th 2015, 8:25 PM

# Not good enough

Finance Committee tells Central Bank: legal letters to crisis mortgages aren't 'sustainable'

A draft copy of the committee’s report on mortgage arrears seen by TheJournal.ie contains strong words for the Central Bank.

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Jul 8th 2014, 1:18 PM

# Mortgage crisis

Work to do on mortgage restructuring as long-term arrears remain high

The Department of Finance has begun to publish monthly reports on mortgage restructuring.

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Oct 31st 2013, 4:54 PM

# Finance committee

Watch: 'Phoney concepts' and 'haystacks' - 3 clips from today's finance committee

Central Bank Governor Patrick Honohan faced the Oireachtas Finance Committe today, we picked the best three clips from today’s exchanges…

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Sep 25th 2013, 10:48 PM

# Mortgage crisis

Honohan: Banks threatened repossession in 62 per cent of 'sustainable solutions'

The Governor of the Central Bank Patrick Honohan told the Oireachtas Finance Committee that ‘it was notable, though perhaps not surprising’ that banks have pursued this option.

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Sep 25th 2013, 3:48 PM

# Mortgage crisis

Central Bank Governor faces questions over banks’ legal letters and Anglo Tapes

Patrick Honohan has been called to appear before the Oireachtas Finance Committee after it emerged thousands of legal letters being sent by banks could be classified as ‘sustainable mortgage solutions’.

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Sep 25th 2013, 8:09 AM

# Finance committee

Ulster Bank CEO: ‘It costs money to live in a house’… TDs: ‘We know’…

Members of the Oireachtas Finance Committee took exception to Jim Brown’s repeated assertion this afternoon that “there is a cost to living in a home”.

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Sep 4th 2013, 10:59 PM

# Ulster Bank

Ulster Bank has lost €387 million so far this year

Mortgage arrears of over 90 days have fallen quarter-on-quarter for the first time since June 2008 at Ulster Bank, but the bank’s chief executive warned customers not to ignore their problems.

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Aug 2nd 2013, 10:20 AM

# Bank of Ireland

Bank of Ireland loses €504 million in the first six months of 2013

Richie Boucher said that it ‘was not for him’ to say why people weren’t paying their mortgages, but encouraged those in difficulty to engage with the bank.

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Aug 2nd 2013, 8:43 AM

# AIB

AIB chief says that 20 per cent of those in mortgage arrears are 'strategic defaulters'

David Duffy says that the bank will be getting tough on home owners in arrears.

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Aug 2nd 2013, 7:52 AM

# Mortgage crisis

95,000 Irish homes are in mortgage arrears over 90 days

Homeowners who are three months or more behind on their payments owe financial institutions €1.8 billion.

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Jun 21st 2013, 9:45 PM

# Mortgage Arrears

This graph shows how bad the mortgage arrears crisis is

The amount of money owed to financial institutions has risen 275 per cent in 42 months.

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Jun 21st 2013, 1:30 PM

# IMF

IMF: Bank losses and IBRC wind-down could cost taxpayer another €16bn

The IMF says NAMA may need to be compensated if it pays more than the market price for IBRC assets.

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Apr 8th 2013, 9:33 AM

# make or break

IMF: European help, progress on mortgages crucial to exit from bailout

The IMF’s latest quarterly review of Ireland’s progress says progress on dealing with mortgage arrears is a make-or-break.

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Apr 3rd 2013, 4:00 PM

# Mortgage Arrears

Junior Minister admits banks have 'hoodwinked' the government

The Dáil debated a Fianna Fáil-proposed private members’ motion on the mortgage arrears crisis tonight but it was easily defeated by the government’s majority.

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Mar 27th 2013, 9:46 PM

# Mortgages

Revenue assures that mortgage write-offs won't be subject to tax

The Revenue Commissioners says it considers a mortgage write-down to be a commercial act and not a ‘gift’ for tax purposes.

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Mar 26th 2013, 9:32 AM

# Mortgage crisis

Mortgage write-offs 'could be subject to 33pc tax'

An accountants’ body says it believes any debts written off a person’s mortgage could be subject to Capital Gains Tax.

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Mar 25th 2013, 12:42 PM

# Mortgage Arrears

Bruton: No 'global strategy' for telling homes how to make deals with banks

Not everyone will be told to quit premium TV or private health insurance – but families will need to make sacrifices.

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Mar 24th 2013, 3:58 PM

# Mortgage crisis

Michael Noonan to reveal the plan to tackle mortgage arrears

Taoiseach Enda Kenny said the government will make a statement this week about what will be done to help people who have fallen behind on repayments.

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Mar 12th 2013, 12:21 PM

Voices

Column: Four years of crisis, and still no clear deal on mortgage debt

The failings of Government to take simple steps to help mortgage holders has caused further damage – and the Insolvency Bill is by no means our saviour, writes David Hall.

Dec 7th 2012, 9:00 PM

Voices

Aaron McKenna: How we all missed the week’s biggest story

Roisin Shortall’s resignation dominated the news this week – which may be a relief for some in Government.

Sep 29th 2012, 8:05 AM

# No Joy

One in three people who apply for mortgages are turned down

Figures revealed for the first time show that 38 per cent of mortgage applications were rejected last year.

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Sep 13th 2012, 12:14 PM

Voices

Column: The mortgage crisis is stoked by mistrust. Here’s how we might fix it.

Aggressive banks are making mortgage resolution impossible, writes David Hall of New Beginning – and suggests a way to restore trust between lenders and borrowers.

May 24th 2012, 7:00 AM