The banking industry's representative association, Banking and Payments Federation Ireland, has published a report claiming Irish banks are forced to hold three times the amount of capital as its European counterparts.
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Victims of romance fraud were conned out of an average of €18,000 last year, according to figures released by the Banking and Payments Federation Ireland.
MAKING CENTS: How to get a mortgage in 2021 - Part 1
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AT the beginning of every year, I like to write a piece about getting prepared to buy a house and applying for a mortgage.
I know at the top of many people’s wish lists, particularly first-time buyers (FTB’s), is getting on the property ladder and buying their very own home.
And towards the end of last year, saw a surge of mortgages being approved, with FTB’s leading the charge with them accounting for nearly 6 out of every 10 approvals. October saw the biggest approval rate since the Banking & Payments Federation Ireland, began collecting data in 2011.