Mortgage News - Page 21
Ptsb no longer offering fixed rates to new customers!
In a surprising ptsb will now only offer fixed rates to applicants with loan to value ratios of less than 50%.This effectively rules out all first time buyers and indeed most mortgage applicants. » read more
Mortgages.ie promotes www.lisbon2.ie
Mortgages.ie is pleased to support a yes vote in a second Lisbon referendum. » read more
Not all banks pass on rate reduction!
Following the Ecb announcement a number of lenders have decided not to passon the reduction to variable rate mortgage holders. » read more
Eurozone rates cut to 1.5%
Eurozone rates cut to 1.5% Eurozone interest rates have been slashed by a half percentage point to the lowest level ever as the European Central Bank responds to continental Europe's worst recession since the second world war. » read more
Aib Profits fall
Despite the downturn Aib still expect to announce a profit for 2008 of €580 million. » read more
Toxic debt and bad banks
Toxic debt is a name given to international assets held by banks that they are unable to sell or have diminished in value to a fraction of their original value. » read more
New First time buyer
Mortgages ie is pleased to advise that one of our Lenders (ICS) has just announced a special €1,000 euro cash back offer for first time buyers. » read more
Lifeinsurance.ie launched
A new version of our sister site www.lifeinsurance.ie was launched on 05/02/2009. » read more
Anglo Irish Bank to be Nationalised
News just in is that Anglo Irish will be nationalised.The Government was due to inject 1.5 billion in capital into the Bank but this was route was obviously viewed as being insufficient in the current environment. » read more
Ecb reduces base rates to 2%
The European Central Bank cut its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point to 2% today, This news was expected and it equals the lowest base rates recorded in the Euro Zone. » read more