The Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) has today issued its monthly financial data for banks operating in Ireland. The headline with respect to deposits is that money is still disappearing from our banking sector, at a reduced rate compared with the end of 2010 but still at a level that should be of concern and [...]
Archive for February 28th, 2011
Deposit flight from Irish banks still ongoing but apparently slowing
Posted in Banks, IMF on February 28, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Mortgage market freezes up in Q4, 2010
Posted in Banks, Irish Property on February 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Irish Banking Federation has this morning published its lending statistics for mortgages for Q4, 2010 and they show that transactions are grinding to a halt. Just 4,024 mortgages were advanced during the quarter for the purchase of property. This is down 87% from peak in 2006 when over 30,000 mortgages were advanced for property [...]
Mortgage arrears up 56% year-on-year, repossessions stable
Posted in Banks, Irish Property on February 28, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Although Charlie Weston at the Independent said that the information would be published by the Fianna Fail appointed Financial Regulator last week, it is only today that the arrears/repossession information for Q4, 2010 has been published. Here’s the summary together with data for previous quarters. (Click to enlarge) In summary, arrears are up by 10% [...]
NAMA oversees second significant domestic property sale
Posted in Developers, Irish economy, Irish Property, NAMA on February 28, 2011 | 4 Comments »
(UPDATE: 2nd March 2011. It seems that NAMA may not have had involvement with this sale even though it relates to a property owned by a Liam Carroll company. It is suggested that the lender may have been the Bank of Scotland Ireland which of course is not a NAMA Participating Institution) On 13th January, [...]