Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
A new study has found that 33% of renters in the private sector, who are in debt, are now overburdened by debt repayment and nearly 28% face utility arrears.The study, from TASC (Think Tank for Action on Social Change), also reveals that only 40% of renters are able to save income on a regular basis.…
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The Central Bank of Ireland has reprimanded and fined Ulster Bank (Ireland) DAC €4.6 million for governance failings relating to regulatory returns that were required under the Mortgage Arrears Resolution Targets (MART) Framework. The firm has admitted to these breaches, which took place from 2013 until 2015. The Central Bank determined that the appropriate fine…
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Ireland’s The National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) has announced that it has repaid its remainder of its €1.064 billion of outstanding debt. The final transaction will complete the redemption of the €1.593 billion of subordinated debt originally issued by NAMA during 2010 and 2011. This subordinated debt accounted for 5% of the total amount of…
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Mastercard has announced it is developing its first European Cyber Resilience Centre, a state-of-the-art cyber and security centre in Europe that will drive collaboration between both public and private sectors, as well as regulatory bodies to further support enterprise resilience in the region. Located in Waterloo, Belgium at Mastercard’s European Headquarters, the centre is the…
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Challenger bank N26 has announced that it will exit from UK banking market. The banks says that with the UK having left the European Union, that it will be leaving the UK market. The timings and framework outlined in the EU Withdrawal Agreement mean that the company will in due course be unable to operate…
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There was a 20 percent rise in the number of judgments recorded against consumers in the Republic of Ireland in Q4 2019, compared to the same period last year, figures released by registrar Irish Judgments show. Consumer judgment numbers rose from 516 in Q4 2018 to 618 Q4 2019, while the total value grew by…
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With a fortnight to go until the UK is due to leave the European Union, the proportion of consumers who think their finances will improve after Brexit rose by 5 percentage points in the last quarter, from 6 per cent in August 2019 to 11 per cent of the population in the days following the…
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The Fifth EU Money Laundering Directive (5MLD) is due to be transposed into domestic law today The Directive also specifically endorses the use of electronic ID verification, and states that it should be used wherever available. The new directive places an increased importance on the acceptable use of electronic verification methods in confirming identity, without…
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The House of Commons has approved the EU Withdrawal Agreement Bill at second reading. Commenting on the approval Chief Executive of UK Finance Stephen Jones said “This vote takes us one step closer to an exit from the EU but is only the beginning of what is required to restore the predictable legal and economic…
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Arrow Global Group has announced has raised €838 million for inaugural pan-European NPL (Non-Performing Loans) fund. Arrow says raising the Fund is a major achievement in the development of the company’s fund management capabilities and is central to the Group’s strategy to accelerate towards a more capital-light model. Lee Rochford, Group Chief Executive Officer of…
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The Central Bank of Ireland has today published a Financial Stability note written by Jane Kelly and Elena Mazza, which uses Irish microdata to show that since 2008. The note says that the resilience of borrowers has improved, in terms of monthly serviceability of mortgage relative to income (MSTI). The purpose of the note is…
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Financial stress among European consumers is rising with almost half (45%) say their bills are rising at a faster rate than their income, thus negatively affecting their general wellbeing according to Intrum’s latest edition of its European Consumer Payment Report. The report says that borrowing culture is on the rise. An increasing number (24%) have…
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The Central Bank of Ireland has published a new guide to sanctions imposed under the Administrative Sanctions Procedure (ASP) for the financial services sector. This ASP Sanctions Guidance increases transparency by providing greater clarity on the Central Bank’s general approach to sanctioning of firms and individuals. It provides guidance on the application of a variety…
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