Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
Latest Irish residential mortgage arrears & repossessions have shown that mortgage arrears have continued to fall according to latest statistics released by the Central Bank of Ireland in Q2 2018. The number of accounts in arrears over 720 days continued to fall, and Q2 2018 marked the twelfth consecutive decline. Accounts in arrears over 720…
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The Central Bank of Ireland’s latest money and banking latest statistics from July 2018 indicate that loans to households for house purchase increased by €63 million on a net basis in July. The annual growth rate continues to trend upwards, rising to 0.8 per cent in July, representing the ninth consecutive month of positive growth.…
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Debt Purchaser, Intrum has announced that it is reorganising its regional structure combining Spain, Portugal and its newly acquired unit in Brazil, communicated in the Interim Report 24thof July, into a new region to be called – Iberian Peninsula and Latin America. The new Intrum region takes shape based on the strong cultural, historically and…
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The Central Bank of Ireland had released its latest credit and debit card statistics for Q2 2018. The figures show that the total number of debit cards in issue rose to over 5 million in June 2018, the highest number since the series began in January 2015, although approximately 685,000 of these debit cards are not…
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Vasileios Madouros has been announced as the Central Bank’s Director of Financial Stability. Announcing the appointment, Deputy Governor Sharon Donnery said: “I am delighted to announce Vasileios as the Central Bank’s new Director of Financial Stability. He brings extensive experience in risk assessment, the development and implementation of macroprudential policy, and stress-testing. His technical knowledge…
Read moreFears over Brexit appear to be increasing businesses’ perception of the risks in their supply chain, despite evidence suggesting many have taken steps to ready themselves for a post-Brexit environment, a new report has found. The Q2 2018 Global Supply Chain Risk Report, published by Cranfield School of Management and Dun & Bradstreet, investigated the…
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Three Irish Credit Unions in South Dublin have announced that they will merge in a move that will create one of the top 10 community lenders by size. The merger of Capital, Francis Street and St Kevin’s has been ratified and means that the new combined entity will have 48,000 members. Capital has already taken over…
Read moreThe formal launch of the new Republic of Ireland Branch of the Chartered Institute of Credit Management (CICM) will take place at Croke Park on 17th September. The day will commence with a best practice conference featuring topics such how the CICM will support credit managers in the country, the role of Artificial Intelligence and…
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European Private Equity firm AnaCap Financial Partners has announced that it has acquired a corporate debt and loan portfolio from Slovenia’s second-biggest bank Nova KBM. The acquisition portfolio consists of semi-performing or non-performing credit assets comprising primarily consumer, small and medium-sized enterprises and mortgage debt across Europe. In a company statement Anacap said, “In addition to completing…
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Irish bank permanent tsb (PTSB) has announced that it has agreed to sell a Non-Performing Loan (NPL/) portfolio to retail credit firm Start Mortgages DAC supported by LSF Irish Holdings 97 DAC, both affiliates of the Lone Star Funds. Start Mortgages has been authorised by the Central Bank of Ireland since November 2008 and will become the…
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The number of business debt judgments registered in the Republic of Ireland has decreased, according to the latest figures released by Registry Trust. A decrease in the volume of business judgments, coupled with a 16 percent drop in the average judgment’s value led to a 39 percent fall in the total value of business judgments. The…
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The number of consumer debt judgments registered in the Republic of Ireland fell to the lowest total since modern records began in 2008, during the first half of the year, according to figures released today by Registry Trust. Nine hundred and thirty judgments were issued against consumers during Q1 and Q2 2018, 17 percent fewer…
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A positive global trend to strengthen corporate balance sheets and reduce gearing is masking a rise in leverage in vulnerable sectors and regions, creating hotspots of increased risk for cross-border trade, according to the world’s leading trade credit insurer Euler Hermes. The findings come as Euler Hermes publishes its latest research on global corporate debt,…
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