New lender Avantcard 'may offer mortgages at below-2%'    

Leading broker sees Avantcard shaking up mortgage market

Avantcard said it will soon operate under Avant Money to sell mortgages for the first time in Ireland. Stock picture

Plans by credit card firm Avantcard to offer mortgages for the first time may mean Irish home loan rates, which are among the costliest in Europe, will drop below 2%, a leading broker has said.  

Avantcard said it will soon operate under Avant Money to sell mortgages for the first time in Ireland.