A Longford pig farmer who denies falsely imprisoning two men said he was “revengeful” after being knocked to the ground and directed the men to recite the Our Father to “reflect” on what they had done.

Two men working for a repossession company were told to strip and get into a pen with a wild boar after a confrontation with a farmer, a court was told yesterday.

The new owners of subprime lender, GE Money’s Irish loan book believe that homeowners need to be freed from debt prison.

The Central Bank is set to name at least one more lender in the coming days who was involved in the mis-selling of payment protection insurance (PPI).

Director of Consumer Protection at the Central Bank, Bernard Sheridan, has warned customers about firms charging to handle their claim for being mis-sold payment protection insurance.

The Central Bank has named six of the seven lenders who have been ordered to investigate whether their customers were wrongly sold payment protection insurance.

Thousands of people mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI) by six financial institutions are in line to be paid tens of millions of euro in compensation.

Gerry Canning contracted leukaemia in 2010 and sought to claim under payment protection insurance (PPI) for a lorry he had bought in 2008.

A couple in mortgage arrears, whose bank wrote off €200,000 of their mortgage, say their story will “give hope” to homeowners in similar situations.

A MOTHER and daughter have won a High Court case against a finance company which could help thousands of people trying to terminate hire purchase agreements and hand back goods bought on credit.

DRIVING along Belfast’s Ormeau Road on my way home from work recently, I spotted the early autumnal scene which signifies the arrival of a new academic year.

USERS have been warned to be aware of hidden fees when it comes to choosing a credit card –described by a consumer expert as “public enemy number one”.

A YOUNG family who face having their home repossessed said their circumstances are so difficult they had to tell their young son they could not afford any toys for Christmas.

A Finnish telecommunications firm based in Shannon has announced plans to lay off 80 workers due to the recession.

US financial firm GE Money is expected to lay off around 65 of its Irish workers as part of a restructuring plan.

GE MONEY has announced it is axing 80 of its 400 employees following what it described as a significant review of its Irish operation.

Eighty jobs are to be cut at specialist finance firm GE Money, the company confirmed today.

One in four Britons worry that their finances are out of control, a survey showed today.

SECOND-hand car prices have dropped for the first time in eight years, with prices at the higher end falling by as much as €3,300.

CONSUMERS are paying the price for the so-called credit crunch as credit card companies jack up their interest rates as high as 22.9%.

Middle aged women are taking out loans in huge numbers to fund home improvement frenzy, new figures released today reveal.

GARDAÍ are investigating a death threat against a taxi driver who witnessed the horrific murder of a notorious criminal.

WE’VE all seen them.

CAR buyers can save over €2,500 if they shop around for the best finance deal when purchasing a new motor vehicle, according to the Financial Regulator.

AN POST has confirmed that Fortis will be its banking partner in a new venture to be launched next year

GE Consumer Finance’s Irish business has had “a tremendous start” to 2005, the company said yesterday.

John Dunne, chief executive of the Chambers of Commerce of Ireland (CCI), talks to David Clerkin.

A large number of Irish people are complacent about their credit rating according to the financial services firm GE Money.