Lenders have to do more when it comes to advising customers about switching their mortgage plans, the Central Bank has warned.

Unless credit unions are permitted to broaden their business and current regulations are relaxed, they will not survive.

The future of 14,000 motor insurance policies in Ireland is in confusion after the Enterprise Insurance Company, which is regulated out of Gibraltar, was declared insolvent.

The interest rate charged to an Irish borrower wishing to take out a new mortgage or to switch mortgage is the highest in the eurozone. The rate is not just a bit higher, it is way higher. The average rate for new business is 3.7% in Ireland compared with 2% across the eurozone.

The Central Bank is set to splurge again on coaching experts this year for its leadership staff after spending more than €90,000 on coaching services over the past two years.

The Central Bank has fined the Irish arm of international investor services company Computershare €322,500 for a number of breaches of legislation with regard to client assets.

The Central Bank’s new restrictions on mortgage lending will stop many people from ever buying a home and trap thousands into paying unaffordable rents, it has been claimed.

The Central Bank’s new rules on mortgage lending will do nothing to temper rising house prices but will increasingly open the market to investors at the expense of first-time buyers.

The Central Bank is being called on not to proceed with their plans to introduce strict new mortgage lending rules.

The Central Bank is urging the public to collect any loose change they have at home - and consider donating it to charity.

The past pupils of two Cork schools are joining forces to honour one of the country’s greatest education innovators.

Ulster Bank’s litany of glitches continued yesterday after a delay putting files through a system overnight meant that payments were not processed to a number of customers.

The mortgage situation continues to bedevil both political and economic commentators. It does this in an almost complete vacuum, and, as we know, nature abhors a vacuum, and so there is chatter and verbiage. Out of this chatter has come a series of memes.

The Central Bank's revised Code of Conduct on Mortgage arrears has provoked anger - with critics saying it favours the banks over struggling homeowners.

The Central Bank is investigating a small number of moneylenders for breaches of the consumer protection code.

The Irish small-to-medium enterprise (SME) sector faces a tougher challenge accessing credit than any other eurozone country with the exception of Greece, according to a report released by the Irish Central Bank.

The Central Bank has no immediate plans to interview Tadhg Gunnell regarding his role in the fall of Bloxham Stockbrokers.

The Central Bank is warning the public today not to do business with a number of investment firms, which it says are not authorised to operate in Ireland.

THE Central Bank has launched a €10 limited edition coin in honour of Irish artist Jack B Yeats.

The Financial Regulator has announced plans to review the fitness and probity of all existing executive and non-executive directors at banks which get Government assistance.

The Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears has been revised to give additional protection to homeowners in difficulty.

The Central Bank says lower economic growth this year will help to curb Ireland's high inflation rate.

DOUBT is creeping in about the future direction of the economy.

The Central Bank is warning consumers to be on the lookout for counterfeit notes during the festive shopping season.

THE Investor Compensation Company is to take a hit of almost 8 million following the collapse of Cork stockbroking firm W&R Morrogh and the meter is still ticking.

The Central Bank has issued a warning notice against an unauthorised investment firm operating in Ireland.

The Central Bank and the Euro Changeover Board expect most cash transactions throughout Ireland to be carried out in euro by tomorrow.