Woman facing repossession attacks lender over mortgage

A WOMAN who faces having her family home repossessed has criticised her mortgage provider for advancing her a 30-year loan for €250,000 when she was aged almost 50.

The 52-year-old mother of three from Gorey, Co Wexford appeared before the High Court yesterday to oppose an application by sub-prime lender Stepstone Mortgage Funding to repossess her home after she had built up arrears of more than €40,000.

Clutching rosary beads, the woman told Ms Justice Elizabeth Dunne that she had found out in the past week that she was eligible for free legal aid.