69,735 mortgages restructured in three months to end-Sept

There has been a significant increase in the number of mortgage holders who are more than 90 days behind on repayments.

Figures from the Central Bank show 8.1% of residential mortgage accounts, or 62,970 households, were at least three months in arrears by the end of September, up from 7.2% (55,763) at the end of June.