Poll: Should wedding jewellery count as an "asset"?
The Minister for Justice says wedding jewellery could be deemed an asset when people seek debt relief. What do you think?
View ArticleDepartment of Finance head: Debt should be written off for those who really...
John Moran tells the Irish Bankers’ Federation that merely not calling in debts won’t cut it – they need to be removed totally.
View ArticleTaoiseach: Banks know what government wants them to do
Enda Kenny said that the personal insolvency legislation coming in next year would help those in mortgage distress as yesterday’s comments from the Central Bank’s Fiona Muldoon dominated proceedings in...
View ArticleShatter welcomes AIB comments on mortgage write-offs
The Justice Minister has said that the personal insolvency bill will be enacted through both Oireachtas houses by 20 December and will become operative next year.
View ArticlePTSB hits back after Shatter's criticism of 'out of touch' MacSharry
The bank has defended its attitude to the new personal insolvency law after Alan Shatter said comments by its public interest director and former Tánaiste Ray MacSharry were “seriously out of touch”.
View ArticleNew insolvency regime may not help troubled mortgage holders - Troika
The Troika has raised concerns about the effectiveness of the new personal insolvency law that is aimed at helping the country’s many distressed mortgage holders.
View ArticlePersonal insolvency agency to open 'early in the summer' - Taoiseach
Enda Kenny told the Dáil that he was not happy with the banks’ level of resolution of cases where customers are in mortgage arrears.
View ArticlePyrite homes, disabled accommodation to receive Property Tax exemption
The moves are outlined in a Bill published this afternoon which amends the Property Tax scheme before it begins in July.
View ArticleAIB commits to working out deals for mortgage holders in arrears
The bank said today it has built up a staff of 300 people dedicated to supporting customers in difficulty.
View ArticleNearly twice as many Irish travelled to UK for bankruptcy proceedings in 2012
129 people travelled in 2012, compared to just 69 in 2011. Just 35 people were declared bankrupt in Ireland in 2012.
View ArticleFF publishes bill to remove bank veto from insolvency regime
Fianna Fáil’s legislation would also create an independent Mortgage Resolution Office with the power to make binding orders.
View ArticleJunior Minister admits banks have 'hoodwinked' the government
The Dáil debated a Fianna Fáil-proposed private members’ motion on the mortgage arrears crisis tonight but it was easily defeated by the government’s majority.
View ArticleLeaks could do 'untold damage' to insolvency services
Fianna Fáil has called on the government to publish the guidelines immediately.
View ArticleThe 9 at 9: Thursday
Good morning! Here are the nine things you need to know as you kick off your Thursday.
View ArticleNew insolvency guidelines protect banks at borrowers' expense - opposition
Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin have both queried the amount of power left in the hands of the banks in the insolvency regime which was unveiled today.
View ArticlePoll: Do you think the Personal Insolvency spending guidelines are fair?
The spending guidelines set a limit of around €900 for a single person and roughly €1,400 a month for a family with children.
View ArticleHere is the week in news... skewed
Breaking via The Mire wire: making it easier for everyone to be insolvent; Alan Shatter’s beliebers; Quinnsolvency and waking up the Troika in the middle of the night…
View ArticleThese are the 6 judges who'll be dealing with personal insolvency applications
The government has appointed six country registrars to the new positions in the Circuit Court.
View ArticleOireachtas agenda: Home repossessions and passion in the Seanad
Remember David Norris’s impassioned speech on possible Seanad abolition last week? Guess what’s back on the cards today…
View ArticleVAT will be charged on personal insolvency deals, but creditors will pay it
Finance Minister Michael Noonan has pointed out that debtors availing of a personal insolvency arrangement will see the cost of their fees borne by those who they owe money to.
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