Firsthand Insights from a Mortgage Underwriter My introduction to the financial repercussions of divorce came during my time as a mortgage underwriter in the United States. The gravity of divorce’s…

The Competition & Consumer Protection Commission of Ireland is tasked with a broad remit of consumer protection. It can mean many things to many people but in general, its task…

Despite the fact Ireland offers generous tax benefits for saving into a private pension, about a third of Irish workers fail to take advantage. This is according to the latest…

The latest mortgage lending figures have been released. And while they make for positive reading for first time buyers, up to a point, they are less so for almost everyone…

The latest mortgage draw-down data from the BPFI reveals that first time buyers are by far and away the only segment of the mortgage market that is growing. In the…

By Frank Conway The mortgage market in Ireland today is experiencing about the same level of activity as it did in 1988. And since 2018, the overall number of units…

By Frank Conway Factoring for inflation should be central to retirement planning. With the on-again, off-again rollout of pension auto-enrollment delayed until January 2026, the focus on retirement planning is…

Pension fees are a feature of paying for the professional services that manage pension funds. It can be a workplace pension or one you have set up yourself, like a…

There is a broad misconception that to qualify for a mortgage, applicants need to have taken out credit before. As mortgage applications go here in Ireland, this is wrong! Mortgage…

Interest rates are coming down. This is really positive news for those with loans directly linked to ECB interest rates. Like those with tracker mortgages. But for those with cash,…

Over the past few weeks, the trade tariff war launched by the U.S. has thrown a lifeline to the driving instruction industry across Ireland. When it comes to car companies…

Tax is a complicated business. And for most taxpayers, many struggle to correctly identify how much they actually pay each year. Little wonder that so few take full advantage of…

You do not need to file a tax return in Ireland. However, if you have items like tax refunds, credits etc that you feel you are entitled to, then you…

Earning income is your greatest source of building financial security. And by the time the tax authorities have taken their slice, essential bills are paid, and you have some fun,…

The following alert has been received by a member of the public. The screenshot of the image below is a sample of an attempted fraud / scam doing the rounds…

As the Department of Finance prepares to launch its National Financial Literacy Strategy later this week, the question on the minds of many starting out in their careers is not…