Category: loans

New research from the Central Bank shows that demand for bank loans has fallen sharply.   The study, published on the Central Bank’s website, shows that from the middle of March enquiries about loans from both personal customers and businesses fell as containment measures to tackle Covid-19 were introduced.   Mortgage enquiries fell by almost […]

Bad loan sales will continue despite let up in ECB pressure The European Central Bank (ECB) has increased the time banks get to sort out bad debts but it will not slow loan sales here. Banks will now get more time to set aside cash to cover bad loans after the ECB bowed to pressure […]