Irish Life Loss Widens to 424 Million Euros as Soured Loans Rise
The proportion of Irish mortgage accounts at least 90 days in arrears rose to 12 percent at the end of 2011 from 6.8 percent a year earlier. The Irish economy fell back into recession in the fourth quarter, and house prices have slumped 49 percent from …
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Repossessions Down!
The number of households who fell behind on their payments also fell last year, there were only 159400 mortgages in arrears which is down from 172400 at the end of 2010. Second charge mortgage repossessions also fell once again in 2011.
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TEXT: Fitch Affirms Barton Series 2011-1 Trust
At end-February 2012, 30+ day arrears are 0.2% of the underlying mortgage balance, compared to Fitch's 30+ Day Dinkum Index, which measures industry-wide performance, of 1.57%. Since issue in April 2011 30+ day arrears have ranged from 0% to 0.2%.
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