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Urgent need for leadership on mortgage arrears crisis
Issued 21 May 2012 |debt-law-reform|
The continued rise in households behind on their mortgage payments is another red flag for government to speed its reform of our hopelessly inadequate debt laws, said legal … -
Mortgage supplement changes premature and unsupportive of hard-pressed borrowers
Issued 25 April 2012 |debt-law-reform|social-welfare-law-reform|
Legal rights group FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) expressed concern today that a proposed change to the Social Welfare Pensions Bill 2012 will remove an essential … -
Code already allows banks ample contact with customers, so why change it?
Issued 14 March 2012 |debt-law-reform|
Legal rights organisation FLAC today called on the Central Bank to clarify why it should allow banks to make more calls to hard-pressed customers in mortgage arrears, after a …
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FLAC reaction to mortgage arrears figures from Central Bank in February 2012
Issued 17 February 2012 |debt-law-reform|
FLAC Press Release Friday 17 February 2012 The legal rights organisation FLAC today said that even though the rise in mortgage debt was entirely predictable, there should be …
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Scheme must be fair and effective for personal debt resolution
Issued 15 February 2012 |debt-law-reform|
The proposed new debt resolution scheme must offer a fair and effective way for those who cannot support their enormous debt burdens to deal realistically with their … -
Draft debt resolution scheme is a significant advance
Issued 25 January 2012 |debt-law-reform|
FLAC said on 25 January 2012 that the publication of a draft debt resolution scheme today is a significant advance to address the problems of seriously over indebted …
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New Home Mortgage Arrears Figures - Still No Effective Action, says FLAC
Issued 18 November 2011 |debt-law-reform|
Figures released today by the Central Bank in relation to residential mortgage arrears come a year and a day after the Cooney Expert Group on Mortgage Arrears issued its …
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Mortgage arrears report lacks the urgency felt by over-indebted people
Issued 12 October 2011 |debt-law-reform|
Legal rights group FLAC said today that it was disappointed that a government-appointed group had failed to specifically acknowledge the range of problems besetting people in …
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Minister's comments signal new action on debt
Issued 30 August 2011 |debt-law-reform|
Today's reported comments by Minister for Finance Michael Noonan that additional measures were required to tackle the growing problem of mortgage debt and that matters had to …
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Troubled mortgage countdown: One in 10, one in 9, one in 8...
Issued 29 August 2011 |debt-law-reform|
Legal rights group FLAC today said it was "not surprised" by Central Bank figures showing that mortgage arrears were continuing to mount and declared that the …
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FLAC welcomes steps on law reforms
Issued 24 June 2011 |access-to-justice|debt-law-reform|human-rights-law|
FLAC welcomes the early introduction of a new Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill. The Bill, which was due to be introduced in the autumn of 2011 has been brought …
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FLAC welcomes report of UN independent expert
Issued 20 May 2011 |human-rights-law|social-welfare-law-reform|
"Human rights are not a policy option, dispensable during times of economic hardship." The independent legal rights organisation FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) …
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FLAC reaction to frustration of Master of High Court
Issued 12 May 2011 |debt-law-reform|
The frustration felt by the Master of the High Court, Master Edmund Honohan, at the lack of an effective legal system for people who are seriously over indebted is also a …
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Homeowners are under immense stress too
Issued 31 March 2011 |debt-law-reform|
"On foot of the bank 'stress tests,' there continues to be a lack of focus on struggling homeowners" The latest round of stress tests on Irish Banks and financial …
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FLAC reaction to new mortgage arrears figures 28 Feb 2011
Issued 28 February 2011 |debt-law-reform|
FLAC Press Advisory, Monday 28th February 2011. Dublin. Following on the release by the Financial Regulator of the Central Bank of new figures for mortgage arrears on family …