# Banking and Payments Federation Ireland
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Last year
2023
Housing
Almost three in 10 people want to own a home but don't think they ever will, survey shows
20 Oct 2023
8.9k
40
Personal Loans
People are taking on more debt for weddings, cars, and holidays as drawdowns up by 14%
9 Feb 2023
9.1k
6
All time
bpfi
Online and mobile banking payments hit record high as contactless payments surge
2 Sep 2022
9.4k
21
bpfi
Average deposit for first-time buyers exceeded €52,000 in first half of 2021
7 Dec 2021
28.0k
60
spend spend spend
More than €1 billion spent in contactless payments during May as economy re-opens
7 Jul 2021
7.7k
14
Mortgages
Number of mortgage approvals nearly doubled in April compared to same month last year
1 Jun 2021
8.3k
9
contactless payments
Almost €10 billion worth of contactless payments made over the past year
8 May 2021
11.0k
24
payment fraud
Irish shoppers lost €12 million to credit and debit card fraudsters in the first half of 2020
1 Apr 2021
11.1k
6
spend spend spend
Record-breaking €1 billion spent through contactless payments in December
27 Jan 2021
12.1k
18
golfgate
Amid criticism of Brian Hayes' attendance at Golfgate dinner, the Banking Culture Board says it's not getting involved
26 Aug 2020
50.2k
87
The Banks
More new mortgages approved in June but drawdowns slid in the second quarter, says bank lobby
30 Jul 2020
17.0k
10
demand and supply
Pandemic set to cause major shortfall in housing supply, warns new study
16 Jun 2020
19.4k
54
bpfi
Banks say that people who got mortgage approval before the crisis can have this extended
20 Apr 2020
30.9k
32