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Horizon Scanner Finance December 2025 - Irish Developments

Member States were required to adopt national transposing legislation relating to the revised Consumer Credit Directive...

Ireland Consumer

AC

Arthur Cox

Department Of Finance Sets Direction On Ireland's Distance Marketing Rules

The Directive focuses on consumer financial services contracts concluded at a distance. It repeals Directive 2002/65/EC concerning the distance marketing of consumer financial services and amends the 2011 Consumer Rights Directive...

Ireland Finance

WF

William Fry

Landmark Ruling: UK Supreme Court Clarifies Consumer Rights In Motor Finance Agreements

On Friday 1 August, the UK Supreme Court handed down its judgment in three consolidated appeals on the receipt of commissions by motor dealers from lenders...

European Union Finance

AC

Arthur Cox

EU Credit Servicing Directive – Amendment To Consumer Protection Code

The Directive on Credit Servicers and Credit Purchasers (Directive (EU) 2021/2167Opens in new window, the "Credit Servicing Directive") applies to the sales and servicing of non-performing loans ("NPLs") issued by a credit institution established in the EU.

European Union Consumer

M

Matheson

FIG Top 5 At 5 - 02/11/2023

Ireland Finance

M

Matheson

FIG Top 5 At 5 - 21/09/2023

European Union Consumer

M

Matheson

FIG Top 5 At 5 - 22/06/2023

Ireland Finance

M

Matheson

Consumer Credit (Amendment) Act 2022

Ireland Finance

DE

Dillon Eustace

Regulation Of Hire-Purchase, Consumer-Hire And PCP Finance – New Authorisation Regime Commenced

Ireland Finance

W

Walkers

Distance Marketing: Commission Publishes Reform Proposals

Ireland Finance

AC

Arthur Cox

Hire-Purchase (And PCP), Consumer Hire And Buy-Now-Pay-Later Products: New Central Bank Authorisation Requirements

Ireland Consumer

AC

Arthur Cox

Hire-Purchase, Consumer Hire, PCP And Buy-Now-Pay-Later: New Authorisation Framework

Ireland Consumer

AC

Arthur Cox

FinTech 2022 - Trends & Developments

Ireland Technology

M

Matheson

Central Bank Notice Of Intention Regarding Upcoming Changes Following Enactment Of The Consumer Protection (Regulation Of Retail Credit And Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2021

Ireland Consumer

M

Matheson

Venture Capital Comparative Guide

Ireland Commercial

Wallace Corporate Counsel

EU CryptoReg Roundup: October 2025

European Union Technology

W

Walkers

The European Union's 19th Sanctions Package Against Russia – Key Takeaways

Worldwide Finance

M

Matheson

Digital Package On Simplification - Data Legislation

Ireland Privacy

AC

Arthur Cox

Ep3 - Planning Ahead - The Reform Of Judicial Reform Procedures (Podcast)

Ireland Litigation

WF

William Fry

Credit Servicing Directive

On 9 November 2021, the proposed Directive on credit servicers and credit purchasersOpens in new window(the "Directive") was approved by the EU Council.

European Union Consumer

M

Matheson

Buy Now, Pay Later ... Regulated Soon

Across the world the shifts towards online shopping and digital financial services has seen the rapid growth of the ‘buy now, pay later' sector.

Ireland Consumer

DE

Dillon Eustace

New Regime For Consumer Hire Purchase, PCP Finance And Point Of Sale Lending

The Consumer Protection (Regulation of Retail Credit and Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2021 (the "Bill") was published on 23 June 2021. Its enactment is expected later this year.

Ireland Finance

MG

Maples Group

NPL Update: Scope Of Credit Servicing Directive Agreed

Political agreement has finally been reached on the scope of the proposed Directive on credit servicers

European Union Finance

AC

Arthur Cox

Financial Services And The Summer Legislative Programme

Ireland Finance

M

Matheson

Moneylending – New Central Bank Regulations

Ireland Consumer

DE

Dillon Eustace

Repossessions Update: Bank Of Ireland -v- Adrian Blanc And Lucille Blanc

Ireland Finance

RL

RDJ LLP

Retail Credit Firms

Ireland Consumer

M

Matheson

Amended Credit Servicing Regulatory Regime Now In Force

Ireland Consumer

W

Walkers

The Consumer Protection (Regulation Of Credit Servicing Firms) Act 2018

Ireland Consumer

DE

Dillon Eustace

Regulating Loan Owners: Proposed Amendments To The Credit Servicing Regulatory Regime (Update)

Ireland Consumer

W

Walkers

L-QIAIF Reporting To The Central Credit Register

Ireland Finance

M

Matheson

Regulating Loan Owners: Proposed Amendments To The Credit Servicing Regulatory Regime

Ireland Consumer

W

Walkers

Credit Reporting Act 2013 – Extended To Include Hire Purchase And Similar Arrangements

Ireland Consumer

W

Walkers

Regulating Loan Owners: Proposed Amendments To The Credit Servicing Regulatory Regime (Update)

Following further debate in the Seanad (the upper house of the Irish parliament) on 18 December 2018, the Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Amendment Bill 2018 (the "Bill")

Ireland Consumer

W

Walkers

L-QIAIF Reporting To The Central Credit Register

On 4 May 2018, the Central Bank of Ireland ("Central Bank") published an updated version of its questions and answers document on the application of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive ("AIFMD Q&A")...

Ireland Finance

M

Matheson

Regulating Loan Owners: Proposed Amendments To The Credit Servicing Regulatory Regime

The sale of non-performing loan ("NPL") books by Irish banks has been the subject of intense political and media scrutiny for a number of years due to the perceived impact of the sales of such loan books on underlying borrowers, particularly consumer and small and medium enterprise ("SME") borrowers.

Ireland Consumer

W

Walkers

Credit Reporting Act 2013 – Extended To Include Hire Purchase And Similar Arrangements

With effect from 29 October 2018, the Credit Reporting Act 2013 (the "CRA 2013") has been amended with the result that the forms of reportable credit under the CRA 2013.

Ireland Consumer

W

Walkers

Credit Reporting: Scope Extended

Ireland Consumer

AC

Arthur Cox

Credit Servicing In Ireland - Update

Following on from the commencement of the Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Act 2015 in July last year the Central Bank of Ireland has now published details of its Authorisation Requirements...

Ireland Finance

W

Walkers

RegBrief, July/August 2015 Edition

RegBrief (July/August 2015 edition) summarises key recent regulatory developments, in particular regarding AML, CSDR, CRD IV, EMIR, industry funding and the Payment Accounts Directive.

Ireland Finance

AC

Arthur Cox

Consumer Protection (Regulation Of Credit Servicing Firms) Act 2015

The Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Act 2015 was introduced to ensure that consumers and SMEs whose loans have been sold to unregulated entities will continue to enjoy the same protections they enjoyed prior to the sale of their loan.

Ireland Consumer

AS

AMOSS Solicitors

Consumer Protection (Regulation Of Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2015

On 12 January 2015, the Government published the Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2015.

Ireland Finance

MH

Mason Hayes & Curran

Consumer Protection (Regulation Of Credit Servicing Firms) Bill, January 2015

Ireland Finance

AC

Arthur Cox

The Consumer Protection (Regulation Of Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2015

Ireland Consumer

DE

Dillon Eustace

Public Consultation – Consumer Protection On The Sale Of Loan Books

Ireland Finance

DE

Dillon Eustace

Involved In Credit? You Will Need To Sign The Register!

Ireland Finance

M

Matheson

Court Considers Whether Part Time Property Investors Should Be Treated As "Consumers"

Ireland Finance

MH

Mason Hayes & Curran

Central Bank Publishes Its 2014 Programme Of Themed Reviews And Inspections And 2014 Enforcement Priorities

Ireland Finance

AC

Arthur Cox

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