Household debt: Economic indicators
Debt levels affect how much households spend. Find the latest data on UK household debt, mortgage rates and insolvencies.
This note sets out the issues behind recent concerns surrounding the safety of deposits made by UK residents in Irish banks at the time of the financial crisis in 2008.
Irish banks: deposit protection (184KB PDF)
This note sets out the issues behind recent concerns surrounding the safety of deposits made by UK residents in Irish banks. One important linkage between UK depositors and the Irish banking system is provided by the Post Office, which offers savings’ bank accounts sourced with the Bank of Ireland.
The note is largely of historical interest only.
Irish banks: deposit protection (184KB PDF)
Debt levels affect how much households spend. Find the latest data on UK household debt, mortgage rates and insolvencies.
While credit unions play prominent roles in financial sectors across the Anglosphere and in Northern Ireland, in Great Britain penetration is low. This briefing looks at the reasons why and legislative efforts to make credit unions more popular.
Answers to frequently asked questions relating to banking, credit, mortgages, investments and financial service fraud.