Central Bank publishes Irish responses to the January 2015 Euro Area Bank Lending Survey

19 January 2016 Press Release

The Central Bank of Ireland has published the Irish responses to the January 2015 Euro Area Bank Lending Survey.

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Results summary

  • Credit standards were unchanged on loans to enterprises during the fourth quarter of 2015 and are expected to remain unchanged during the first quarter of 2016. Overall demand for credit from enterprises increased in the fourth quarter
  • Credit standards on lending to households eased for both lending for house purchases and for consumer credit and other lending. Demand for loans for house purchases remained unchanged in the fourth quarter, with an increase in demand for consumer credit and other lending.