AIB, EBS and Haven fixed mortgages rates to come down, but deposit reductions also on way
AIB is reducing its non-green mortgage fixed rates by up to 0.75 percentage points, from May 13 next. The lower rates apply to its subsidiaries EBS and Haven also.
The new rates will apply to new customers and those coming off fixed rates only, and not to those on existing fixed rates.
However, there is no reduction in the AIB, EBS and Haven variable rates, considered very high compared with the rest of the market.
AIB is reducing the interest it pays on two of its fixed term deposit accounts by up to 0.50 percentage points.
Up to now much of the banking group's mortgage rate cuts have been for those with houses with high energy ratings.
The latest cuts will help the group compete for those buying second-hand homes with lower Building Energy Ratings and many of its own customers coming off fixed rates that they locked into at lower rates than are being offered at the moment.
Lowering non-green fixed rates should stop some of those people switching to other lenders, such as Avant Money.
AIB's Two Year Fixed rate for non-green mortgages will reduce by 0.75 points.
All other non-green fixed rate mortgages will reduce by 0.50 points, excluding the High Value Four-Year fixed rate.
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The bank said the reductions are in line with the falling interest rate environment and what it said was AIB's commitment to delivering value for customers, particularly those whose homes don't have a Building Energy Rating of B3 or higher.
'The reductions will also help customers coming to the end of their fixed term, as they roll off historically lower rates into an environment where rates are now higher,' AIB said.
These latest reductions follow a number of cuts to green mortgage rates by AIB Group last year.
AIB said monthly repayments on a new €300,000 AIB two-year fixed rate mortgage, with a loan to value of 50pc to 80pc, over a 25-year term, will be €1,557.
The previous monthly repayment would have been €1,682, representing a saving of €125 a month. Over a year this works out at a saving of almost €1,500 over the 25 year term.
AIB said that since June last year the ECB deposit rate has reduced seven times, by a cumulative 1.75 percentage points.
During this time AIB has reduced fixed term deposit rates once in January 2025, by 0.25 points. 'Recognising this falling interest rate environment, AIB has now announced a second reduction to some of its fixed term deposit accounts,' the bank said.
The one and two-year Fixed Term Deposit accounts will reduce by 0.25 points and 0.50 points respectively, effective from May 13.
All other savings and deposit rates remain unchanged.
AIB's managing director, retail banking, Geraldine Casey said: 'These significant reductions to our non-green fixed mortgage rates could benefit tens of thousands of customers by saving them money each month, in some cases by up to around €125.'
Earlier this month the Central Bank said mortgage rates have come down in a move that will be a relief for new buyers and homeowners coming off fixed rates.
Home-loan lending rates in this country are now at their lowest level in almost two years.
The average new mortgage rates eased to 3.79pc in February.
The European Central Bank is expected to cut its rates again in June, with other cuts likely as a weaker dollar against the euro is likely to subdue inflation.
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