Irish Mortgage Council (IMC)

 

Ireland’s mortgage lenders are represented by the Irish Mortgage Council (IMC), which is affiliated to IBF. For details of IMC members, click here.

IMC was established in 2003 as the representative body for mortgage lenders in Ireland. Membership comprises twelve financial institutions - banks, building societies and mortgage lending financial institutions.

The objectives of the IMC include the following: 

  • promotion of high standards of mortgage lending;
  • development of industry views on areas of common interest, particularly in terms of regulation and legislation affecting housing and housing finance;
  • ensuring that the relevant national and European authorities are made aware of these views;
  • assisting in the development of aggregate, industry-wide market data;
  • general representation of member institutions' interests.

Given its origins in the Irish Building Societies Association (IBSA) and subsequently the Irish Mortgage and Savings Association (IMSA), the Irish Mortgage Council continues to be the contact point for queries arising in respect of either of those organisations.