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Borrowers flocking to fixed rates amid rate hikes
by Reporter • 17 Aug 2018
Speaking to The Adviser, broker at Your Mortgage Provider Melissa Mascioli noted that many of her clients are looking... READ MORE
Westpac commits $100m in ‘discounted’ loans to agribusinesses
by Tas Bindi • 10 Aug 2018
Westpac said it would provide drought-stricken farmers loans of up to $1 million at "heavily-discounted" rates, with... READ MORE
Calls for more housing as population surpasses 25m
by Reporter • 8 Aug 2018
On 7 August, Australia’s population surpassed the 25 million mark, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics... READ MORE
Suncorp updates SME loan terms
by Tas Bindi • 3 Aug 2018
Suncorp has announced changes to its small business contract terms and conditions affecting new and existing... READ MORE
Ombudsman ‘disappointed’ with SME definition in new banking code
by Reporter • 3 Aug 2018
The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, Kate Carnell, has welcomed the Australian Securities... READ MORE
Victorians continue to lead variable rate mortgage drive
by Reporter • 2 Aug 2018
According to the brokerage’s latest national home loan approval data, variable rate home loans accounted for 88.1... READ MORE
Credit squeeze flagged as greatest threat to business growth
by Reporter • 2 Aug 2018
Research from Ernst & Young’s annual Growth Barometer, which surveyed 2,766 business leaders across 21... READ MORE
PC weighs in on impacts of open banking on SMEs
by Reporter • 27 Jul 2018
In his recent address to the Melbourne Money and Finance Conference 2018, commissioner Stephen King said that while... READ MORE
‘Keep an eye on Australia’s mini credit crunch’: Deloitte
by James Mitchell • 23 Jul 2018
The latest Deloitte Access Economics’ Business Outlook reveals that rising global interest rates are combining... READ MORE
Regional bank asks APRA to change agribusiness standards
by Tas Bindi • 19 Jul 2018
In its written submission to the financial services royal commission this week, Bendigo and Adelaide Bank suggested... READ MORE
AFM appoints new head of mortgage distribution
by Reporter • 17 Jul 2018
Troy McLachlan, who was COO at Better Choice Home Loans and Future Financial for 10 months over 2016–17 and... READ MORE
IO borrowers increasingly turning to friends for finance
by Reporter • 12 Jul 2018
Writing in a bulletin titled Profiling Australia’s ‘interest-only’ borrowers, Westpac senior economist Matthew... READ MORE
‘Impractical’ credit rules could victimise borrowers
by James Mitchell • 11 Jul 2018
Speaking to The Adviser, Go Mortgage director and principal Xavier Quenon explained that consumers could be left... READ MORE
Bank grilled over seizure of farmer’s home
by Reporter • 29 Jun 2018
Fronting the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry on... READ MORE
Investors abandon interest-only loans
by Reporter • 28 Jun 2018
Comparison website RateCity analysed the latest APRA property exposures figures and found that at least 48.5 per cent... READ MORE

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