Borrower
The cost of a poor credit rating
by Merrilyn Mansfield • 11 Jun 2015
Sam, a young dad still in his 20s, urgently needed a new car to accommodate his expanding family, but when he applied... READ MORE
Answering common questions on credit reporting: part 1
by ARCA • 5 Jun 2015
To help separate fact from fiction, the Australian Retail Credit Association (ARCA) and its consumer website... READ MORE
Levels of mortgage stress vary sharply from city to city
by Reporter • 5 Jun 2015
Onthehouse.com.au statistics for April have revealed that Sydney mortgagees are left with an average of $103 of... READ MORE
RBA makes interest rate decision
by Reporter • 2 Jun 2015
The official cash rate has been left at a record-low 2.00 per cent, as most experts had forecast.
All 34 economists... READ MORE
Westpac offers 0.49pc rate discount to borrowers
by Reporter • 2 Jun 2015
The bank’s 49-basis-point discount will apply to new Flexi First Option home loans and investment property loans,... READ MORE
Your mortgage specialists, your personal banker
by Ruan Burger • 2 Jun 2015
Additionally, in today’s economic environment we’ve observed that banks are seeking advice from mortgage brokers... READ MORE
Economist pours water on housing tax idea
by Lara Bullock • 28 May 2015
New Zealand, this month, announced a 33 per cent tax on investment properties bought and sold within two years in an... READ MORE
Mortgage group unveils record low rate
by Nick Bendel • 27 May 2015
The Leveredge product now starts from 4.29 per cent for owner-occupiers, down from 4.64 per cent.
The 35-point rate... READ MORE
Another federal housing inquiry gets underway
by Reporter • 27 May 2015
The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics will examine current rates of home ownership, demand and... READ MORE
RBA report highlights credit risks
by Reporter • 26 May 2015
The research discussion paper by David Rodgers entitled Credit Losses at Australian Banks: 1980–2013 looked at the... READ MORE
Scottish Pacific offers new SME opportunity
by Reporter • 25 May 2015
The debtor finance provider said the new funding option was created to meet market demand and increase the range of... READ MORE
Appoint a housing minister: federal inquiry
by Reporter • 22 May 2015
The final report of the Senate Economics References Committee’s affordable housing inquiry concluded that a housing... READ MORE
'Specialist loans are 75 per cent of my business'
by James Mitchell • 15 May 2015
After starting out his career with the banks, he moved into mortgage broking before setting up shop with Liberty... READ MORE
Housing tipped to benefit from small business package
by Reporter • 15 May 2015
Master Builders Australia chief executive Wilhelm Harnisch said the government’s $5.5 billion small business... READ MORE
Are banks holding your clients back?
by Darryl Simms • 15 May 2015
The disappointing thing to me was that this belief had been instilled in them by the bank or building society, or at... READ MORE

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