Growth
First Permanent withdraws from market
by Staff Reporter • 17 Apr 2008
Press reports this week said the firm, which is funded by Merril Lynch, will cease processing all new loan... READ MORE
Capital city property markets steady in March
by Staff Reporter • 16 Apr 2008
According to Residex all capital city house and unit markets achieved steady growth over March except Canberra where... READ MORE
Commercial finance commitments fall
by Staff Reporter • 15 Apr 2008
The total value of commercial finance commitments fell by 10.4 per cent in February to $45.723 billion, seasonally... READ MORE
Wachovia?s earnings slide from sub-prime exposure
by Staff Reporter • 15 Apr 2008
Chief executive of Wachovia Kennedy Thompson said he was deeply disappointed with the results but was confident in... READ MORE
G7 endorses actions to combat global financial stress
by Staff Reporter • 14 Apr 2008
While the group said they remained positive about the long-term resilience of global economies, it agreed that the... READ MORE
Lending growth drives strong results for BoQ
by Staff Reporter • 11 Apr 2008
Total housing loans under the bank’s management, before collective provisions, rose by 52 per cent from the... READ MORE
AMP hikes rates for third time in one month
by Staff Reporter • 11 Apr 2008
This is the fourth lift in rates for AMP this year, and the third in just one month.
Since February AMP’s... READ MORE
Community CPS and United to join forces
by Staff Reporter • 10 Apr 2008
According to Community CPS chief executive officer Kevin Benger, the merged business would represent a combined... READ MORE
Diversification to boom
by Staff Reporter • 10 Apr 2008
Of the poll’s respondents, 49 per cent said that they were planning to diversify, while 35 per cent had already... READ MORE
ASF proposes model to unfreeze Australian MBS
by Staff Reporter • 10 Apr 2008
According to ASF executive director and chief executive Greg Medcraft, the Australian government could learn from... READ MORE
AML/CTF interpretation assistance package announced
by Staff Reporter • 9 Apr 2008
The series commenced with the launch of the Establishment of the AUSTRAC Public Legal Interpretations; six additional... READ MORE
Rents to double in four years
by Staff Reporter • 4 Apr 2008
Melbourne weekly rents grew the most, rising by 17 per cent for houses and 15 per cent for units. Perth wasn’t... READ MORE
It?s business as usual for Origin
by Staff Reporter • 3 Apr 2008
Speaking exclusively with Mortgage Business, James Brooks, head of Origin, said that it was “business as... READ MORE
Jury out on 10pc rates
by Staff Reporter • 2 Apr 2008
According to the latest Mortgage Business straw poll 49 per cent of respondents are confident that standard variable... READ MORE
Genworth Hardship Program reaches significant milestone
by Staff Reporter • 2 Apr 2008
The insurer’s ‘Hardship Solutions’ program, established by Genworth in 2006 in response to... READ MORE

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