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NAB extends COVID-19 IO loan measure
by Malavika Santhebennur • 21 Sep 2020
National Australia Bank (NAB) has announced that its measure to support customers with interest-only (IO) loans... READ MORE
All non-major FHLDS places now reserved
by Annie Kane • 16 Sep 2020
On 1 July 2020, 10,000 new places were made available for the second round of the government’s First Home Loan... READ MORE
Westpac rolls back COVID-induced policy changes
by Reporter • 16 Sep 2020
Westpac Group has informed brokers that it will be easing credit policy restrictions introduced in May, which reduced... READ MORE
Bankwest updates brand logo and colours
by Annie Kane • 16 Sep 2020
Bankwest has unveiled a new logo and colours, updating the orange and white logo to a black and orange one, with a... READ MORE
Lender waives valuation fees on specialist loans
by Annie Kane • 15 Sep 2020
Effective for new Resimac Specialist Full Doc and Specialist Alt Doc applications received from today (15... READ MORE
NAB CEO defends low take-up of SME Guarantee Scheme
by Annie Kane • 14 Sep 2020
On Friday afternoon (11 September), the chief executive officer of National Australia Bank (NAB), Ross McEwan, was... READ MORE
Lender hits FHLDS limit
by Reporter • 11 Sep 2020
Auswide Bank has informed brokers that all reservation places allocated to the lender as part of the second round of... READ MORE
Prime launch bolsters Bluestone’s loan book
by Reporter • 11 Sep 2020
Bluestone has reported a 23 per cent increase in its loan book over the 2020 financial year (FY20), contributing to a... READ MORE
Purple Circle welcomes digital lender to panel
by Annie Kane • 10 Sep 2020
Neobank 86 400 (named for the number of seconds in a day) first launched its home loan products in November 2019... READ MORE
Non-bank cuts rate, offers deferred repayments
by Annie Kane • 9 Sep 2020
Non-bank lender Semper has reduced the rate on its interest-only first mortgage product from 7.99 per cent to 7.74... READ MORE
Lender to cull credit products from offering
by Reporter • 9 Sep 2020
Suncorp Bank has informed brokers that it will be removing two of its credit products over the coming months to... READ MORE
Half of deferrals to be reviewed in coming weeks
by Reporter • 8 Sep 2020
According to the latest data from the Australian Banking Association (ABA), at least half (450,000) of the 900,000... READ MORE
15k customers unable to restart repayments: ANZ
by Sarah Kendall • 8 Sep 2020
Speaking before the House of Representatives standing committee on economics on Friday (4 September), ANZ chief... READ MORE
CBA setting aside $6.4bn for credit losses
by Annie Kane • 7 Sep 2020
Speaking to the House of Representatives standing committee on economics on Friday (4 September), the CEO of CBA was... READ MORE
ANZ changes rental income sharing rules
by Reporter • 7 Sep 2020
ANZ has informed brokers that it will be lowering its rental income sharing threshold from 25 per cent to 15 per... READ MORE

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