Lender
Bendigo follows competitors by hiking IO rates
by Staff reporter • 4 Jul 2017
Bendigo Bank has announced the following changes, effective Friday, 14 July:
• Variable interest rates will... READ MORE
Bank hits existing customers with 40-point rate hike
by Staff reporter • 4 Jul 2017
In a statement on Friday, ME said that it will increase by 40 basis points all interest-only variable and fixed home... READ MORE
How to adapt to rising competition from online lending
by Philip Gomm • 3 Jul 2017
At the PLAN Australia High Performance Conference in March, Philip Gomm of technology and outsourcing consultancy... READ MORE
Broking boss hits out at commission claims
by James Mitchell • 30 Jun 2017
In an article titled Governance of Mortgage Brokers, published this week, Rice Warner took aim at aspects of the... READ MORE
Major bank tightens lending policy
by Staff reporter • 29 Jun 2017
In a communication to brokers, Westpac announced it has implemented policy changes to its SMSF Business Lending and... READ MORE
CBA lifts interest-only rates
by Staff reporter • 27 Jun 2017
CBA this week revealed that Standard Owner-Occupied Interest-Only home loans will increase 30 basis points to 5.77... READ MORE
‘Face-to-face’ interview critical to combating fraud
by James Mitchell • 27 Jun 2017
Speaking at the Pepper Insights Roadshow in Sydney last week, Equifax BDM Steve Arsinoski told brokers about the... READ MORE
Financial planning missing the mark with new talent
by Larissa Waterson • 26 Jun 2017
Speaking to The Adviser's sister publication ifa, Caboodle Financial Services managing director Peita Diamantidis... READ MORE
NAB hikes IO rates by 35 basis points
by Lucy Dean • 23 Jun 2017
Effective 30 June, owner-occupier interest-only loans with NAB will jump to 5.77 per cent per annum (p.a.) while... READ MORE
Commercial lending in APRA cross hairs
by Lucy Dean • 23 Jun 2017
Regulatory intervention of a “similar nature” to that in the residential lending sector is “pending”, Peter... READ MORE
Lenders pull LVR lever on investors
by James Mitchell • 22 Jun 2017
In a note to brokers, MyState announced changes to residential investment rates, LVRs and lending fees and... READ MORE
Westpac hikes rates by 34 points
by James Mitchell • 20 Jun 2017
Westpac today announced that owner-occupied interest-only rates will increase by 34 basis points to 5.83 per cent and... READ MORE
CBA pays $23m in compensation
by Staff reporter • 19 Jun 2017
According to the final report from Promontory Financial Group, CBA has paid out $23 million to 1,641 cases of poor... READ MORE
AMP Bank announces investor lending changes
by James Mitchell • 19 Jun 2017
AMP Bank’s variable interest rates for new and existing investment property loans will increase by 35 basis... READ MORE
LinkedIn driving 80% of deals for non-bank
by James Mitchell • 16 Jun 2017
NWC Finance BDM Glynn Bruce told The Adviser that he regularly posts deals and scenarios on his LinkedIn profile,... READ MORE

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