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La Trobe Financial increases loan threshold

by Staff Reporter • 2 Feb 2015
La Trobe Financial has increased its maximum loan amount threshold from $1 million to $1.5 million for loans of 80... READ MORE

What is your preferred area of lending?

by Peter Ellis • 2 Feb 2015
It may be first home buyers, investors or SMSFs. If you know what your favoured area of lending is, have you planned... READ MORE

Stop 'crying wolf' over Sydney prices, says market expert

by Staff Reporter • 29 Jan 2015
Mr Christopher, managing director of SQM Research, said Sydney is "still looking strong" and could enjoy "another... READ MORE

Australians have ‘alarming lack of knowledge’ about credit card...

by Staff Reporter • 29 Jan 2015
The Customer Owned Banking Association poll found that 46 per cent of respondents who used credit cards for buying... READ MORE

Lenders should focus on consistency over short-term price cuts

by Sean Murphy • 28 Jan 2015
Which brings me to my next point: we have seen an increasing popularity in temporary lender campaigns to try and grab... READ MORE

Broker Spotlight: Ray Watson, Ballarat Lending Centre

by Reporter • 27 Jan 2015
How long have you been a broker? I’ve been a broker for five years, and prior to that I worked at ANZ for just... READ MORE

Australia's two biggest cities soaking up foreign dollars

by Staff Reporter • 27 Jan 2015
Global property group Knight Frank found that Chinese outward real estate investment grew from US$0.6 billion in 2009... READ MORE

Govt issues warning about bank-related fraud

by Staff Reporter • 27 Jan 2015
NSW Fair Trading Commissioner Rod Stowe warned consumers to beware of bogus callers who claim to be from banks so... READ MORE

Brokers set to get new $4.7bn lender

by Nick Bendel • 22 Jan 2015
Perth-based Unicredit has initiated moves to merge with Sydney-based Teachers Mutual Bank. Both lenders specialise in... READ MORE

House building activity declines for first time in 16 months

by Nick Bendel • 22 Jan 2015
The Performance of Construction Index, which is compiled by the Housing Industry Association and Australian Industry... READ MORE

Why brokers shouldn't fear peer-to-peer lending

by Nick Moules • 22 Jan 2015
They need you New platforms like Marketlend and ThinCats Australia will need to effectively reach the business... READ MORE

Building society announces name change

by Staff Reporter • 21 Jan 2015
The company will now seek consent from APRA to move to bank status from April 1. APRA’s consent is required before... READ MORE

Growing lender makes another key appointment

by Staff Reporter • 20 Jan 2015
The group announced yesterday that it had appointed Sandi Sims as head of broker services. Ms Sims will be... READ MORE

Sydney firm continues making big-dollar donations

by Nick Bendel • 20 Jan 2015
Director Jeremy Fisher said the Sydney brokerage would donate $10 per settlement to the charity of the month. That... READ MORE

Fixed rates falling faster than variable rates

by Nick Bendel • 20 Jan 2015
The average variable rate fell from 5.37 per cent to 5.33 per cent between 1 October 2014 and 1 January 2015,... READ MORE
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