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Building approvals fall by 13.4pc

by Staff Reporter • 5 Nov 2014
The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported that 15,004 dwelling units were approved in September. That represented... READ MORE

Does short-term lending mean sky-high rates?

by Andrew Littleford • 5 Nov 2014
Market tolerance for sky-high rates has been progressively reduced with the introduction of NCCP legislation and... READ MORE

Interest rate decision announced by Reserve Bank

by Nick Bendel • 4 Nov 2014
The central bank confirmed market predictions by leaving the official cash rate at a record-low 2.5 per cent for the... READ MORE

Homeloans keeps cutting rates

by Staff Reporter • 3 Nov 2014
The non-bank lender has reduced the fixed rates on its Optima product by up to 10 basis points. One-year Optima... READ MORE

Contrasting growth stories for new third-party lenders

by Nick Bendel • 3 Nov 2014
Bank of China had $672 million of owner-occupier and investor loans on its books as of 30 September 2014, according... READ MORE

NAB third-party volumes increase by 13.9pc

by Nick Bendel • 31 Oct 2014
The major bank posted a net profit of $5.1 billion for the 12 months to 30 September 2014, which marked a 0.7 per... READ MORE

Bank reform would deliver 'increased pricing tension'

by Nick Bendel • 31 Oct 2014
Chief executive Patrick Snowball said the big four banks are uncomfortable with the attention that has been paid to... READ MORE

Pepper hits back at The Australian

by Staff Reporter • 30 Oct 2014
An article in The Australian criticised the "unwanted return" of low-doc loans and alleged that low-doc loans "have... READ MORE

China expert reveals how to crack booming market

by Nick Bendel • 29 Oct 2014
Bank of China announced yesterday that it would sell mortgages through AFG brokers, with the aggregator forecasting... READ MORE

Brisbane suffering from 'racist' reputation

by Staff Reporter • 29 Oct 2014
Grow Consulting Group said recent news coverage of Brisbane's racist attacks are "going viral and scaring away... READ MORE

The four myths of specialist lending

by Peter Ellis • 29 Oct 2014
With lender advertising so focused on interest rates, and with everyone tripping over themselves to see who can go... READ MORE

Bank of China breaks into broking

by James Mitchell • 28 Oct 2014
The Adviser can report that as of today, the first tranche of AFG brokers will be able to offer Bank of China... READ MORE

Adelaide Bank cuts rates by 45 basis points

by Staff Reporter • 28 Oct 2014
The SmartDoc low-doc product has fallen from 6.19 to 5.85 per cent, with the comparison rate set at 6.05 per... READ MORE

Financial hardship and credit reporting driving complaints

by Nick Bendel • 28 Oct 2014
The Credit Ombudsman Service received 4,513 complaints for the 12 months to 30 June 2014, which marked a 20 per cent... READ MORE

ASIC takes action over big bank’s home loan ads

by Staff Reporter • 27 Oct 2014
ASIC announced today that NAB would be forced to correct ads published earlier this month in the Sydney Morning... READ MORE
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