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ING DIRECT cuts variable rate to 4.63pc
by Staff Reporter • 17 Jul 2014
The special applies to loans of at least $1 million with maximum LVRs of 80 per cent, and is available for... READ MORE
Banks should be terrified of Coles mortgage play: data expert
by Nick Bendel • 17 Jul 2014
There has been renewed speculation about Coles moving into mortgages after the supermarket giant announced a joint... READ MORE
Govt inquiry sounds warning on negative gearing
by Staff Reporter • 17 Jul 2014
The inquiry’s interim report, which was released earlier this week, said negative gearing and capital gains tax had... READ MORE
New homebuilding providing ‘crucial economic dividend’
by Staff Reporter • 17 Jul 2014
There were 48,964 dwelling commencements in the March quarter and 176,891 over the previous year, according to new... READ MORE
Smaller banks call for levy on big four
by Nick Bendel • 16 Jul 2014
The inquiry’s interim report, which was released yesterday, said the system is competitive on balance.
The net... READ MORE
Study needed to ‘bring clawback debate to an end’
by Nick Bendel • 15 Jul 2014
Chief executive Peter White said an independent research company should be hired to examine loans that are terminated... READ MORE
Is short-term lending full of sharks?
by Andrew Littleford • 15 Jul 2014
That is despite the fact that short-term lending is growing throughout the world.
Short-term loans provide an often... READ MORE
Adelaide Bank cuts fixed rates by 40 points
by Staff Reporter • 14 Jul 2014
General manager Damian Percy said the cut of 40 basis points makes it the lowest SmartFix five-year rate from the... READ MORE
CBA appoints respected judge to lead inquiry
by Staff Reporter • 14 Jul 2014
The former High Court judge will lead the Commonwealth Bank’s internal review of financial planning practices... READ MORE
Adelaide Bank cuts fixed rates by 20 points
by Staff Reporter • 9 Jul 2014
The SmartFix three-year fixed rate has been reduced from 5.09 per cent to 4.89 per cent, effective July 10.
General... READ MORE
Australia’s top 20 building and population hotspots revealed
by Huntley Mitchell • 9 Jul 2014
The Housing Industry Association has published Australia’s top 20 building and population hotspots, with the ACT... READ MORE
Bank decision could ‘cause enormous harm to developers’
by Staff Reporter • 9 Jul 2014
RE/MAX’s managing director for Western Australia, Geoff Baldwin, also warned there could be “dire consequences”... READ MORE
Westpac makes 49-point rate cut
by Staff Reporter • 8 Jul 2014
The major is now offering a 0.49 per cent two-year introductory discount for new Flexi First Option home loan and... READ MORE
Commercial lender adds residential arm
by Nick Bendel • 8 Jul 2014
The non-bank will now offer residential loans, residential SMSF loans and commercial SMSF loans in addition to its... READ MORE
Senate inquiry spotlight shifts from CBA to Macquarie
by Staff Reporter • 8 Jul 2014
Senator Mark Bishop, who chaired the Senate Economics References Committee, said Macquarie had similar “systematic... READ MORE

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