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Westpac bumps extra 0.10pc on standard variable rates
by Staff Reporter • 1 Apr 2008
As of Wednesday the rate of interest on its variable-rate products will be 9.37 per cent.
Westpac group executive... READ MORE
Major UK lender scraps loans
by Staff Reporter • 31 Mar 2008
Nationwide’s two-year fixed-rate home loan with fee, and its two-year tracker home loan with/without fee, will... READ MORE
Bank interest rate tactics 'deceptive': Resi
by Staff Reporter • 28 Mar 2008
Head of consumer advocacy at Resi Lisa Montgomery said borrowers must remember that they can still look to non-bank... READ MORE
Macquarie?s retreat splits industry
by Staff Reporter • 26 Mar 2008
Of those surveyed 43 per cent agreed the implication for securitisation would be ‘insignificant’. A... READ MORE
NAB lifts variable rates
by Staff Reporter • 26 Mar 2008
The rise brings the bank’s standard variable home loan rate to 9.36 per cent and it set to take effect as of... READ MORE
Banks? profits up 13 per cent, mutuals down
by Staff Reporter • 25 Mar 2008
Total net profits for the banking sector for the year ending September 2007 reached $22,281 million – up 13 per... READ MORE
ING DIRECT to fund Resi
by Staff Reporter • 19 Mar 2008
Macquarie Bank’s recent departure from mortgage lending left Resi short of a key funder and so the addition of... READ MORE
Younger Australians falling in and out of love, and their homes
by Staff Reporter • 13 Mar 2008
But according to the academics, they’re also having more difficulty sustaining their purchases.
“Our... READ MORE
Latest commercial and leasing finance commitments up on December
by Staff Reporter • 13 Mar 2008
The increase was attributed to a rise in both revolving credit commitments (up 20.2%) and fixed lending commitments... READ MORE
Increase rates or limit lending: ANZ
by Staff Reporter • 12 Mar 2008
The bank’s group managing director of personal banking Brian Hartzer said the decision was due to the increased... READ MORE
CBA lifts rates by 0.35pc
by Staff Reporter • 11 Mar 2008
Group executive of retail banking services Ross McEwan said the bank has absorbed a significant proportion of the... READ MORE
Virgin Money ?unaffected? by Macquarie?s exit
by Staff Reporter • 10 Mar 2008
“Since the onset of the credit crunch in August, our volumes have slowed down in line with forecasts,” a... READ MORE
Building approvals better but not enough
by Staff Reporter • 10 Mar 2008
Total dwelling approvals for the month rose to 13,166 – 1.9 per cent more than in December 2007.
While a... READ MORE
Westpac follows NAB with rate hike over RBA increase
by Staff Reporter • 8 Mar 2008
From Tuesday 11 March the bank’s standard variable mortgage rate will sit at 9.27 per cent.
Westpac acting... READ MORE

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