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La Trobe pays bonus to AFG brokers
by Staff Reporter • 15 Aug 2014
AFG brokers will receive a bonus upfront payment from La Trobe Financial after reaching their annual volume...READ MORE
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Citibank offers brokers 4.65pc variable rate
by Staff Reporter • 14 Aug 2014

Citibank has unveiled a 4.65 per cent variable rate for deals that exceed $750,000 with a maximum LVR of 80 per cent. READ MORE

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Broker loans jump 8.7pc as CBA posts $8.6bn profit
by Nick Bendel • 14 Aug 2014
Commonwealth Bank has told brokers it will continue investing in end-to-end loan processing, with brokers increasing... READ MORE
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Suncorp lending impacted by ‘intensely competitive mortgage...
by Nick Bendel • 14 Aug 2014
Suncorp Group has delivered a modest profit while acknowledging that its mortgage business has performed below... READ MORE
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Homebuilding market ‘strong’ but set to decline
by Staff Reporter • 14 Aug 2014
Homebuilding has been forecast to fall by 7.8 per cent during the next two years while renovation activity is expected... READ MORE
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Gen Y less worried about debt than older generation
by Staff Reporter • 14 Aug 2014

New research shows that younger Australians are more disposed to accumulating debt than previous generations.

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Aussie Home Loans chief executive resigns
by Staff Reporter • 13 Aug 2014
Aussie Home Loans has announced the resignation of chief executive Ian Corfield after just over one year with the... READ MORE
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Brokers reveal data on Gen Y clients
by Huntley Mitchell • 13 Aug 2014
About half of brokers believe the biggest issue facing their under-35 clients is the ability to save for a... READ MORE
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Aggregator pleased with 2013/2014 results
by Staff Reporter • 13 Aug 2014
National Mortgage Brokers has reported a “fairly solid” result for 2013/2014, which also included a monthly... READ MORE
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Sydney property prices continue to defy gravity
by Staff Reporter • 13 Aug 2014
Sydney property prices have raised the national average to such an extent that every other capital city has recorded... READ MORE
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Bluestone makes key hire to help growth plans

by Staff Reporter • 13 Aug 2014
Bluestone has hired a former NAB Broker regional manager as it looks to continue expanding following its return to the... READ MORE
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MFAA reforms will allow members to elect board
by Nick Bendel • 12 Aug 2014
MFAA members will directly elect their board under new rules, although the board itself will choose Phil Naylor’s... READ MORE
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ANZ follows other big four banks in cutting five-year rates
by Nick Bendel • 12 Aug 2014

All four majors now offer five-year fixed rates under five per cent after ANZ cut its rates.

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La Trobe Financial cuts rates by 139 points
by Staff Reporter • 12 Aug 2014
La Trobe Financial has reduced its rates by up to 139 basis points and also introduced a clearer pricing... READ MORE
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Bendigo & Adelaide Bank grows broker income by 8.8pc
by Nick Bendel • 12 Aug 2014
Bendigo & Adelaide Bank has reported growth in its third-party business, although first home buyers’ share of... READ MORE
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Renovations trend may be distorting property market
by Staff Reporter • 12 Aug 2014
Renovations may be good news for builders but they’re bad news for first home buyers, according to one... READ MORE
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New lenders ‘very interested’ in broker channel: Haron
by Nick Bendel • 11 Aug 2014
Connective director Mark Haron has told brokers they can expect more lenders to follow Bank of Sydney into the... READ MORE
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Resimac cuts risk fees
by Staff Reporter • 11 Aug 2014
Resimac Financial Services has made life easier for specialist clients by reducing its risk fees and adding credit... READ MORE
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Reserve Bank forecasts more property growth
by Nick Bendel • 11 Aug 2014
The Reserve Bank of Australia has painted a positive picture of the housing market but taken a slightly gloomier view... READ MORE
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Lending numbers rise as first home buyer numbers fall
by Staff Reporter • 11 Aug 2014
Australians continue to buy and build homes in large numbers, but first home buyers are still leaving the market,... READ MORE
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Property prices set for spring showdown: RP Data
by Staff Reporter • 11 Aug 2014
RP Data has forecast that the “real test for the market” will come in late 2014, although property prices are... READ MORE
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Bank of Sydney to enter third-party channel
by Nick Bendel • 8 Aug 2014
A new bank that is about to enter the third-party channel has promised brokers generous commissions and a favourable... READ MORE
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Bankwest cuts fixed rates by 75 points
by Staff Reporter • 8 Aug 2014
Bankwest has become the latest bank to cut its five-year rates, while it has also made changes to its other fixed... READ MORE
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QBE report reveals why people use a bank or broker
by Nick Bendel • 8 Aug 2014
A significant number of borrowers believe going direct to lender is more convenient and produces a better deal,... READ MORE
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ASIC urged to take charge of credit repair industry
by Nick Bendel • 8 Aug 2014
The credit repair industry should be regulated by ASIC and be legally required to act in clients’ best interests,... READ MORE
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Bluebay Home Loans expands BDM network

by Nick Bendel • 8 Aug 2014

Bluebay Home Loans has appointed a new BDM and flagged plans to add further relationship managers.

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Teachers Mutual Bank cuts two-year rate to 4.67pc
by Staff Reporter • 7 Aug 2014

Teachers Mutual Bank has reduced its two-year fixed rate from 4.83 per cent to 4.67 per cent.

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Broker opens overseas outsourcing business
by Nick Bendel • 7 Aug 2014
A mortgage broker has launched a processing hub in India that he said would allow brokers to focus on sales rather than... READ MORE
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Heritage Bank targets an increase in broker sales
by Nick Bendel • 7 Aug 2014
Heritage Bank has revealed plans to grow its third-party sales through new products after its broker business went... READ MORE
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Sydney bubble unlikely to burst
by Staff Reporter • 7 Aug 2014
Sydney property prices are set to keep increasing due to population and land pressures, according to a local buyer’s... READ MORE
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