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A Northern Rock in Australia?
by Staff Reporter • 4 Oct 2007
As funding costs continue to rise, some are questioning whether Australian lenders are vulnerable to the same fate as...READ MORE
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RAMS franchise goes under the hammer
by Staff Reporter • 2 Oct 2007
Westpac Bank has snapped up non-bank lender RAMS Home Loans Group’s (RAMS) franchise distribution business for... READ MORE
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Macquarie re-starts a cautious Australian RMBS market
by Staff Reporter • 28 Sep 2007
Macquarie's September $500 million RMBS PUMA bond issue may have seemed like small fry compared to the deals done... READ MORE
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Lenders unconcerned by banking sector consolidation
by Staff Reporter • 17 Sep 2007
Ongoing consolidation in the banking sector hit the headlines again in September with the Australian Competition and... READ MORE
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Capital First sells $620 million loan book to Firstfolio
by Staff Reporter • 11 Sep 2007
Capital First has completed its transition to a non-conforming lender, agreeing to sell its $620 million prime... READ MORE
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Rates stable, for now
by Staff Reporter • 5 Sep 2007
Despite continued strong economic growth, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has left interest rates... READ MORE
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Appointments: Capital First appoints new BDM for New South Wales
by Staff Reporter • 5 Sep 2007
Capital First, a GMAC-RFC company, has expanded its operations with the appointment of James Kearny as business... READ MORE
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Appointments: GMAC-RFC boosts Queensland relationship team
by Staff Reporter • 5 Sep 2007
GMAC-RFC has stepped up its relationship support for its wholesale lending arm, GMAC-RFC Partners, with the appointment... READ MORE
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Appointments: New faces in MGIC Australia
by Staff Reporter • 5 Sep 2007
John Park has been appointed finance leader of MGIC Australia as the company continues its growth strategy. Park will... READ MORE
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BoQ ?natural consolidator? for building societies and credit unions
by Staff Reporter • 3 Sep 2007
Bank of Queensland (BoQ) managing director David Liddy stresses building scale and reach are the main drivers of the... READ MORE
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Valuer named Telstra Victorian Business of the Year
by Staff Reporter • 27 Aug 2007
WBP Property Group is the 2007 Telstra Victorian Business of the Year. Commenting on the award, WBP CEO Greville Pabst... READ MORE
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Australian securitisation still strong
by Staff Reporter • 27 Aug 2007
A rollercoaster week has seen international share markets stumble and then stagger to their feet in the wake of a... READ MORE
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Resimac urges underwriting vigilance following rate rise
by Staff Reporter • 8 Aug 2007

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) raised the official cash rate today by 25 basis points to 6.50 per cent.

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White future for Pepper
by Staff Reporter • 8 Aug 2007
For Pepper Homeloans, business over the past twelve months has been strong. But as CEO John Empey is quick to point... READ MORE
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Challenger departs New Zealand market
by Staff Reporter • 3 Aug 2007
The appeal of the New Zealand mortgage market has finally run cold for Challenger Mortgage Management (Challenger).... READ MORE
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City Pacific and ABF join forces
by Staff Reporter • 20 Jul 2007
‘Stronger’, ‘different’ and ‘new’ are the plain but accurate trump cards in... READ MORE
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Switchers catch better deals
by Staff Reporter • 13 Jul 2007
A national survey conducted by the Mortgage & Finance Association of Australia (MFAA) and BankWest Home Finance... READ MORE
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Appointments: AIMS grows its sales team
by Staff Reporter • 2 Jul 2007
AIMS Homeloans has expanded its sales team with the appointment of partnership executives Shelley Bird in New South... READ MORE
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Economists on the money: rates stay put
by Staff Reporter • 2 Jul 2007
Despite speculation in some quarters, continued strong economic growth, low underlying inflation and a solid labour... READ MORE
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Cross-culture thinking: Macquarie Mortgages takes a wider view
by Staff Reporter • 2 Jul 2007
A major reshuffle at Macquarie Bank’s head office is putting mortgage managers and brokers front and centre of... READ MORE
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Appointments: Macquarie shuffle
by Staff Reporter • 2 Jul 2007
Tim Brown, division director and former head of Macquarie Mortgages, has been appointed to the new role of head of... READ MORE
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Appointments: GMAC-RFC branches out
by Staff Reporter • 2 Jul 2007
Global residential mortgage lender GMAC-RFC is expanding its sales, marketing and brand development operations... READ MORE
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Appointments: Genworth Financial strengthens its Board
by Staff Reporter • 2 Jul 2007
Genworth Financial has made three new appointments to its Board in Australia. They include Grant Robson, former... READ MORE
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Appointments: Cannex appoints new CEO
by Staff Reporter • 2 Jul 2007
CANNEX has announced the appointment of Andrew Spicer as its new chief executive officer. Commenting on his... READ MORE
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RAMS initiates public offering
by Staff Reporter • 29 Jun 2007
The shareholders of RAMS Home Loans have lodged a prospectus with the Australian Securities and Investment Commission... READ MORE
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Origin sale to shake up non-bank sector?
by Staff Reporter • 29 Jun 2007
In the wake of mounting speculation surrounding ANZ’s possible sale of Origin, Mortgage Business’ Victoria... READ MORE
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East Coast States lead nation?s property recovery
by Staff Reporter • 29 Jun 2007
BIS Shrapnel’s Residential Property Prospects, 2007 to 2010 Report has shown that Australia’s eastern states are... READ MORE
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Is it a mirage? No, it?s an oasis change
by Staff Reporter • 4 Jun 2007
The ongoing drought is having a big effect on property buying patterns, according to property investment advisory... READ MORE
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Flat line ? Interest rates hold steady for June
by Staff Reporter • 4 Jun 2007
Benign inflation levels have kept interest rates at 6.25 per cent for the seventh month in a row, with this month's... READ MORE
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Around the globe
by Staff Reporter • 4 Jun 2007
Home sales in the US dropped by 2.6 per cent – the lowest level in three years – according to data from... READ MORE
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