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ME Bank

ME slashes rates by up to 31bps
by Reporter • 19 Jun 2019
The non-major has repriced its owner-occupied and investment home loan offerings, with one product priced with the... READ MORE

More details emerge behind HashChing exodus
by Annie Kane • 18 Jun 2019
As mortgage marketplace HashChing goes through a seismic change and looks to branch into new areas of focus, more... READ MORE
Gateway Bank

Gateway Bank cuts mortgage rates
by Reporter • 18 Jun 2019
Gateway has cut rates across all of its variable owner-occupied and investment home loans, which will apply to both new... READ MORE
Moody's

Rise in mortgage delinquencies forecast to continue
by Reporter • 18 Jun 2019
High household debt, declining house prices and the automatic conversion of interest-only loans will continue to drive... READ MORE
NAB

NAB updates lending policy to comply with new banking code
by Reporter • 18 Jun 2019
The major bank has revised its lending policy in accordance with provisions outlined under the new Banking Code of... READ MORE
For sale

Doubts cast over utility of FHB loan scheme
by Charbel Kadib • 17 Jun 2019
It is “unlikely” that the federal government’s first home buyer scheme will achieve its objective of improving... READ MORE
Teachers Mutual Bank

TMB drops variable mortgage rates

by Charbel Kadib • 17 Jun 2019
The mutual bank has passed on the full 25bps cut from the RBA to its variable mortgage rate customers.  READ MORE
Court

Law firm slams ‘inequitable’ AFCA reforms
by Reporter • 17 Jun 2019
Reforms to extend AFCA’s jurisdiction are “inequitable” and “inconsistent”, according to a Queensland-based... READ MORE
Client relationship

A psychologist’s top tips on building client relationships
by Ezekiel MacNevin • 17 Jun 2019
The key ingredients to a healthy broker-client relationship include creating common ground, showing authenticity and,... READ MORE
Asia-Pacific

Brokerage lands $20bn in deals as Asian markets rebound
by Tas Bindi • 14 Jun 2019
A NSW-based commercial broker has a $20 billion pipeline of transactions across Asia, and is partnering with... READ MORE
HomeStart Finance

HomeStart announces mortgage rate cut
by Reporter • 14 Jun 2019
The high-LVR lender has cut its standard variable mortgage rate, becoming the latest lender to reprice its offering... READ MORE

$2bn SME fund risky for taxpayers: Productivity Commission
by Tas Bindi • 14 Jun 2019
The federal government’s $2 billion small-business fund creates risk for taxpayers, the Productivity Commission has... READ MORE
Bank of Queensland

BOQ revises home lending policy
by Reporter • 14 Jun 2019
The regional bank has made a number of changes to its mortgage lending policy, which include measures to both ease... READ MORE
APRA

APRA finalises BEAR obligations for smaller ADIs
by Tas Bindi • 13 Jun 2019
The prudential regulator has made its decision on how the BEAR applies to variable remuneration arrangements for small... READ MORE

Non-bank CEO awarded Order of Australia medal
by Annie Kane • 13 Jun 2019
The president and CEO of non-bank lender La Trobe Financial, Greg O’Neill, has been awarded the Medal of the Order of... READ MORE
MyState Bank

MyState announces 'equitable' rate cut

by Reporter • 13 Jun 2019
The non-major lender has opted to protect its “much larger” deposit customer base by choosing not to pass on the... READ MORE

HashChing executive team departs, new CEO steps in
by Annie Kane • 12 Jun 2019
The founder and the executive team of online mortgage marketplace HashChing have all left the company, with a new... READ MORE

High-LVR lender falls short of full 25bps cut

by Reporter • 12 Jun 2019
A Western Australia-based lender has slashed its variable mortgage rates in response to the Reserve Bank’s cut to the... READ MORE

Swiss SME lender enters Australia
by Reporter • 12 Jun 2019
A Switzerland-headquartered alternative lender is expanding into Australia, its first international market, with an... READ MORE

Prospa officially floats on the ASX
by Annie Kane • 11 Jun 2019
SME lender Prospa has rung the bell at the Australian Securities Exchange as it officially lists on the stock... READ MORE

Major aggregator restructures executive team
by Annie Kane • 11 Jun 2019
AFG has restructured its executive team and consolidated the executive accountability for all residential mortgage... READ MORE
HSBC

HSBC outperforms peers on mortgage growth
by Tas Bindi • 11 Jun 2019
HSBC’s residential mortgage book grew by $500 million in April, representing the largest growth among the non-major... READ MORE

Brokers reveal their government wish list
by Tas Bindi • 11 Jun 2019
Brokers breathed a sigh of relief when the Coalition was re-elected by the Australian public, knowing that their... READ MORE

Loan Market adds new lender to panel - Jun 2019
by Reporter • 11 Jun 2019
The broking group has welcomed a new lender to its panel, which it said would provide its brokers with access to new... READ MORE

Top tips on helping SMEs in the new financial year

by Reporter • 11 Jun 2019
Brokers have an important role to play in helping SMEs stay in good financial shape in the 2020 financial year, a... READ MORE