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Credit resurgence could have ‘undesirable’ impact
by Charbel Kadib • 25 Jun 2019
Financial intelligence agency Moody’s Analytics has released its Second Quarter 2019 Housing Forecast Report, in... READ MORE
FHBs ‘overwhelmed’ by mortgage process
by Reporter • 25 Jun 2019
St George Bank’s 2019 Home Buying Survey of 1,173 Australians has reported that 93 per cent of first home buyers... READ MORE
Doubts cast over utility of FHB loan scheme
by Charbel Kadib • 17 Jun 2019
Prior to the federal election, which saw the Coalition re-elected to government, Prime Minister Scott Morrison... READ MORE
TMB drops variable mortgage rates
by Charbel Kadib • 17 Jun 2019
Teachers Mutual Bank Limited has announced that it will apply a rate cut of 25bps to its Flexi Choice variable rate... READ MORE
HomeStart announces mortgage rate cut
by Reporter • 14 Jun 2019
HomeStart Finance has announced that it will decrease its standard variable mortgage rate by 25bps to 5.14 per cent,... READ MORE
$2bn SME fund risky for taxpayers: Productivity Commission
by Tas Bindi • 14 Jun 2019
In its latest review of industry assistance policies, the Productivity Commission noticed a move towards... READ MORE
Top tips on helping SMEs in the new financial year
by Reporter • 11 Jun 2019
Jo Anderson, director at Loan IQ, has called on brokers to think about how they can help small and medium-sized... READ MORE
Nearly a third of SMEs struggle with finance
by Ezekiel MacNevin • 10 Jun 2019
New research commissioned by SME lender Prospa and undertaken by YouGov Galaxy has found that 75 per cent of... READ MORE
Mortgage portfolio ‘deteriorating’ as credit crunch persists
by Reporter • 7 Jun 2019
According to S&P Global Ratings’ latest quarterly RMBS report, over 30-day arrears underlying Australia’s... READ MORE
FHB activity falls despite improvement in affordability
by Charbel Kadib • 6 Jun 2019
The latest Adelaide Bank/REIA Housing Affordability Report has revealed that over the three months ending 31 March,... READ MORE
Banking on SMEs
by The Adviser • 5 Jun 2019
Why did Judo become a bank and what does it enable Judo to do that it couldn’t previously?
In building Judo,... READ MORE
RBA urged to ‘leave fuel in the tank’
by Charbel Kadib • 5 Jun 2019
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) yesterday decided to cut the official cash rate to 1.25 per cent, marking the... READ MORE
Suncorp launches new loan offering for SMEs
by Reporter • 30 May 2019
For small-business loans between $10,000 and $149,999, Suncorp will now offer borrowers a three-year fixed rate of... READ MORE
New credit rules make diversification ‘critical’
by Ezekiel MacNevin • 29 May 2019
Peer-to-peer lender RateSetter has claimed that the new credit assessment criteria from the Australian Securities and... READ MORE
Borrower fee flagged as option to mitigate clawback risks
by Charbel Kadib • 28 May 2019
In a post-election webinar hosted by mortgage aggregator Connective, director Mark Haron flagged the option of... READ MORE

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