Borrower
‘Game-changer’: Government banks on fintech, CCR and data
by James Mitchell • 3 Nov 2017
The number of fintech start-ups in Australia increased from fewer than 100 in 2014 to 579 companies in July 2017,... READ MORE
RBA rates to remain unchanged: RateCity
by Reporter • 2 Nov 2017
Twenty-one out of the 23 leading economic indicators observed by the rate comparison website suggest that the RBA... READ MORE
Virgin Money cuts investor, IO rates and ups LVRs
by Staff reporter • 1 Nov 2017
Effective from 1 November, Virgin Money will be decreasing variable owner-occupied principal and interest (P&I)... READ MORE
Investor rates to hit 6.5% by 2020: QBE
by Reporter • 27 Oct 2017
The predictions come in the QBE Australian Housing Outlook 2017–2020, which forecasts what the market will look... READ MORE
ASIC cancels auto dealer’s credit licence
by Staff reporter • 27 Oct 2017
After reviewing Mr Young’s dealings with Indigenous customers, ASIC found that he was no longer a member of an... READ MORE
Stamp duty changes driving first home buyer comeback
by Staff reporter • 25 Oct 2017
The CoreLogic Property Pulse for October found that, in August, there were 10,227 owner-occupier first home buyer... READ MORE
Borrowers increasingly unsure of home loan terms
by Reporter • 25 Oct 2017
Gateway’s Mortgage Holder Sentiment Report 2017 has found that Australians with a mortgage are now more uncertain... READ MORE
Inefficiency is ‘crushing profitability’ in US mortgage market
by Staff reporter • 25 Oct 2017
Stephen Bulfer, the CEO and co-founder of US fintech StreamLoan, will reveal at The Adviser’s US Study Tour 2017... READ MORE
Underinvestment in equipment would see SMEs ‘lose out’
by Reporter • 20 Oct 2017
Alleasing CEO Daniel Blizzard made the comments after the company released its latest quarterly Equipment Demand... READ MORE
Commissions make credit advice ‘affordable’
by Reporter • 19 Oct 2017
While Choice did not provide a submission to Treasury on ASIC’s remuneration review (with NAB sending one... READ MORE
ING reprices commercial loans
by Staff reporter • 13 Oct 2017
In a message to its aggregation partners, ING said that the change will not impact applications received before this... READ MORE
Major bank overhauls business loan contracts
by Reporter • 6 Oct 2017
The simpler contracts utilise plain English, details transparent fees and upfront charges, have simpler contractual... READ MORE
Business credit growth to outpace mortgage growth: Morningstar
by Reporter • 6 Oct 2017
According to a recent research report into the major banks, Morningstar analyst David Ellis said that he expects... READ MORE
‘A third of IO borrowers don’t know they have an IO loan’: UBS
by Reporter • 5 Oct 2017
UBS Evidence Lab’s Liar Loans #2: Interest Only banking sector update came to the conclusion that a third of people... READ MORE
NSW mortgage rates differ by 1.91%
by Reporter • 4 Oct 2017
According to the research, which looked at more than 700 loans settled through HashChing brokers between 27 February... READ MORE

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