Borrower
Survey confirms stamp duty relief is helping FHBs
by Staff Reporter • 3 Oct 2017
According to the Perfect Portal survey, 44.4 per cent of respondents confirmed that they have seen an increase since... READ MORE
Credit union launches home loan chatbot
by Reporter • 2 Oct 2017
The Let’s Chat service, developed by Sydney-based fintech Epictenet, aims to help answer user enquiries on a... READ MORE
Borrowers in the dark over rising rates
by James Mitchell • 29 Sep 2017
More than half of borrowers have no clue what impact a 2 per cent rate rise will have on their home loan, according... READ MORE
Mortgage offset class orders remade
by Julianne Leybag • 21 Sep 2017
The financial services regulator released a consultation paper earlier this year on re-establishing the instruments... READ MORE
CUA 'phases' back into investor loans, cuts rates
by Reporter • 20 Sep 2017
In April, Credit Union Australia announced that it would stop accepting new investor lending applications, including... READ MORE
Mortgage arrears at five-year high: Moody’s
by Reporter • 19 Sep 2017
According to the ratings service, the 30+ delinquency rate rose to 1.62 per cent in May 2017, up from 1.50 per cent... READ MORE
Credit ratings on the up for Liberty Financial
by Lucy Dean • 15 Sep 2017
The Liberty Series 2015-1 SME is a securitisation of loans to commercial clients which is secured by mortgages over... READ MORE
Political 'tit for tat' destructive in the Sydney housing debate
by Tim Neary • 14 Sep 2017
The council said that the “wash up” of the local government elections has seen a series of sound bites on... READ MORE
‘Power’ of established banks a ‘barrier’ for SMEs
by Lucy Dean • 8 Sep 2017
Kate Carnell, Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman (ASBFEO), has welcomed steps taken by the... READ MORE
Mortgage industry forum preparing policy solutions
by Reporter • 4 Sep 2017
The mortgage industry forum is composed of the Australian Bankers’ Association (ABA), Finance Brokers Association... READ MORE
Challenger bank working on commercial turnaround times
by Reporter • 1 Sep 2017
Speaking at ING DIRECT’s broker roadshow in Sydney last week, Adriana Sheedy, ING DIRECT’s executive director of... READ MORE
Loan Market challenges borrowers’ ‘blind loyalty’ to banks
by Lucy Dean • 30 Aug 2017
Peter Camphin, Queensland state director of Loan Market, told The Adviser that rural borrowers often have... READ MORE
‘Limited’ recourse for borrowers once mortgage discharged
by Lucy Dean • 29 Aug 2017
In the recent case Australian Securities Ltd v Borina Pty Ltd, the Supreme Court found that after borrowers have paid... READ MORE
Major banks abolish unfair SME contract terms
by Lucy Dean • 24 Aug 2017
The agreement was made with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Family Enterprise... READ MORE
More investors sacrificing lifestyle to buy property
by Julianne Leybag • 16 Aug 2017
According to Mortgage Choice’s Investor Survey, 71 per cent of property investors had to make lifestyle sacrifices... READ MORE

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