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Royal commission to focus on credit to SMEs

by Reporter • 9 May 2018
The financial services royal commission’s next round of public hearings is set to focus on loans to small and... READ MORE
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New Macquarie-backed player enters mortgage market

by Reporter • 9 May 2018
A new fintech founded by two former NAB executives has received $15 million from major investors to facilitate its... READ MORE
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Borrowers should ‘brace’ themselves for rate hikes

by Reporter • 30 Apr 2018
Mortgage holders have been urged to prepare for out-of-cycle interest rate hikes from lenders spurred by an increase in... READ MORE
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Opinion: APRA’s actions will reduce borrowing power

by James Mitchell • 27 Apr 2018
The banking regulator has swapped one lending curb for another as Australia’s lending crackdown continues. But new... READ MORE
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‘Flawed’ mortgage lending could trigger risk

by Reporter • 23 Apr 2018
Revelations of “flawed” lending practices uncovered by the royal commission could expose the property market to... READ MORE
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Regional bank to announce partnership to boost SME platform

by Reporter • 20 Apr 2018
A non-major lender is set to form a partnership with a digital payments provider to simplify access to payments for its... READ MORE
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Small business loan ABS trust first to be assigned rating

by Reporter • 20 Apr 2018
Prospa’s Australian small business loan asset-backed securities trust has become the first in Australasia to be... READ MORE
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What’s happening with investor loans?

by Michael Ellison • 17 Apr 2018
What effects have macro-prudential measures actually had? And who is the one benefitting? READ MORE
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La Trobe Financial’s $750m RMBS receives highest credit rating

by Staff Reporter • 13 Apr 2018
Standard & Poor’s has provided its highest credit rating to $658.5 million of La Trobe Financial’s sixth... READ MORE
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Financial planners want to offer credit advice

by Reporter • 6 Apr 2018
The Financial Planning Association has backed calls for financial planners to provide credit advice, but it said that... READ MORE