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Credit demand went backwards in 2013/2014: Veda

by Staff Reporter • 10 Jul 2014
Veda’s quarterly credit index found a three per cent year-on-year fall in the volume of credit card and personal... READ MORE

Australian First Mortgage cuts fixed rates by 40 points

by Staff Reporter • 9 Jul 2014
The non-bank lender has followed a 50-point cut to its commercial rates earlier this month with a reduction of up to... READ MORE

Tax refunds to be used on mortgages and other debt

by Staff Reporter • 9 Jul 2014
A Homeloans survey of more than 750 Australians found that 64 per cent expect to receive a tax refund this year. Of... READ MORE

Why the big four banks should worry about BitCoin

by Troy McErvale • 9 Jul 2014
But all that may be set to change in the near future. The introduction of digital currencies, particularly BitCoin,... READ MORE

La Trobe formalises parent-child mortgages

by Nick Bendel • 7 Jul 2014
The P2C product allows parents to decide how much of the loan they want to take on. They also decide what interest... READ MORE

Housing lobby urges govt to improve mortgage competition

by Nick Bendel • 7 Jul 2014
The Housing Industry Association said a lack of competition was affecting house prices and building activity in its... READ MORE

Research group tips massive year for mortgages

by Staff Reporter • 7 Jul 2014
An IBISWorld report has forecast that the mortgages sector will expand by 9.6 per cent in 2014/2015 and be the... READ MORE

Are personal loans bad debt?

by Paul Walshe • 7 Jul 2014
While in general this can be true, there are circumstances where personal loans could provide a solution to a... READ MORE

Australian First Mortgage cuts rates by 50 points

by Staff Reporter • 4 Jul 2014
Australian First Mortgage has announced rate reductions on some of its key commercial products. The starting... READ MORE

Housing approvals bounce back

by Staff Reporter • 4 Jul 2014
There were 16,425 dwelling units approved in May, which represented a 14.3 per cent increase on the year before. It... READ MORE

Identity theft is costing borrowers dear: credit expert

by Staff Reporter • 3 Jul 2014
MyCra Lawyers chief executive Graham Doessel wrote in a blog for The Adviser that identity theft has been rising in... READ MORE

More borrowers at risk of losing their good name to fraudsters

by Graham Doessel • 3 Jul 2014
Just a couple of months ago, the attorney-general announced identity theft numbers had ballooned to a staggering one... READ MORE

Mortgage borrowers continue turning to variable rates

by Staff Reporter • 2 Jul 2014
The group reported that 75.34 per cent of its home loans in June were variable loans – up from 74.13 per cent in... READ MORE

Fewer migrants could mean less housing

by Staff Reporter • 30 Jun 2014
The Australian Bureau of Statistics data has revealed that 396,000 new residents came to Australia in 2013, down by... READ MORE

Mortgage Ezy launches no-fee loan product

by Staff Reporter • 27 Jun 2014
Non-bank lender Mortgage Ezy has released a product called Zero 100% Offset, which chief executive Garry Driscoll... READ MORE
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