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Housing sentiment rebounds, worries ease: ME Bank
by Malavika Santhebennur • 12 Nov 2020
The 7th edition of the ME Bank Quarterly Property Sentiment Report for the fourth quarter of 2020 revealed that only... READ MORE
Charting a course to broking for aspiring women
by Malavika Santhebennur • 11 Nov 2020
Speaking to The Adviser's In Focus podcast during The Adviser's Women in Finance month, the Mortgage Choice CEO... READ MORE
Pepper extends trail policy for COVID-19 loans
by Malavika Santhebennur • 10 Nov 2020
In March this year, Pepper Money was the first lender to announce that it would continue to honour all trail payments... READ MORE
‘Unconscionable’ for majors to fail to pass on rate: FBAA
by reporter • 6 Nov 2020
Peter White AM, managing director of the Finance Brokers Association of Australia (FBAA), has said that it is... READ MORE
Non-majors announce rate cuts
by Malavika Santhebennur • 6 Nov 2020
Industry superannuation fund-owned ME Bank has announced its decision to pass on the Reserve Bank of Australia’s... READ MORE
Open banking expected to ease income and expense verification
by Annie Kane • 5 Nov 2020
The finding comes in a new report, The State of Open Banking in Australia, launched by technology provider... READ MORE
Major banks slash interest rates
by Malavika Santhebennur • 5 Nov 2020
ANZ, CBA, NAB and Westpac have announced rate cuts to several of their loan products for new borrowers, following... READ MORE
Non-bank completes $55m capital raise
by Annie Kane • 5 Nov 2020
In September, the commercial lender announced that it had reduced its rate on interest-only first mortgages by 25... READ MORE
How property demand is shifting amid COVID-19
by Malavika Santhebennur • 4 Nov 2020
La Trobe Financial’s chief lending officer, Cory Bannister, told The Adviser’s In Focus segment on the changing... READ MORE
CBA fined for lending to problem gambler
by Reporter • 2 Nov 2020
The Federal Court has issued a $150,000 penalty to the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) for breaches of... READ MORE
Mortgage Choice adds neobank to panel
by Malavika Santhebennur • 2 Nov 2020
Mortgage Choice has announced that it has added 86 400 to its residential lending panel.
According to Mortgage... READ MORE
ING announces new CEO
by Annie Kane • 29 Oct 2020
Effective from 16 November, Melanie Evans, the lender’s current head of retail bank, will be promoted to the role... READ MORE
BOQ eases expense validation policy
by Reporter • 29 Oct 2020
The Bank of Queensland (BOQ) has announced changes to its living expense validation policy for home loan applications... READ MORE
NAB joins affordable housing cooperative
by Reporter • 28 Oct 2020
NAB has announced that it will be joining the Constellation Project (Constellation) as an Alliance Member to support... READ MORE
Bank overhauls rem model, reduces upfront commissions
by Reporter • 27 Oct 2020
Bankwest has overhauled its broker commissions and clawback structure, effective for settlements from 1 January... READ MORE

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