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Westpac to halt consumer mortgages for business purposes
by Tas Bindi • 14 Jun 2018
Under Westpac Group’s updated consumer credit policy, consumer mortgages (including loan top-ups) will not be... READ MORE
Rising star shares his tips for success
by Reporter • 13 Jun 2018
Loan Market broker Bernard Desmond, the winner of the Rising Start award at the Better Business Awards Victoria and... READ MORE
Westpac cuts referral ties with Prospa
by Tas Bindi • 13 Jun 2018
Westpac has decided not to renew its direct referral relationship with Prospa, which expired at the start of... READ MORE
Heritage Bank appoints first chief risk officer
by Reporter • 12 Jun 2018
Heritage Bank has announced the appointment of Kerry Beebe to its newly created role of chief risk officer (CRO).
Ms... READ MORE
Royal commission: Why lender responsibility for SME loans should not...
by • 12 Jun 2018
Successive governments, aware of how crucial the SME space is to the economy, have politicised the issue ad nauseam.... READ MORE
SME lender appoints new BDM to drive expansion
by Reporter • 8 Jun 2018
Australian Invoice Finance (AIF) has appointed Drew Vautin to the role of business development manager, Queensland,... READ MORE
Frustration mounts as lenders’ expense policies lack clarity
by Reporter • 7 Jun 2018
Following the suggestion during the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial... READ MORE
Major banks expected to ‘clamp down’ on commissions
by Reporter • 6 Jun 2018
According to a HashChing survey of its broker network, 68 per cent of respondents said they believe that the major... READ MORE
Westpac announces third-party reshuffle
by Reporter • 5 Jun 2018
Westpac’s former group general manager of third-party distribution, Tony MacRae, has been moved to the role of... READ MORE
FAST welcomes SME lender to its panel
by Reporter • 5 Jun 2018
Specialist SME finance provider GetCapital is the latest lender to be added to FAST’s lending panel.
FAST CEO... READ MORE
Boost in bank standards to be ‘short-lived’
by Reporter • 4 Jun 2018
Of the surveyed respondents on finder.com.au’s panel, 83 per cent (15/18) said they believe the Royal Commission... READ MORE
Regional markets offsetting national home value drop
by Reporter • 4 Jun 2018
CoreLogic’s Hedonic Home Value Index has revealed that national home prices fell by 0.1 per cent in the month of... READ MORE
Banks deny allegations of cartel conduct
by Reporter • 1 Jun 2018
On Friday (1 June), it was revealed that the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP) is preparing to... READ MORE
Analysis: How big are the non-bank lenders?
by James Mitchell • 1 Jun 2018
ABS data for the value of bank and non-bank mortgage lending to owner-occupiers goes back as far as 1975. In October... READ MORE
Tic:Toc boss calls out HEM issues and ‘questionable’ third parties
by James Mitchell • 31 May 2018
With the first weeks of the banking royal commission now behind us, Tic:Toc founder and CEO Anthony Baum believes it... READ MORE

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