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Bankwest launches home loan pricing tool
by Reporter • 9 Oct 2017
The tool, which has been rolled out across Bankwest’s broker network via its Home Lending Portal, has been designed... READ MORE
Navigating SME lenders
by Neil McKay • 6 Oct 2017
Unprecedented change is taking place in the financial services sector, creating enormous opportunity for brokers to... READ MORE
SME lender experiences ‘record demand’
by Reporter • 6 Oct 2017
According to the short-term lender, land buyers and developers are increasingly finding it hard to get loans through... READ MORE
CEO of ASB Bank to retire
by Reporter • 3 Oct 2017
Barbara Chapman has announced her intention to retire from the role at Easter next year. She has held the role since... READ MORE
MyState Bank launches new home loan
by staff reporter • 28 Sep 2017
The new MyState Basic Home Loan was created by the bank after brokers voiced support for a mortgage that “is easy... READ MORE
Suncorp changes pricing methodology for IO loans
by Reporter • 28 Sep 2017
Previously, Suncorp Bank had the same rates for both principal and interest (P&I) and interest-only (IO)... READ MORE
Non-major takes $500m in mortgages from big four
by James Mitchell • 27 Sep 2017
Speaking to The Adviser ahead of the company’s full-year result announcement late this week, Newcastle Permanent... READ MORE
Major bank accepts VOI reports
by Reporter • 26 Sep 2017
NAB and its subsidiaries, including Advantedge Financial Services, have announced that brokers can now collect and... READ MORE
ANZ tightens up on apartment lending
by Reporter • 26 Sep 2017
Effective Monday, 2 October, there will be a maximum 80 per cent loan-to-value ratio (LVR) for owner-occupier and... READ MORE
Westpac group drops fixed rate
by Reporter • 21 Sep 2017
As of Wednesday (20 September), Westpac’s two-year fixed rate for owner-occupiers paying principal and interest... READ MORE
Non-major changes commission clawback policies
by Staff Reporter • 20 Sep 2017
In a letter to brokers this week, Macquarie explained that from 16 October 2017, a reduced clawback period and new... READ MORE
NAB Group changes credit policy
by Reporter • 19 Sep 2017
NAB and its subsidiary companies (including wholesale funder and white-label provider Advantedge), have changed... READ MORE
Banks have 'no excuse for not challenging expenses'
by Reporter • 18 Sep 2017
Last week, ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft touched on UBS’ recent sector update, which suggested that around $500... READ MORE
Brokers provide regional lenders with ‘plenty of opportunities’:...
by Lucy Dean • 15 Sep 2017
That’s according to Wayne Byres, chairman of APRA, who in a parliamentary hearing yesterday (13 September)... READ MORE
ASIC questions legality of bank rate hikes
by James Mitchell • 15 Sep 2017
ASIC appeared before the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics yesterday (14 September) where... READ MORE

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