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Banks ‘on notice’ over SME loans
by James Mitchell • 6 Feb 2017
An inquiry into small business loans by the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman (ASBFEO) Kate... READ MORE
Most Aussies feel like ‘just a number’ with big banks
by Francesca Krakue • 3 Feb 2017
The survey, which was conducted by Galaxy Research for non-bank lender State Custodians Home Loans, asked 1,005... READ MORE
Major bank offers fee waiver for first year mortgages
by Reporter • 2 Feb 2017
NAB has said that brokers will be able to continue to offer their customers $1,500 cash back on NAB home loan... READ MORE
Lender explains decision to ‘steer away’ from brokers
by James Mitchell • 2 Feb 2017
At a media roundtable in Sydney yesterday, SocietyOne co-founder Greg Symons and CEO Jason Yetton outlined an... READ MORE
Non-banks continue to have lowest mortgage arrears
by James Mitchell • 1 Feb 2017
Prime mortgage arrears were up 25 per cent from a year earlier, but remain relatively low. A total of 1.15 per cent... READ MORE
Non-bank launches new investor mortgage offering
by James Mitchell • 31 Jan 2017
Firstmac has this week launched an investor package that extends its owner-occupier rate, starting at 3.79 per cent,... READ MORE
Banks will use Sedgwick review ‘to remove or change payments’
by Reporter • 31 Jan 2017
The Sedgwick review was commissioned by the ABA as part of a reform plan announced in April 2016, which aims to... READ MORE
Major bank donates $50,000 to Bourke Street Fund
by Reporter • 30 Jan 2017
On 20 January 2017, a man drove his car into crowds at Melbourne’s Bourke Street mall area, killing five people and... READ MORE
Fintech lender hires CIO following $200m milestone
by James Mitchell • 27 Jan 2017
SocietyOne announced this week that John Cummins has joined the group as chief investment officer (CIO).
Mr Cummins... READ MORE
Lender extends two-week settlement guarantee
by James Mitchell • 24 Jan 2017
Firstmac national sales manager Jake Sanders says every borrower who met the criteria, since its launch last October,... READ MORE
Non-bank waives fee for custom home loans
by Reporter • 20 Jan 2017
The specialist lender said that the promotion applies to all applications for residential mortgages for customers... READ MORE
The alternative lender
by Reporter • 20 Jan 2017
Go back just five years and there were just a handful of places where businesses could get their loans. Few ventured... READ MORE
Broking courses see lift in demand
by Francesca Krakue • 19 Jan 2017
Speaking to The Adviser, Kaplan Professional chief executive officer Brian Knight highlighted that the company closed... READ MORE
Looming rate hikes fail to curb home loan demand
by James Mitchell • 18 Jan 2017
According to the latest housing finance data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, 54,603 home loans were written... READ MORE
Major bank reprices home loans
by Reporter • 17 Jan 2017
Effective immediately, NAB will decrease its one-year Package Fixed Rate for Home Loans to a rate of 3.89 per cent... READ MORE

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