Lender
Alarming default rates identified in new report
by James Mitchell • 17 Nov 2016
The research by Finder.com.au found that 32.4 per cent of those surveyed said they had defaulted on credit card... READ MORE
New CEO for specialist lender
by Tamikah Bretzke • 16 Nov 2016
James Boyle, who was formerly the COO at Liberty, has been appointed to the role as part of Liberty’s move to... READ MORE
Australian ‘tightwads’ not saving on home loans
by Reporter • 16 Nov 2016
The University of Technology Sydney asked 1,000 Australians about their spending and saving habits on behalf of... READ MORE
Bank launches mortgage tracker app
by James Mitchell • 9 Nov 2016
Bankwest’s executive general manager of retail Andrew Whitechurch said the Application Tracker had been developed... READ MORE
Lender slashes rates by up to 50 basis points
by James Mitchell • 8 Nov 2016
Bluestone Mortgages says the out-of-cycle move comes as a result of the group’s consistent product development and... READ MORE
Court dismisses property spruiker’s appeal
by Reporter • 8 Nov 2016
ASIC this morning announced that the full bench of the Supreme Court dismissed an appeal by Park Trent Properties... READ MORE
ONLINE LENDER ENTERS BROKER CHANNEL
by Content Partner • 7 Nov 2016
A new online lender that offers Australians an efficient and convenient way to secure short-term finance has entered... READ MORE
Brokers prompted to consider ‘slice’ of specialist lending
by Reporter • 7 Nov 2016
Royden D’Vaz, national head of sales and marketing at Bluestone Mortgages, explained: “We’ve developed a... READ MORE
Direct-to-lender mortgage customers unwilling to use brokers
by James Mitchell • 7 Nov 2016
The report also found that same percentage of borrowers who used a broker would use a broker again, suggesting a high... READ MORE
NAB flags ‘considerable uncertainty’ in property market
by James Mitchell • 7 Nov 2016
The NAB Quarterly Australian Property Survey: Q3 2016, released last week, showed an overall improvement in housing... READ MORE
Consumer confidence losing momentum
by Reporter • 4 Nov 2016
The latest ANZ-Roy Morgan Australian Consumer Confidence report found that after a sharp fall in the previous week,... READ MORE
Broking boss says US election will have ‘massive consequences’
by James Mitchell • 3 Nov 2016
Finsure boss and 1300 Home Loan managing director John Kolenda said the Reserve Bank had no choice but to keep... READ MORE
Capital city dwelling values reach ‘new record highs’
by Francesca Krakue • 3 Nov 2016
According to the CoreLogic October Home Value Index, every capital city apart from Adelaide (-1.3 per cent), Hobart... READ MORE
Lender cuts rates by up to 45 basis points - Nov 2016
by James Mitchell • 2 Nov 2016
Virgin Money this week announced that it will be making a number of interest rate reductions to its Reward Me Home... READ MORE
Three more banks join online mortgage platform
by James Mitchell • 31 Oct 2016
South Australia-based fintech Joust, which launched into the Australian mortgage market in June, confirmed on Friday... READ MORE

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