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Greater Bank slashes investor rates
by Huntley Mitchell • 27 Jun 2016
Effective Monday 27 June, the bank’s five-year fixed rate for its Ultimate Home Loan has been slashed by 20 basis... READ MORE
FBAA slams major bank for ‘dodgy’ practices
by Huntley Mitchell • 27 Jun 2016
According to Fairfax, a recent report by the Finance Sector Union revealed that CBA staff “have raised concerns... READ MORE
Looking ahead with a specialist lender
by Cory Bannister • 24 Jun 2016
Interest rates are at an all-time low and some have forecast it will remain so for the next decade, with conditions... READ MORE
ME announces further pricing changes
by James Mitchell • 22 Jun 2016
The industry super fund-owned bank has cut its three-year fixed home loan rate by 10 basis points to 3.79 per cent... READ MORE
Loan writers could soon face court over selling practices
by James Mitchell • 20 Jun 2016
Speaking at an FBAA event in Sydney yesterday, industry veteran Steve Weston said regulatory changes in the UK have... READ MORE
Lender changes rates and reinstates new P&I investor refinances
by Reporter • 19 Jun 2016
Bankwest has announced that, following a hiatus on the acceptance of applications from new customers seeking to... READ MORE
Land tax resulting in ‘unfair outcomes’
by Reporter • 17 Jun 2016
John Cunningham, president of the Real Estate Institute of NSW, says there are many unfair outcomes as a result of... READ MORE
CBA clarifies rate changes
by James Mitchell • 16 Jun 2016
A CBA spokesperson told The Adviser the bank has not reduced its investor home loan rates and no changes have been... READ MORE
Labor’s negative gearing model ‘dangerously misleading’
by Reporter • 10 Jun 2016
Ben Kingsley, chairman of Property Investment Professionals of Australia (PIPA), said Labor’s negative gearing... READ MORE
Banks to ‘raise rates after federal election’
by James Mitchell • 8 Jun 2016
1300HomeLoan managing director John Kolenda says it’s not surprising that the RBA kept its cash rate at the record... READ MORE
Millennials pinching the pennies, says report
by Killian Plastow • 8 Jun 2016
MLC’s latest Wealth Sentiment Survey found 42 per cent of Australians in the 18 to 29-year-old age bracket grew... READ MORE
Westpac announces major home lending changes
by James Mitchell • 7 Jun 2016
The major bank introduced the new measure after its research found that 88 per cent of Australians believe a bank... READ MORE
Brokers could lose lender incentives
by Huntley Mitchell • 6 Jun 2016
FBAA chief executive Peter White told The Adviser he does not anticipate a fee-for-service model will be introduced... READ MORE
Scrapping commissions will kill mortgage competition, says lender
by Huntley Mitchell • 2 Jun 2016
Royden D’Vaz, national sales manager at Bluestone Mortgages, said the current remuneration model for brokers... READ MORE
NAB set to launch new business loan
by Francesca Krakue • 2 Jun 2016
The NAB ‘QuickBiz’ loan, due to launch in early June, will allow eligible customers to apply for up to $50,000 in... READ MORE

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