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Bank of Queensland settles Storm Financial cases
by Nick Bendel • 23 Sep 2014
The bank announced yesterday that it had resolved both of its outstanding Storm Financial proceedings, subject to... READ MORE
ING Direct voted Australia’s best non-major bank
by Nick Bendel • 22 Sep 2014
ING Direct topped The Adviser’s annual rankings of Australia’s non-major banks with a score of 84.76.
Macquarie... READ MORE
ANZ tells inquiry: make disclosure documents simpler
by Nick Bendel • 22 Sep 2014
ANZ, in a joint submission with the Consumer Action Law Centre, told the Financial System Inquiry that business and... READ MORE
Govt urged to help banks improve their funding base
by Nick Bendel • 22 Sep 2014
Suncorp Bank told the Financial System Inquiry that a “national funding strategy” is required to calmly and... READ MORE
Property prices forecast to continue rising in 2015
by Staff Reporter • 19 Sep 2014
According to the analysis by SQM Research owner Louis Christopher, prices in Australia’s eight capital cities still... READ MORE
ASIC fines lender for ‘potentially misleading’ home loan ads
by Nick Bendel • 18 Sep 2014
The MFAA recently warned brokers that it is illegal to make headline claims that are invalidated by the fine print,... READ MORE
PLAN focuses on benchmarking and software as it turns 15
by Nick Bendel • 17 Sep 2014
The aggregator turned 15 on September 13 and will celebrate the milestone at its national conference in New Zealand... READ MORE
Big banks can sell home loans but not super: Roy Morgan
by Staff Reporter • 17 Sep 2014
Roy Morgan Research found that NAB is the most successful of the big four, holding 18.4 per cent of their... READ MORE
Debate continues about mixing broking and planning
by Nick Bendel • 15 Sep 2014
Mortgage website Flongle recently warned the Financial System Inquiry that firms that combine broking and planning... READ MORE
E-conveyancing will mean more competition, inquiry told
by Nick Bendel • 15 Sep 2014
Electronic conveyancing will significantly reduce the cost and time of the mortgage process, according to PEXA, the... READ MORE
CBA turnaround times back on track
by Nick Bendel • 12 Sep 2014
Aussie’s national head of sales operations, Steve McKenzie, said the bank processed some loans outside its SLAs in... READ MORE
Bank and mortgage manager form strategic alliance
by Staff Reporter • 12 Sep 2014
The relationship between Ballast Lending Central and MyState will only involve lending initially.
However, other key... READ MORE
New app promises to cut loan processing from weeks to minutes
by Staff Reporter • 11 Sep 2014
MOGOCheck said its app can retrieve and categorise key data elements in minutes, versus the days and weeks of the... READ MORE
Smaller banks confident of gaining ground on big four
by Nick Bendel • 11 Sep 2014
According to a recent poll on The Adviser, 43 per cent of respondents said the non-majors still lead the way for... READ MORE
Verifying credit files can mean cheaper loans: credit repair agency
by Nick Bendel • 11 Sep 2014
Princeville Credit Advocates lead adjudicator Merrilyn Mansfield told The Adviser in a video interview that this... READ MORE

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