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Heritage Bank waives application fees
by Staff Reporter • 12 Nov 2014
This special is available to new borrowers taking out standard variable and discount variable home loans before close... READ MORE
New program could bring ‘dead leads’ back to life
by Huntley Mitchell • 10 Nov 2014
Budget advice firm Budgeting Works has unveiled a program to let brokers know when their clients are ready to reapply... READ MORE
Profits up, LVRs down for Genworth
by Nick Bendel • 10 Nov 2014
Genworth reported a net profit of $64 million for the three months to 30 September 2014, which was up 13.9 per cent... READ MORE
APRA warns lenders over high LVRs
by Nick Bendel • 7 Nov 2014
The regulator used its final prudential practice guide on residential mortgage lending to warn lenders to monitor... READ MORE
Increased car importing may force change in credit standards
by Nick Bendel • 7 Nov 2014
The assistant minister for infrastructure, Jamie Briggs, hosted a meeting at Parliament House this week to discuss... READ MORE
Specialist lending success stories
by Sean Murphy • 7 Nov 2014
A lot of lenders don't look at business debt favourably. Take one recent case, which involved a client who ran a... READ MORE
Bank of Melbourne cuts interest rates
by Staff Reporter • 6 Nov 2014
Advantage Package two-year rates have fallen to 4.69 per cent, while the three-year rates have fallen to 4.79 per... READ MORE
Building approvals fall by 13.4pc
by Staff Reporter • 5 Nov 2014
The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported that 15,004 dwelling units were approved in September. That represented... READ MORE
Does short-term lending mean sky-high rates?
by Andrew Littleford • 5 Nov 2014
Market tolerance for sky-high rates has been progressively reduced with the introduction of NCCP legislation and... READ MORE
Interest rate decision announced by Reserve Bank
by Nick Bendel • 4 Nov 2014
The central bank confirmed market predictions by leaving the official cash rate at a record-low 2.5 per cent for the... READ MORE
Homeloans keeps cutting rates
by Staff Reporter • 3 Nov 2014
The non-bank lender has reduced the fixed rates on its Optima product by up to 10 basis points.
One-year Optima... READ MORE
Contrasting growth stories for new third-party lenders
by Nick Bendel • 3 Nov 2014
Bank of China had $672 million of owner-occupier and investor loans on its books as of 30 September 2014, according... READ MORE
NAB third-party volumes increase by 13.9pc
by Nick Bendel • 31 Oct 2014
The major bank posted a net profit of $5.1 billion for the 12 months to 30 September 2014, which marked a 0.7 per... READ MORE
Bank reform would deliver 'increased pricing tension'
by Nick Bendel • 31 Oct 2014
Chief executive Patrick Snowball said the big four banks are uncomfortable with the attention that has been paid to... READ MORE
Pepper hits back at The Australian
by Staff Reporter • 30 Oct 2014
An article in The Australian criticised the "unwanted return" of low-doc loans and alleged that low-doc loans "have... READ MORE

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