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ANZ follows other big four banks in cutting five-year rates
by Nick Bendel • 12 Aug 2014
ANZ announced that it has reduced its five-year Breakfree rates from 5.49 to 4.99 per cent, effective August 8.
It... READ MORE
Renovations trend may be distorting property market
by Staff Reporter • 12 Aug 2014
John Oliver, chief executive of South Australia’s government-backed lender, HomeStart Finance, said renovators are... READ MORE
New lenders ‘very interested’ in broker channel: Haron
by Nick Bendel • 11 Aug 2014
The Bank of Sydney announced last week that it would do a “soft launch” of its third-party business in the fourth... READ MORE
Resimac cuts risk fees
by Staff Reporter • 11 Aug 2014
The non-bank lender has reduced its risk fees by one percentage point for all specialist lending products with a... READ MORE
Property prices set for spring showdown: RP Data
by Staff Reporter • 11 Aug 2014
Senior research analyst Cameron Kusher said the spring season, from September to November, would give a clearer... READ MORE
Bank of Sydney to enter third-party channel
by Nick Bendel • 8 Aug 2014
Bank of Sydney will pay brokers an upfront commission of 0.70 per cent and trail from year one of 0.20 per cent,... READ MORE
Bankwest cuts fixed rates by 75 points
by Staff Reporter • 8 Aug 2014
The bank has cut up to 75 basis points from its Complete Home Loan Package.
The three-year rate has fallen from 5.04... READ MORE
Teachers Mutual Bank cuts two-year rate to 4.67pc
by Staff Reporter • 7 Aug 2014
The new rate is a temporary offer that covers applications between August 7 and September 7.
It comes with a free... READ MORE
Banks chasing credit assessors and mortgage staff: Hays
by Staff Reporter • 6 Aug 2014
Hays said that mortgage sales professionals, credit assessors and lending managers top the list of skills in demand... READ MORE
Reserve Bank makes monthly interest rate announcement
by Staff Reporter • 5 Aug 2014
The official cash rate was left at a record-low 2.5 per cent for the 12th consecutive month, as most experts had... READ MORE
Suncorp Bank increases commissions
by Staff Reporter • 5 Aug 2014
The bank announced that it had increased upfront payments from 0.50 per cent to 0.65 per cent, effective August... READ MORE
P&N Bank cuts fixed rates by 31 points
by Staff Reporter • 5 Aug 2014
P&N Bank has reduced its three-year rate from 4.85 to 4.75 per cent, its four year-rate from 5.20 to 4.95 per... READ MORE
Lender cuts fixed rates by 70 points
by Staff Reporter • 5 Aug 2014
The non-bank lender has reduced its fixed rates for its Complete and Alliance product suite, with the changes... READ MORE
Specialist loans do satisfy responsible lending requirements
by Darren Stratford • 5 Aug 2014
This is 100 per cent not the case. Nowhere does the NCCP state that a specific interest rate makes a loan unsuitable.... READ MORE
Rate wars continue as ME Bank undercuts the big four
by Nick Bendel • 31 Jul 2014
ME Bank announced yesterday that it had cut its five-year fixed rate from 5.39 per cent to 4.94 per cent.
It... READ MORE

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