Lender
Data highlights rise of interest-only and high-LVR lending
by Cameron Kusher • 28 May 2014
The data showed that at the end of the March 2014 quarter, there was $1.2 trillion worth of residential loans to... READ MORE
CBA, ANZ named among world’s most valuable banks
by Tim Stewart • 27 May 2014
The BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands study combined measures of brand equity with interviews with over two... READ MORE
Bank cuts rates by 45 points
by Nick Bendel • 26 May 2014
P&N Bank has reduced its four-year rate from 5.59 per cent to 5.20 per cent.
The Perth-based lender has also... READ MORE
Another government changing its first home owner grant
by Kylie Purcell • 26 May 2014
The current grant, which offers $5,000 to first time borrowers who buy existing homes, will be replaced on July 1 by... READ MORE
Bank offers new referral fee – and then doubles it
by Staff Reporter • 22 May 2014
Brokers will be paid $110 for a successful referral, although this has been increased to $220 until 31 December... READ MORE
Cash rate will remain at 2.5pc, say RBA and Westpac
by Staff Reporter • 21 May 2014
The cash rate has been fixed at 2.5 per cent for nine months after the Reserve Bank decided to leave rates on hold at... READ MORE
Don’t blame foreigners for rising house prices: LJ Hooker
by Staff Reporter • 20 May 2014
The real estate giant also said that locals – not foreigners – are the “overwhelming driver of price growth”... READ MORE
Reserve Bank urges first home buyers not to 'overstretch'
by Staff Reporter • 19 May 2014
The Reserve Bank of Australia's head of financial security, Luci Ellis, told a housing conference last week that the... READ MORE
Industry seeking fresh approach from Naylor's replacement
by Nick Bendel • 16 May 2014
Mr Naylor caused a stir at the MFAA annual conference on Wednesday when he announced he would resign in December... READ MORE
Aggregator adds another lender to its panel
by Nick Bendel • 16 May 2014
The Sydney-based aggregator, which now has 31 accredited lenders, also added Bank of Queensland to its panel in... READ MORE
Non-major bank keeps cutting rates
by Nick Bendel • 15 May 2014
Citibank has reduced the three-year rate for its Mortgage Plus home loan from 4.99 per cent to 4.87 per... READ MORE
Rates won’t rise until end of 2015: NAB
by John Batsick • 15 May 2014
Speaking at a NAB Federal Budget Breakfast in Sydney yesterday, the bank’s global head of research, Peter Jolly,... READ MORE
Lender cuts fixed and variable rates
by Staff Reporter • 14 May 2014
Homeloans announced a reduction in its Ultra Plus two-year fixed rate from 4.89 per cent to 4.84 per cent.
The... READ MORE
Star name steps forward for Australian Broking Awards
by Kylie Purcell • 14 May 2014
Rise High Financial Services is one of the many companies that has entered the Australian Broking Awards, which will... READ MORE
Real estate making Australians feel wealthier
by Staff Reporter • 14 May 2014
A Reserve Bank statement on monetary policy revealed that household wealth had increased by 10 per cent during the... READ MORE

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