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ING DIRECT records strong profit
by Staff Reporter • 7 Mar 2012
Strong home loan growth has helped ING DIRECT increase its net profit after tax.
According to the lender’s latest... READ MORE
Banks to move regardless of RBA
by Staff Reporter • 6 Mar 2012
Regardless of what the Reserve Bank does when the Board meets later today, Australia's banks could lift their rates... READ MORE
Lender records massive spike in home loan demand
by Staff Reporter • 6 Mar 2012
Proving Australians are keen to look for an alternative to the big four, one of the nation’s non-majors has recorded... READ MORE
Submissions open for Australian Broking Awards
by Staff Reporter • 5 Mar 2012
Now in its second year, the Australian Broking Awards – to be held 27 July in Sydney – are the only awards... READ MORE
Lenders increase LVRs
by Staff Reporter • 5 Mar 2012
According to new data by RateCity, nearly 70 per cent of all home loans have an LVR of 95 per cent and above –... READ MORE
Lender fears grow over rise of white labelling
by Staff Reporter • 2 Mar 2012
Speaking at a non-majors luncheon hosted by The Adviser in Sydney last week, Suncorp's head of third party Steven... READ MORE
Bank sheds application fee
by Staff Reporter • 1 Mar 2012
Adelaide Bank has thrown down the gauntlet to Australia's big four and non-majors, removing its $795 application fee... READ MORE
Disclose lenders or else: MFAA
by Staff Reporter • 29 Feb 2012
MFAA chief executive Phil Naylor has issued a warning to brokers that only recommend a couple of lenders: disclose the... READ MORE
Non-major calls for standardised loan applications
by Staff Reporter • 28 Feb 2012
Mr Percy's comments were made at a recent Leadership Luncheon hosted by The Adviser in Sydney, which brought together... READ MORE
Non-bank sector tipped to rise
by Staff Reporter • 24 Feb 2012
Australia's non-bank lenders are expected to see a resurgence in volumes in 2012 according to one of the largest... READ MORE
Lender of the Year revealed
by Staff Reporter • 24 Feb 2012
One of Australia’s majors has been named lender of the year for 2012 at the annual Australian Lending Awards hosted... READ MORE
Conversion ratios remain poor: CBA
by Staff Reporter • 23 Feb 2012
Sub standard loan submissions are continuing to hold back the third party distribution channel according to... READ MORE
CHOICE campaign sparks lender criticism
by Staff Reporter • 23 Feb 2012
One of Australia's credit unions has voiced its concerns over the potential damage the consumer watchdog CHOICE’s... READ MORE
Backlash to rate rise warranted: non-bank
by Staff Reporter • 22 Feb 2012
Intouch Finance chief executive Paul Ryan has slammed the big banks for raising rates out of cycle, and said the... READ MORE
Brokers run risk of becoming lenders' agents
by Staff Reporter • 21 Feb 2012
Brokers that write business with one or two institutions run the risk of becoming an agent to a particular institution... READ MORE

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