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CBA warns of rate hike
by Staff Reporter • 11 Feb 2010
Mr Norris said funding costs and their pass-through was a “day by day situation”, noting that higher cost inputs... READ MORE
NAB to take slice of Homeloans Ltd
by Staff Reporter • 10 Feb 2010
In the last week, the company’s share price has climbed 19 per cent, while over the last 12 months, its share price... READ MORE
Second tier lender matches majors
by Staff Reporter • 10 Feb 2010
The second tier lender along with CBA and ANZ will now fight it out for the prestigious Lender of the Year award,... READ MORE
RESIMAC breaks into retail market
by Staff Reporter • 4 Feb 2010
The new venture, Hemesphere Financial Services, will offer competitively a standard variable mortgage at 6.19 per cent... READ MORE
Smaller lenders challenge majors
by Staff Reporter • 4 Feb 2010
Opportune Home Loans plans to offer homebuyers a competitively priced standard variable home loan.
The company will... READ MORE
Lender takes on majors, lifts LVRs
by Staff Reporter • 4 Feb 2010
The mortgage manager’s general manager Troy McLachlan told The Adviser that the company has increased its LVRs to 95... READ MORE
Top performing capital city revealed
by Staff Reporter • 4 Feb 2010
According to RP Data’s latest property pulse, Hobart was and is Australia’s most affordable market and has seen... READ MORE
Second-tier banks disapprove guarantee change
by Staff Reporter • 3 Feb 2010
The Bank of Queensland (BoQ) chief financial officer Ram Kangathran said the new structure would disadvantage the... READ MORE
Non-bank lenders - Ready to rumble
by Staff Reporter • 29 Jan 2010
Brokers have a long-standing affinity with the non-bank sector.
Since the industry’s early days, originators and... READ MORE
Banking satisfaction slides
by Staff Reporter • 27 Jan 2010
According to TNS' latest customer statisfaction report, 73.9 per cent of business banking customers were satisfied... READ MORE
AMP upsizes RMBS issue
by Staff Reporter • 25 Jan 2010
The bank announced last week that it had planned to sell $543.5 million of bonds, however, on Friday AMP decided to... READ MORE
Westpac defends two-tier LVRs
by Staff Reporter • 21 Jan 2010
The major yesterday announced it would drop its top LVRs for new business to 87 per cent from 97 per cent.
“We are a... READ MORE
ANZ helps women save
by Staff Reporter • 20 Jan 2010
The survey found that more than half of all Australian women have less than $5,000 in savings, while 33 per cent have... READ MORE
St George launches new customer platform
by Staff Reporter • 19 Jan 2010
The free application lets prospective buyers work out how much they can borrow, what monthly repayments would be, and... READ MORE
Rates help keep housing finance robust: Westpac
by Staff Reporter • 19 Jan 2010
In Westpac’s weekly economic report, the bank said the Reserve Bank would keep its cash rate steady throughout most... READ MORE

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