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Building activity remains weak
by Staff Reporter • 16 Jul 2008
The dollar value of national building activity declined by one per cent in the March quarter compared to the December...READ MORE
Monetary policy effective: RBA
by Staff Reporter • 16 Jul 2008
Tight financial conditions and higher fuel costs are working to quell demand, minutes from the RBA’s July... READ MORE
PMI downgrade impacts $600 million RMBS
by Staff Reporter • 16 Jul 2008
Moody’s Investors Service yesterday downgraded $600 million of Australian RMBS following a downgrade to PMI... READ MORE
Over Fifty Group withdraws reverse mortgage product
by Staff Reporter • 16 Jul 2008
The Over Fifty Group has announced its decision to withdraw from the reverse mortgage market.
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Westpac concludes big banks? latest round of rate hikes
by Staff Reporter • 15 Jul 2008
Westpac today announced an increase of 0.14 per cent to its standard variable rate, which makes it the final big bank... READ MORE
NAB, Suncorp move on rates
by Staff Reporter • 15 Jul 2008
NAB and Suncorp yesterday announced an increase to their standard variable lending rates.
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Fed reveals responsible lending rules
by Staff Reporter • 15 Jul 2008
The Federal Reserve yesterday approved new rules to govern the home loan market and enforce responsible lending... READ MORE
Brokers braced for one-in-a-hundred year property slump
by Staff Reporter • 15 Jul 2008
Property analysts have warned that the Australian residential market faces a meltdown – a grim prospect for... READ MORE
Macquarie prices $700 million RMBS
by Staff Reporter • 15 Jul 2008
Macquarie Securitisation Limited announced yesterday that it had priced a $700 million PUMA Masterfund S-7... READ MORE
US Treasury to bail out Freddie and Fannie
by Staff Reporter • 15 Jul 2008
In a move to prevent a complete demise of the US home loan market, the US Government has announced a plan to bail out... READ MORE
Personal finance commitments drop in May
by Staff Reporter • 14 Jul 2008
The value of national personal financing fell by 7.8 per cent to $12.581 billion from April to May, ABS data revealed... READ MORE
Retail banking and mortgage jobs slide again
by Staff Reporter • 14 Jul 2008
The number of jobs advertised on the internet in the retail banking and mortgage sector fell by a considerable 13.7... READ MORE
ANZ raises rates
by Staff Reporter • 14 Jul 2008
ANZ announced on Friday it would increase the rate on its variable home loans, shortly after the Commonwealth Bank... READ MORE
US bank collapses
by Staff Reporter • 14 Jul 2008
US lender IndyMac Bank was forced to close over the weekend, which has recast fears that the worst of the credit... READ MORE
CBA hikes rates
by Staff Reporter • 11 Jul 2008
The Commonwealth Bank (CBA) today became the first of the big four banks to lift rates despite the RBA’s... READ MORE
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