Mortgage and Finance Brokers Breaking News - The Adviser

Major bank to review broker commissions

by Staff Reporter • 10 Dec 2009

There’s growing industry speculation that one of the major banks is gearing up to pay greater commissions to its... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 9 Dec 2009

The MFAA will seek to define the characteristics of a professional broker, which it hopes will prompt lenders to... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 9 Dec 2009

Tighter banking regulations could force homeowners and businesses to pay higher interest rates. READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 9 Dec 2009

Homeowners can expect a further two rate rises in February and March, NAB’s chief economist Alan Oster has claimed. READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 8 Dec 2009

Almost all of the second tier lenders have followed the lead of CBA, Westpac and ANZ and lifted variable mortgage rates... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 8 Dec 2009

Suncorp’s chief executive officer Patrick Snowball has completed his overhaul of the company’s executive ranks by... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 8 Dec 2009

Westpac’s chief executive officer Gail Kelly has defended the bank’s decision to increase its variable mortgage... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 8 Dec 2009

The total number of jobs advertised in the major metropolitan newspapers and on the internet rose by 5.2 per cent in... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 8 Dec 2009

Some postcodes in Australia have been more vulnerable to the recent rate rises, a new report by Fitch Ratings has found. READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 8 Dec 2009

The official cash rate will only hit 4.5 per cent in 2010, Westpac’s chief economist Bill Evans has claimed. READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 7 Dec 2009

Homeloans Ltd has become the first lender outside of the big four banks to stay in line with the Reserve Bank and raise... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 7 Dec 2009

National Australia Bank is testing an online mortgage channel in an effort to broaden the scope of its online savings... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 7 Dec 2009

Momentum remains in the property market heading into the New Year despite the Reserve Bank’s decision to increase the... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 7 Dec 2009

The federal government will ensure ‘competitive pressure’ is placed on the nation’s big four banks after three of... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 7 Dec 2009

Despite being reduced in October, Australians continue to take up the federal government’s first home owners grant... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 7 Dec 2009

There is now a 27 basis point spread between the highest and lowest variable rates amongst the major banks after the... READ MORE