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CPI figures point to pending rate rise
by Staff Reporter • 24 Oct 2007
The September quarter’s CPI figures indicated a 0.7 per cent rise in headline inflation for an annual rate of 1.9 per...READ MORE
Homepath?s profits squeezed by credit slump
by Staff Reporter • 24 Oct 2007
Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s internet-based direct lending arm Homepath has reported a net profit loss of... READ MORE
Housing shortage could fuel inflation
by Staff Reporter • 23 Oct 2007
The lack of new housing in Australia coupled with an influx in migration is piling pressure on the nation’s... READ MORE
Australian lenders maintain fight against money laundering, terrorism...
by Staff Reporter • 23 Oct 2007
Australia will strengthen its fight against money laundering and terrorism financing through the introduction of a... READ MORE
Appointments: The Brokerage welcomes new player
by Staff Reporter • 22 Oct 2007
National aggregation firm The Brokerage has recruited ex-rugby league professional Joel Caine as head of key accounts... READ MORE
Surging rents will swallow tax cuts
by Staff Reporter • 21 Oct 2007
Low vacancy rates and housing affordability issues will see the Federal government’s promised tax cuts eaten by... READ MORE
Hunter credit unions join forces
by Staff Reporter • 17 Oct 2007
Three Hunter Valley-based credit unions have announced plans to merge.
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Australian First Mortgage reports healthy returns
by Staff Reporter • 16 Oct 2007
Australian First Mortgage (AFM) has reported a profitable end to the 2007 financial year. Overall the business... READ MORE
Markets could recover by Christmas
by Staff Reporter • 15 Oct 2007
Tightening global liquidity has rattled Australia's lending industry, with rising funding costs disrupting the... READ MORE
CBA pass on 50bp to consumers
by Staff Reporter • 15 Oct 2007
CBA recently bumped up its quarterly Line of Credit reference rate by a hefty 50 basis points.
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Smartline taps into financial services sector for growth
by Staff Reporter • 12 Oct 2007
Smartline has announced plans to boost its national presence to 300 franchises over the next five years — and is... READ MORE
A Northern Rock in Australia?
by Staff Reporter • 4 Oct 2007
As funding costs continue to rise, some are questioning whether Australian lenders are vulnerable to the same fate as... READ MORE
RAMS franchise goes under the hammer
by Staff Reporter • 2 Oct 2007
Westpac Bank has snapped up non-bank lender RAMS Home Loans Group’s (RAMS) franchise distribution business for... READ MORE
Macquarie re-starts a cautious Australian RMBS market
by Staff Reporter • 28 Sep 2007
Macquarie's September $500 million RMBS PUMA bond issue may have seemed like small fry compared to the deals done... READ MORE
Lenders unconcerned by banking sector consolidation
by Staff Reporter • 17 Sep 2007
Ongoing consolidation in the banking sector hit the headlines again in September with the Australian Competition and... READ MORE
Capital First sells $620 million loan book to Firstfolio
by Staff Reporter • 11 Sep 2007
Capital First has completed its transition to a non-conforming lender, agreeing to sell its $620 million prime... READ MORE
Rates stable, for now
by Staff Reporter • 5 Sep 2007
Despite continued strong economic growth, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has left interest rates... READ MORE
Appointments: Capital First appoints new BDM for New South Wales
by Staff Reporter • 5 Sep 2007
Capital First, a GMAC-RFC company, has expanded its operations with the appointment of James Kearny as business... READ MORE
Appointments: GMAC-RFC boosts Queensland relationship team
by Staff Reporter • 5 Sep 2007
GMAC-RFC has stepped up its relationship support for its wholesale lending arm, GMAC-RFC Partners, with the appointment... READ MORE
Appointments: New faces in MGIC Australia
by Staff Reporter • 5 Sep 2007
John Park has been appointed finance leader of MGIC Australia as the company continues its growth strategy. Park will... READ MORE
BoQ ?natural consolidator? for building societies and credit unions
by Staff Reporter • 3 Sep 2007
Bank of Queensland (BoQ) managing director David Liddy stresses building scale and reach are the main drivers of the... READ MORE
Valuer named Telstra Victorian Business of the Year
by Staff Reporter • 27 Aug 2007
WBP Property Group is the 2007 Telstra Victorian Business of the Year. Commenting on the award, WBP CEO Greville Pabst... READ MORE
Australian securitisation still strong
by Staff Reporter • 27 Aug 2007
A rollercoaster week has seen international share markets stumble and then stagger to their feet in the wake of a... READ MORE
Resimac urges underwriting vigilance following rate rise
by Staff Reporter • 8 Aug 2007
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) raised the official cash rate today by 25 basis points to 6.50 per cent.
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White future for Pepper
by Staff Reporter • 8 Aug 2007
For Pepper Homeloans, business over the past twelve months has been strong. But as CEO John Empey is quick to point... READ MORE
Challenger departs New Zealand market
by Staff Reporter • 3 Aug 2007
The appeal of the New Zealand mortgage market has finally run cold for Challenger Mortgage Management (Challenger).... READ MORE
City Pacific and ABF join forces
by Staff Reporter • 20 Jul 2007
‘Stronger’, ‘different’ and ‘new’ are the plain but accurate trump cards in... READ MORE
Switchers catch better deals
by Staff Reporter • 13 Jul 2007
A national survey conducted by the Mortgage & Finance Association of Australia (MFAA) and BankWest Home Finance... READ MORE
Appointments: AIMS grows its sales team
by Staff Reporter • 2 Jul 2007
AIMS Homeloans has expanded its sales team with the appointment of partnership executives Shelley Bird in New South... READ MORE
Economists on the money: rates stay put
by Staff Reporter • 2 Jul 2007
Despite speculation in some quarters, continued strong economic growth, low underlying inflation and a solid labour... READ MORE
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