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Mortgage Choice defies tough lending market
by Staff Reporter • 20 Aug 2008
Mortgage Choice has registered only a slight drop in volumes for the 2008 financial year compared with 2007, according...READ MORE
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UK lending to slump in 2008
by Staff Reporter • 20 Aug 2008
The battered UK lending market will reach new depths with lending to contract a further 19.3 per cent in 2008,... READ MORE
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CBA seeks slice of Aussie Home Loans
by Staff Reporter • 20 Aug 2008
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) is in negotiations to buy a stake in Aussie Home Loans (Aussie), the AFR... READ MORE
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Resilient renovation sector an opportunity for brokers
by Staff Reporter • 20 Aug 2008
Stagnant building activity and a dwelling shortage of 45,000 could boost renovation activity in coming months as home... READ MORE
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RBA set to cut rates
by Staff Reporter • 20 Aug 2008
Minutes from the Reserve Bank’s August monetary policy meeting and wages data released today point to a widely... READ MORE
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Profit growth for ACCU
by Staff Reporter • 20 Aug 2008
Despite absorbing higher funding costs, Australian Central Credit Union today reported a healthy after-tax profit of... READ MORE
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HSBC fixed rates slashed by up to 130 bps
by Staff Reporter • 19 Aug 2008

HSBC Bank Australia yesterday cut its fixed home lending rates by between 35 and 130 basis points.

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Broker sales conference 'spot on'
by Staff Reporter • 18 Aug 2008

Brokers turned out in force for the inaugural Lending Sales Success (LSS) conference in Sydney last weekend.

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CBA tipped to move on BankWest
by Staff Reporter • 18 Aug 2008

The Commonwealth Bank may turn set its sights on Perth-based BankWest, The Australian reported today.

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First home buyer affordability remains at 24 year low
by Staff Reporter • 18 Aug 2008
National first home buyer affordability remained at a 24 year low in the June quarter, the HIA-CBA First Home Buyer... READ MORE
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Lending competition healthy: RBA
by Staff Reporter • 15 Aug 2008
The Australian financial sector is healthy and competitive, the RBA’s deputy governor Ric Battellino told the... READ MORE
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Baby-boomers push younger borrowers from property market
by Staff Reporter • 15 Aug 2008
Older Australians have blocked younger borrowers from the property market, a report released today by Finsia... READ MORE
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QBE purchases PMI Australia
by Staff Reporter • 15 Aug 2008

QBE Insurance has bought mortgage insurer PMI Australia for $1.027 billion.

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Commission cuts boost leasing finance appeal for brokers
by Staff Reporter • 15 Aug 2008
Leasing finance is tipped to replace lost dollars for some brokers as residential lending slows and lender commission... READ MORE
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New aggregator relationship for The Mortgage Gallery NSW/ACT
by Staff Reporter • 15 Aug 2008
The Mortgage Gallery announced today that its NSW/ACT franchise operation will now operate as its own broking... READ MORE
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Wide Bay creates contingency RMBS
by Staff Reporter • 15 Aug 2008
Wide Bay Australia has created a $100 million internal securitisation program to generate additional liquidity if... READ MORE
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Consumer sentiment improves
by Staff Reporter • 15 Aug 2008
Consumer sentiment bounced back for August, the Westpac-Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment revealed... READ MORE
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Club launches franchise operations
by Staff Reporter • 14 Aug 2008

Club Financial Services (Club) has launched a national franchise operation.

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MFAA continues push for Aussie Mac
by Staff Reporter • 14 Aug 2008
The MFAA will step up its push for a government-backed funding source today in a verbal submission to the House of... READ MORE
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ACCC approves Westpac and St George merger
by Staff Reporter • 14 Aug 2008
The amalgamation of Westpac and St George looks likely to go ahead following the ACCC’s approval of the merger... READ MORE
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Aussie Mac not the solution: RBA
by Staff Reporter • 13 Aug 2008
The RBA revealed today that it does not support the proposal of a government-sponsored agency to support the local... READ MORE
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Fixed-rate demand slides further
by Staff Reporter • 13 Aug 2008

Demand for fixed-rate loans continued to drop in July, data from Mortgage Choice revealed this week.

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CBA yearly net profit rises 7pc
by Staff Reporter • 13 Aug 2008
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) today reported a better than expected seven per cent rise in annual net... READ MORE
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Spiralling business conditions to usher 150bp rate cut: NAB
by Staff Reporter • 13 Aug 2008
Business conditions fell again in July and are now dropping at a level faster than that recorded during the post-2000... READ MORE
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Business credit slumps
by Staff Reporter • 12 Aug 2008
Small business lending has slumped to an annualised growth rate of eight per cent, according to the RBA’s latest... READ MORE
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June lending figures down
by Staff Reporter • 12 Aug 2008
The ABS’ Lending Finance Australia report, released yesterday, revealed that the total value of owner-occupied... READ MORE
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Credit reporting changes welcomed
by Staff Reporter • 12 Aug 2008
Tentative proposals to alter Australia’s credit reporting framework have been met with approval by the... READ MORE
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25bp rate cut a start but more needed to spark market revival
by Staff Reporter • 12 Aug 2008
September is widely tipped to see the first official rate cut since December 2001 and indications are that more could... READ MORE
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Adelaide and Bendigo deliver solid profit
by Staff Reporter • 12 Aug 2008
In its first annual result since merging last year, Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Ltd have delivered a $170.5 million... READ MORE
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Prospects for rate cut increasing: RBA
by Staff Reporter • 12 Aug 2008
An interest rate cut in coming months could materialise following the release of RBA’s Statement on Monetary... READ MORE
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