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Firstfolio to buy eChoice
by Staff Reporter • 14 Oct 2008
Firstfolio Ltd today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire up to 100 per cent of online mortgage...READ MORE
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Mortgage holders still confident about financial position
by Staff Reporter • 13 Oct 2008
Mortgage Choice’s Financial Temperature Check Survey has found that despite the international credit crunch and... READ MORE
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Canberra broker admits to fraud
by Staff Reporter • 13 Oct 2008

A broker has pleaded guilty to a range of fraud offensives following a probe by ASIC.

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Funding costs ease
by Staff Reporter • 13 Oct 2008
Australian funding costs have eased following the government’s announcement that it would guarantee bank... READ MORE
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Suncorp fails to attract buyer
by Staff Reporter • 13 Oct 2008
Suncorp has shelved plans to auction off its banking and wealth management operations after receiving only one bid... READ MORE
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Bush rallies G7 to fight global financial instability
by Staff Reporter • 13 Oct 2008
The G7 nations have pledged to take “decisive action” against the global financial crisis, following their... READ MORE
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Weekend auctions disappoint
by Staff Reporter • 13 Oct 2008
Last week’s one per cent rate cut failed to inspire property buyers in a sluggish weekend for property... READ MORE
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Government guarantees bank deposits
by Staff Reporter • 13 Oct 2008
In a move to sure up confidence in the domestic banking system the federal government announced yesterday that it will... READ MORE
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BOQ profits dip
by Staff Reporter • 10 Oct 2008
Bank of Queensland has suffered a 2 percent fall in profits for the 2008 fiscal year however the bank remains in a... READ MORE
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Asian central banks cut rates
by Staff Reporter • 10 Oct 2008
Fear of the global financial crisis has spread through Asia prompting several central banks to cut rates following the... READ MORE
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Jobs fall as economy slows
by Staff Reporter • 10 Oct 2008
Rising unemployment will place further pressure on the RBA to cut rates further next month as the Australian economy... READ MORE
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Confidence to return to property market: RP Data
by Staff Reporter • 10 Oct 2008
The residential property market may have reached the bottom of its downward cycle RP Data predicted yesterday. Tim... READ MORE
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RAMS undercuts major banks with rate cut
by Staff Reporter • 9 Oct 2008
RAMS Home Loans has moved quickly to pass on 0.9 per cent of the Reserve Bank’s October one per cent official... READ MORE
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Brokers? market share up
by Staff Reporter • 9 Oct 2008
Despite tough market conditions brokers continue to grow their share of the home loan market, an industry report has... READ MORE
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Tiffen and Co and The Mortgage Detective merge
by Staff Reporter • 9 Oct 2008
Canberra brokerages Tiffen and Co and The Mortgage Detective yesterday announced they had come together to form what... READ MORE
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Housing finance hits seven year low
by Staff Reporter • 9 Oct 2008
Home loan approvals fell to a seven year low in August as the official cash rate peaked at 7.25 per cent. ABS data... READ MORE
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Central banks move to contain worsening crisis
by Staff Reporter • 9 Oct 2008
Interest rates have been cut across the world over night in a coordinated move by central banks to counter the... READ MORE
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CBA snaps up BankWest
by Staff Reporter • 8 Oct 2008
Within weeks of Lloyds TSB acquiring HBOS, the group has offloaded subsidiary BankWest to CBA. The deal, which also... READ MORE
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Brokers back bank rate cuts
by Staff Reporter • 8 Oct 2008
Brokers have commended the banks’ swift move to pass the bulk of yesterday’s rate cut straight back to the... READ MORE
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Big banks pass on bulk of RBA rate cut
by Staff Reporter • 8 Oct 2008
The major banks have wasted no time in announcing a substantial proportion of the shock 1 per cent RBA rate cut will... READ MORE
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Upswing in banking jobs
by Staff Reporter • 8 Oct 2008
The number of jobs advertised in retail banking and mortgages rose in September but any significant recovery remains... READ MORE
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RBA slashes rates by 100bps
by Staff Reporter • 8 Oct 2008
The Reserve Bank today stunned financial markets with a dramatic 100 basis point reduction to the official cash... READ MORE
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CBA confirms bid for BankWest
by Staff Reporter • 7 Oct 2008
After conflicting reports last week The Commonwealth Bank has today confirmed it is in negotiations with HBOS plc to... READ MORE
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Business expectations slump
by Staff Reporter • 7 Oct 2008
Business sentiment for the December quarter looks bleak according to the latest Dun & Bradstreet National Business... READ MORE
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Credit crisis spreads through Europe
by Staff Reporter • 7 Oct 2008
Fears of contamination from the US credit crisis are rife as the German government leapt to rescue ailing bank Hypo... READ MORE
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Bail-out fails to stop Dow slide
by Staff Reporter • 7 Oct 2008
Congressional approval of the US bail-out bill failed to boost Wall Street as the Dow hit a four year low dropping 369... READ MORE
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Australian delinquencies still low
by Staff Reporter • 3 Oct 2008
Resilient Australian borrowers are still on top of their mortgage repayments despite the pressure of high funding... READ MORE
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September volumes jump: AFG
by Staff Reporter • 3 Oct 2008
The September rate clearly boosted borrower confidence as mortgage sales surged 10.2 per cent last month according to... READ MORE
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Mortgage industry fears impact of global turmoil
by Staff Reporter • 3 Oct 2008
While reports from the IMF and RBA stress that Australia’s financial system remains solid, the international... READ MORE
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Still legs in low docs
by Staff Reporter • 3 Oct 2008
Low doc lending may have slowed but contrary to recent media reports it is far from dead. Peter Hall, country... READ MORE
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