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Brokers, bankers rocked by ‘messy’ mortgage market
by James Mitchell • 4 Jul 2018
Tighter credit and changing lending policies are creating confusion and complexity in the third-party channel as... READ MORE
property prices slip

Property prices continue to slip
by Reporter • 4 Jul 2018
National home values have fallen for the ninth consecutive month, with tighter lending conditions and the slowdown in... READ MORE
Court, scales of justice

Financial group taken to court by ASIC
by Reporter • 3 Jul 2018
The corporate regulator has commenced proceedings in the Supreme Court of Queensland against a business owner/former... READ MORE

RBA announces July cash rate
by Sasha Karen • 3 Jul 2018
The central bank has today announced the official cash rate for July following its monthly board meeting.  READ MORE

Bankwest announces broker commission changes
by James Mitchell • 2 Jul 2018
The Australian mortgage provider has introduced the first of three changes to broker remuneration and business in a... READ MORE
slowing new home sales

Tighter credit slowing new home sales: HIA
by James Mitchell • 2 Jul 2018
The Housing Industry Association has cited the royal commission’s impact on bank lending policies as a contributing... READ MORE

Have your say on the non-major banks
by Reporter • 2 Jul 2018
Momentum Intelligence, in partnership with The Adviser, is calling on brokers to rank the performance of the non-major... READ MORE
Peter White, FBAA

FBAA unsatisfied with ABC broker correction
by Reporter • 2 Jul 2018
The head of the FBAA has urged the ABC to do more to repair the damage caused by an inaccurate statement made about... READ MORE
home loan, digital bank

New digital bank to offer home loans
by Reporter • 2 Jul 2018
A new digital bank will enter the mortgage market in the first quarter 2019 as it looks to challenge the traditional... READ MORE
team expansion

Homeloans Ltd expands team
by Reporter • 2 Jul 2018
Non-bank lender Homeloans has created two new roles to grow the third-party sales team and help support future growth. READ MORE
AMP

Rate hike would be a ‘major policy mistake’: AMP
by Reporter • 2 Jul 2018
AMP economist Shane Oliver has dismissed a claim from former Reserve Bank board member Warwick McKibbin, who suggested... READ MORE
the adviser australian broking awards 2018 mortgage and finance brokers australia top brokers revealed

Australia’s top brokers revealed!
by Reporter • 29 Jun 2018
The best mortgage and finance brokers in Australia have been named at The Adviser’s Australian Broking Awards 2018. READ MORE
Flagged, caution,

Brokers flagged in ASIC’s scathing ‘one-stop shop’ report
by Miranda Brownlee and James Mitchell • 29 Jun 2018
Mortgage brokers, accountants, financial planners and property agents have been named in a damning report from the... READ MORE
handshake, appointment, hire

Brokerage hires new head of debt capital
by Reporter • 29 Jun 2018
Brokerage and financial advisory firm Catalyst Advisers has appointed a former NAB associate to lead its commercial... READ MORE
funding costs rate hike

‘Significant’ spike in funding costs prompts rate hike
by Reporter • 28 Jun 2018
BOQ has announced that it will be increasing interest rates across its variable home loans and lines of credit for... READ MORE
Approved

Loans approved outside of serviceability triple in one year
by Reporter • 28 Jun 2018
The value of loans approved outside of serviceability has tripled to a whopping $4.3 billion in just 12 months, which... READ MORE
interest loans

Investors abandon interest-only loans
by Reporter • 28 Jun 2018
New APRA data shows that at least half of all new investor borrowers are taking out loans with principal and interest... READ MORE
property, home, house, real estate

Booming property has ‘conditioned’ us to expect profits: CEO
by James Mitchell • 27 Jun 2018
The chief executive of a Sydney-based real estate group says that skyrocketing property prices have given Australians a... READ MORE
NAB

NAB brings on ‘home lending specialists’
by Reporter • 27 Jun 2018
“Specially trained” home lending specialists are being brought in to NAB’s banks to “offer customers expert... READ MORE
Rate for apartments

Non-bank assumes 20% default rate for apartments
by James Mitchell and Tim Stewart • 27 Jun 2018
A non-bank lender has revealed how it stress-tests new residential projects amid fears of oversupply, rising defaults,... READ MORE
partnership

Mortgage Choice partners with P2P lender
by Reporter • 26 Jun 2018
Mortgage Choice brokers will now have access to a greater range of loan products following the announcement of a new... READ MORE

Find out who the leading brokers in Australia are
by Reporter • 26 Jun 2018
There are just two days left to buy tickets for the Australian Broking Awards 2018, so make sure you secure your spot... READ MORE
House prices, property professionals

Property professional expects tighter credit to lift house prices
by Reporter • 26 Jun 2018
On Your Side Investments founder Mike Harvey is forecasting Brisbane property prices to grow by up to 70 per cent over... READ MORE
hand holding scissors cba cut ties with aussie home loans

‘Clean and timely exit’: CBA to cut ties with Aussie
by James Mitchell • 26 Jun 2018
CBA’s decision to distance itself from Aussie Home Loans via the bundled spin-off of its wealth management business... READ MORE
ASIC

ASIC wants to embed agents within major banks
by Tim Stewart • 25 Jun 2018
New ASIC chairman James Shipton is asking the government for additional funds to embed staff within the big four banks... READ MORE