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‘Big shock coming’: fixed-rate refinancers warned
12 October 2022
‘Big shock coming’: fixed-rate refinancers warned

There’s no discernible trend in loan defaults and arrears now, but it is coming, APRA has highlighted.

‘Disappointing outcome’: ANZ chair explains lagging home loans
20 December 2021
‘Disappointing outcome’: ANZ chair explains lagging home loans

ANZ chair Paul O’Sullivan has pledged to fix the system issues that led to the bank’s stretched turnarounds, as its home loan book continues to dive.

‘Even keel’ economy risk at 3.35% cash rate: CBA
16 November 2022
‘Even keel’ economy risk at 3.35% cash rate: CBA

CBA has proffered a timely cash-rate increase analysis while reporting its 1Q23 resi lending up $5.1 billion.

‘Record’ home loans processed at CBA
14 October 2022
‘Record’ home loans processed at CBA

CBA chief executive Matt Comyn has welcomed the bank’s record year, which saw $157 billion in new lending to households. 

$20bn in home loans refinanced in June: ABS
2 August 2023

While refinance activity dropped in June more than $20 billion in home loans were switched.

1 in 4 mortgage holders unprepared for rate hikes
13 February 2026

More than a quarter of borrowers are unprepared for rate rises, new data from aggregator Mortgage Choice suggests.

1 in 5 Aussies prepared to lie for loans
23 September 2022
1 in 5 Aussies prepared to lie for loans

A damning new report has shone a light on the growing issue of multifaceted and complex loan-seeker fraud in the domestic mortgage market.

50 years on: How far have we really come in equal access to home loans?
10 October 2025

Fifty years ago, the idea of a woman buying a home on her own was almost unthinkable. Until the mid-1970s, lenders routinely required a husband or father to co-sign a mortgage – assuming a ...

Almost 90% of new home loans are under 6 times income
15 March 2023

Quarterly banking data from the prudential regulator shows the impact that rising rates have had on new residential mortgage activity.

ANZ loan approval times ‘back in line with peers’
28 October 2022
ANZ loan approval times ‘back in line with peers’

ANZ’s “strong” financial year 2022 results have highlighted “restored momentum” in its Australian home loans.

Assetline Capital appoints national leadership team for private lending
2 March 2026

Assetline Capital has appointed a new national leadership team to drive its focus on private lending, as the lender expands its broker footprint.

Aussie launches new broker growth program
14 January 2026

Mortgage brokerage brand Aussie has launched a new program aimed to support broker progression into ownership and multi-site operation.

Australian home loans at lowest affordability since 2016: Bluestone
25 October 2021
Australian home loans at lowest affordability since 2016: Bluestone

The latest index by the non-bank has suggested that home loans are at their most unaffordable for the first time in five years. 

Auswide home loans up by 5.2%
28 February 2022
Auswide home loans up by 5.2%

The bank has invested in technology for the broker channel, as its home loan book has grown by $180 million.

Bluestone joins LMG commercial panel
26 February 2026

Bluestone Home Loans has been appointed to Loan Market Group’s commercial lending panel, expanding access for brokers supporting self-employed and commercial clients.