Charbel Kadib

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Charbel Kadib is the news editor on the mortgages titles at Momentum Media. Before joining the team in 2017, Charbel completed internships with public relations agency Fifty Acres, and the Department of Communications and the Arts. You can email Charbel on: [email protected]

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Bank stockpiles soar as economy braces for historic hit

Economy

Bank stockpiles soar as economy braces for historic hit

22 April 2020 • Hits: 4338

RBA governor Philip Lowe has revealed that bank holdings have soared by over $80 billion in response to the current cris...Read More

Chris Rands

Economy

Mortgage default rate of 10% not improbable but ‘unlikely’

22 April 2020 • Hits: 5463

A considerable spike in home loan defaults is “not outside the realms of possibility” in the current environment but...Read More

Banks draw down $2.4bn from $90bn TFF

Economy

Banks draw down $2.4bn from $90bn TFF

21 April 2020 • Hits: 3887

An influx of deposit funding has slowed bank engagement with the Reserve Bank’s $90-billion term funding facility desi...Read More

ANZ suspends mortgage protection insurance offering

Lender

ANZ suspends mortgage protection insurance offering

20 April 2020 • Hits: 7200

The major bank will no longer process applications for mortgage protection insurance from both new and existing customer...Read More

Big four outmuscle non-majors in mortgage space

Lender

Big four outmuscle non-majors in mortgage space

16 April 2020 • Hits: 4671

The major banks have regained lost ground in the home lending market, consolidating their positions ahead of the economi...Read More

Economy to yoyo out of recession: IMF

Economy

Economy to yoyo out of recession: IMF

16 April 2020 • Hits: 2111

A virus-induced plunge in Australia’s real GDP in 2020 is set to be followed by a sharp spike in the coming year, the ...Read More

BOQ

Lender

Lending ‘momentum’ offsets dip in BOQ earnings

09 April 2020 • Hits: 1731

The non-major has continued to recover lost ground in the home lending space. However, a rise in interest income has not...Read More

Big banks downgraded by ratings agencies

Economy

Big banks downgraded by ratings agencies

09 April 2020 • Hits: 4224

Expectations of a “significant economic shock” in the first half of 2020 have prompted both Fitch Ratings and S&...Read More

RBA closes $36bn in QE transactions

Economy

RBA closes $36bn in QE transactions

08 April 2020 • Hits: 3313

The central bank has revealed that it has purchased over $36 billion in government bonds as part of its quantitative eas...Read More

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