Making news this week (week ending 17 June)

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Triple whammy 50-bp cash rate hikes tipped by NAB

Economists at the major bank believe the Reserve Bank will repeat its largest cash rate increase in two decades not once, but twice more.

Brokers continue to write majority of bank mortgages

Nearly 58 per cent of loans funded by banks are originated by the third-party channel, according to APRA statistics.

Refinances ramping up across Australia: PEXA

There has been a significant uptick in customers switching lenders, with refinance volumes across states being as much as 26.7 per cent higher over May.

BNPL ‘debts’ to be included in DTI ratios: APRA

Banks will need to include buy now, pay later and higher education debts when reporting debt-to-income ratios to the regulator from September, APRA has said.

Australian home values top $10 trillion

The value of Australia’s 10.8 million residential homes has topped $10 trillion for the first time.

Kate Aubrey is the senior content producer of Momentum Media's mortgages titles: The Adviser and Mortgage Business.

Prior to joining Momentum Media, Kate covered regional and breaking news for ABC Radio for more than three years.

She has a Master of Arts in Journalism from the University of Melbourne and a Bachelor of International Business and Business Management from Griffith University.

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