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Pepper reintroduces pre-COVID credit policies
18 September 2020
Pepper reintroduces pre-COVID credit policies

The non-bank lender has wound back its serviceability policy after reducing its risk appetite in response to the COVID-19 crisis.

Major bank moves business banking tool to cloud
18 September 2020
Major bank moves business banking tool to cloud

The big four bank has announced the migration of its online business banking tool, NAB Connect, to the cloud.

Home sales spike points to HomeBuilder boost: HIA
17 September 2020
Home sales spike points to HomeBuilder boost: HIA

A sharp increase in new home sales has been attributed to a bump in sentiment from the federal government’s HomeBuilder scheme.

Heartland secures funding for reverse mortgage business
17 September 2020
Heartland secures funding for reverse mortgage business

The New Zealand-based financial services group has announced that it has secured new funding for the growth of its Australian reverse mortgage business.

RBA notes ‘subdued’ business loan activity
17 September 2020
RBA notes ‘subdued’ business loan activity

The central bank has noted that business lending has been “subdued” due to uncertainty and weak economic conditions and a “tightening” in the supply of credit.

Value of housing stock falls by $98bn
16 September 2020
Value of housing stock falls by $98bn

COVID-induced housing market weakness across Australia’s capital cities triggered a $98-billion slide in the total value of residential dwellings, new ABS data has revealed.

Major bank reports ‘ferocious’ cyber attacks since COVID-19
15 September 2020
Major bank reports ‘ferocious’ cyber attacks since COVID-19

A big four bank has said that it has been fighting millions of “ferocious” cyber threats and seen a 78 per cent increase in fraud attempts over recent months.

Bulk of deferral customers restart payments: CUA
15 September 2020
Bulk of deferral customers restart payments: CUA

The customer-owned bank has reported that around 95 per cent of home loan customers whose payment pause has expired have returned to full payments.

Melbourne auction market in hibernation
15 September 2020
Melbourne auction market in hibernation

Auctions activity in Melbourne plummeted to a new record low last week as the city remains in lockdown, according to CoreLogic.

How to know whether your website converts or loses new business
14 September 2020
How to know whether your website converts or loses new business

Promoted by Social Broker There’s no doubt mortgage and finance brokers are among the best in the business when it comes to harnessing word-of-mouth referrals. But customers are still going ...