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Mortgage pricing too opaque and discounting too time consuming: ACCC

Pricing for mortgages is “opaque” and the cost and effort needed to search for discounts is “unnecessarily high”, the ACCC’s Residential Mortgage Price Inquiry has found.

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Bump in loan approvals a ‘blip’ amid downturn

The downward trend in home loan approvals reversed in October, but the spike is set to be short-lived, according to analysts.

Bump in loan approvals a ‘blip’ amid downturn
COBA welcomes progress of banking reform bill

The Customer-Owned Banking Association has welcomed the Coalition government’s joint party-room approval of legislation designed to reduce regulatory barriers for customer-owned lenders

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Mortgage serviceability pressures easing

The proportion of income required to service a home loan decreased nationwide over the September quarter 2018, according to joint research from Adelaide Bank and REIA.

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Back book rate hikes spur arrears jump: S&P

Delinquencies underlying Australia’s mortgage portfolio increased over the year to September 2018 off the back of out-of-cycle interest rate increases and refinancing constrains, according ...

Back book rate hikes spur arrears jump: S&P
Bank to end white-label offering

After considering the “future evolution of the industry”, a non-major bank has announced that it will discontinue its white-label loan products.

Bank to end white-label offering
Use of bank branches dwindling: Roy Morgan

Significantly fewer Australians are opting to use the services offered by bank branches, according to new research from Roy Morgan.

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Bank announces resignation of group executive

A group executive of a non-major bank has resigned to assume a role as CEO of retail business.

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ABA reappoints Shayne Elliott and David Carter

ANZ CEO Shayne Elliott and Suncorp Bank CEO David Carter have both been reappointed to their respective roles of chair and deputy chair of the Australian Banking Association.

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Government seeks to enshrine Consumer Data Right

The Morrison government is set to introduce legislation designed to provide Australians with a Consumer Data Right, as an extension to the open banking regime.

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