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Non-bank posts strong growth following merger
26 February 2018
mortgagebusiness

Homeloans Limited settled $2.2 billion of loans over the six months to 31 December 2017 after gaining access to a larger broker distribution network.

IMF’s 7.1% rate forecast ‘not impossible’
26 February 2018
mortgagebusiness

A mortgage comparison website has analysed how households would be impacted if mortgage rates rose to 7.1 per cent as the IMF expects.

Crowdfunded neobank receives credit licence
23 February 2018
mortgagebusiness

Online lender Xinja is set to target mortgage borrowers in Australia’s capital cities after receiving its Australian credit licence.

Five largest banks pay $51.4m in compensation
23 February 2018
mortgagebusiness

AMP, ANZ, CBA, NAB and Westpac, after paying an additional amount of $21.4 million, have together paid a total of $51.4 million to customers who suffered loss or detriment as a result of ...

Parliamentary committee to grill major banks
22 February 2018
mortgagebusiness

The banking sector is set to face further scrutiny into its practices, with a parliamentary committee vowing to “hold the major banks to account” as part of its review of the big four banks

‘Crazy’: Mortgage rates to hit 7.1% in four years
22 February 2018
mortgagebusiness

A leading Australian economist has labelled the IMF’s forecast for mortgage rates hitting 7.1 per cent as “crazy” and said that such scenario would lead to “significant delinquencies”.

ACCC to release mortgage report and investigate PC findings
22 February 2018
mortgagebusiness

Australia’s competition watchdog has confirmed that a report into mortgage pricing will soon be released and that it will be following up on issues raised by the Productivity Commission.

RBA flags potential ‘financial stress’ threat for next five years
21 February 2018
mortgagebusiness

The Reserve Bank of Australia is keeping a watchful eye on interest-only mortgagors whose terms are due to expire between this year and 2022, as it fears some may find the “step-up” to ...

Government urged to create a body to investigate financial abuse
20 February 2018
mortgagebusiness

The Australian Bankers’ Association is calling on the federal government to establish an “appropriate designated organisation” where bank staff can report suspected financial abuse for ...

FHBs urged to ‘wait on the sidelines’
20 February 2018
mortgagebusiness

First home buyers must not be “lured” into purchasing property at the market’s peak due to “attractive incentives”, a leading analyst has warned.