Economy

ANZ confirms home loan strategy, channel preference
16 August 2017
mortgagebusiness

The chief executive of a big four bank has explained the group’s position on home lending, noting that “it’s more than just regulatory pressure” that's driving the major lender's mortgage ...

Narev’s departure ‘part of an orderly process’
15 August 2017
mortgagebusiness

The Commonwealth Bank has dismissed speculation that CEO Ian Narev’s impending retirement has anything to do with the major bank’s recent money-laundering scandal.

Ownership of distribution channels a ‘significant advantage’
15 August 2017
mortgagebusiness

The capacity of banks to own their “own distribution” channel will give a “significant advantage” when faced with increased regulatory pressure, Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has said.

CBA to refund $10m for mis-selling CCI
14 August 2017
mortgagebusiness

CBA will refund more than $10 million to 65,000 customers after selling them ‘unsuitable’ insurance on home loans and credit cards.

Frank Ganis joins major brokerage
14 August 2017
mortgagebusiness

Mortgage veteran Frank Ganis has joined a national mortgage brokerage after stepping down from his role as executive director at Macquarie Bank earlier this year.

‘Best’ brokerages open to varied skill sets and experience: recruiter
11 August 2017
mortgagebusiness

The key to having a staff that “gels” is encouraging diversity of experience and paying attention to potential recruits’ personalities, a broker recruiter has said.

Markets reacted ‘incorrectly’ to 3.5% rate talk, says Lowe
11 August 2017
mortgagebusiness

RBA governor Philip Lowe has explained the central bank’s position on interest rates and clarified the 3.5 per cent neutral rate comment that triggered a strong reaction from financial ...

Pepper to consolidate rather than invest
11 August 2017
mortgagebusiness

Non-major lender Pepper, which is in the midst of a $675 million takeover, is planning to focus its future strategy on “scaling up existing platforms” rather than investing in new ones

AMP mortgage book up by 18% to $18.2bn
11 August 2017
mortgagebusiness

A 50 per cent increase in broker sales has helped deliver a 17.9 per cent increase in AMP Bank’s residential mortgage book.

COBA chief steps down
10 August 2017
mortgagebusiness

The board of the Customer Owned Banking Association has advised its members 'with regret' that Mark Degotardi has resigned as CEO.