Economy

Job loss poses severe threat to mortgage holders
23 May 2017
mortgagebusiness

More than half of Australian mortgage holders would need to sell assets or rely on family and friends if they faced long-term unemployment, new research has revealed.

Law firm considers impact of banking executive regime
23 May 2017
mortgagebusiness

Dentons has outlined that there are a number of “practical issues” that may arise from the proposed Banking Executive Accountability Regime, depending on what the regime eventually looks ...

Global bank’s broker play informed by overseas markets
22 May 2017
mortgagebusiness

A foreign-owned bank has revealed that it researched the mortgage distribution strategies of its global network before deciding to return to the Australian broker market.

S&P affirms AAA but ‘negative watch’ to stay
22 May 2017
mortgagebusiness

Australia has retained its AAA rating from S&P Global Ratings in the aftermath of the federal budget, but the country will remain on ‘negative watch’.

More housing supply not driving down prices, says AHURI
19 May 2017
mortgagebusiness

The Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) has called for “targeted” government intervention to remedy “structural impediments” to the trickle-down of housing supply

ABA: Bank tax policy process gone from ‘bad to worse’
19 May 2017
mortgagebusiness

The Australian Bankers’ Association says it is “shocked” by the federal government’s move to have major banks sign confidentiality agreements before releasing the draft of the bank tax ...

Bank decreases interest rate on home loan
19 May 2017
mortgagebusiness

Bankwest has dropped its three-year introductory rate for owner-occupiers on one of its home loan products.

9 in 10 parents worry about housing affordability
19 May 2017
mortgagebusiness

Australian parents say they’re worried about housing affordability, with the overwhelming majority “deeply concerned” about their children’s financial future.

Major bank embarks on ‘large-scale tech transformation’
18 May 2017
mortgagebusiness

A big four bank has moved its core processing to an offsite private cloud, in an effort to be “more agile” in meeting customer needs.

RBA warns of Brisbane apartment glut
18 May 2017
mortgagebusiness

The Reserve Bank says the housing market requires “careful monitoring” and has warned of the impact of an apartment oversupply on the Brisbane property prices.