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Prudential policy ‘greatest concern’ for mortgage market
3 April 2017
mortgagebusiness

The “implications of prudential policy on capital pressuring prices” is the biggest concern for the mortgage market in 2017, according to new research from financial services provider ...

CPI tipped to lift to 2%
3 April 2017
mortgagebusiness

A major bank forecasts headline CPI for Q1 to rise to 2 per cent, however expects core inflation to remain below the policy target band and not return to target until mid-2018.

ABA supports ‘significant changes’ suggested by banking review
3 April 2017
mortgagebusiness

The Australian Bankers’ Association has voiced its support for the majority of recommendations made by the independent review of the Code of Banking Practice.

Bank profits down 6% in ‘intensely competitive market’
31 March 2017
mortgagebusiness

Low interest rates and a “rapidly changing” operating environment contributed to a 6 per cent drop in the Bank of Queensland’s profits for the first half of the 2017 financial year, ...

Credit union awarded 5-star home loan rating
31 March 2017
mortgagebusiness

Gateway Credit Union has received a five-star rating from CANSTAR for its variable home loan package for both owner-occupiers and investors.

Challenger bank increases investor home loan rates
30 March 2017
mortgagebusiness

ME has today announced that it will increase its investor home loan reference rates by 25 basis points, effective 27 April 2017.

‘Hard times ahead’ for home loan borrowers
30 March 2017
mortgagebusiness

Entrepreneur and Count Financial founder Barry Lambert has warned that there could be “hard times ahead” for mortgagors as banks begin increasing interest rates.

RBA: Funding costs ‘little changed’ since mid-2016
30 March 2017
mortgagebusiness

Banks’ funding costs have remained quite stable since the middle of last year, according to a Reserve Bank economist.

Major bank offers assistance package to Cyclone Debbie customers
30 March 2017
mortgagebusiness

ANZ has announced a financial relief package for customers affected by Cyclone Debbie in far north Queensland, including the suspension of loan repayments for up to three months.

Challenger bank increases investor rates by 0.25 per cent
29 March 2017
mortgagebusiness

In the latest move on interest rates, a non-major bank has announced that it will increase the standard variable rate on two of its investor home loan products by 0.25 per cent from Tuesday, ...