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‘Negative’ Genworth outlook could impact RMBS ratings
22 March 2017
mortgagebusiness

Ratings agency S&P Global has explained how its revised rating outlook for mortgage insurer Genworth could impact the ratings of residential mortgage bonds.

Shergold to retire from AMP board
22 March 2017
mortgagebusiness

AMP Limited chair Catherine Brenner has announced that Professor Peter Shergold AC will retire from the board at the conclusion of the 2017 annual general meeting on 11 May.

‘Disgraceful’: ASIC boss slams mortgage market
21 March 2017
mortgagebusiness

ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft has given a scathing review of Australia’s home loan market and called out banks for blaming out-of-cycle rate hikes on regulatory costs.

More than a third of mortgagors worry about job security
21 March 2017
mortgagebusiness

Job security is the number one concern for 36 per cent of Australian mortgage holders, new research has revealed.

Investor activity making a market comeback
21 March 2017
mortgagebusiness

Investor lending has posted its largest annual increase since August 2014, rising by 27.3 per cent year-on-year, according to the latest figures from the ABS, RBA and CoreLogic.

‘Widespread failure’ on adviser reference checks
21 March 2017
mortgagebusiness

ASIC has threatened to publicly ‘name and shame’ financial institutions that fail to conduct proper background checks on their financial advisers.

Home ownership ‘beyond reach of a whole generation’
20 March 2017
mortgagebusiness

Unaffordable housing is leading to a permanent shift in property ownership, say senior economists from BIS Oxford Economics, and indeed several mortgage professionals have reported seeing a ...

ING ‘fifth largest retail bank in mortgages’
20 March 2017
mortgagebusiness

A 12 per cent increase in owner-occupier home loans in 2016 has helped make ING DIRECT Australia’s “fifth largest retail bank in both household balances and mortgages”.

ASX-listed banking group directors step down
20 March 2017
mortgagebusiness

MyState Limited has announced that two of their directors will be retiring from its board later this year.

Aussie borrowers ‘will not be unscathed’ by US Fed’s rate hike
17 March 2017
mortgagebusiness

The US Federal Reserve’s decision to lift interest rates by 25 basis points will have knock-on effects for Australian mortgage holders, according to a credit union CEO.