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Homeloans Ltd acquires non-bank

Non-bank mortgage provider Homeloans Limited has acquired one of Queensland’s longest-established non-bank lenders.

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Big four pocket billions from borrowers

The major banks have kept an estimated $7 billion from their variable-rate home loan customers by not passing on the full Reserve Bank cash rate cuts since November 2011, according to ...

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Major bank announces new CEO

One of Australia's big four banks has announced the appointment of a new chief executive officer.

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ME Bank continues student offer

ME Bank and the Co-op will continue their partnership for a second year after signing up over 9,000 members to the new joint ME Bank Debit MasterCard and Co-op membership card in 2014.

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Rate cut call strengthened by rise in unemployment

Australia’s estimated seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate for January was 6.4 per cent, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

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Auction volumes: Adelaide up, Melbourne down

Auction volumes are currently tracking around 8 per cent lower across capital cities than at this time last year.

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Investor loans soar 6pc in December

New lending figures reveal a 6 per cent increase in investor loans over the month of December.

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Half of securitised mortgages backed by non-conforming loans

Mortgage originators have raised approximately $1 billion in securitisations since November last year, with around half backed by non-conforming mortgages, according to the Reserve Bank of ...

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Scrap negative gearing at your peril, REIA warns

Tony Abbott will harm the cause of rental affordability if he eliminates negative gearing in the next Budget, the industry’s peak body has warned.

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Prepare for Chinese currency, says Stevens

Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens says the Australian financial system needs to be “well prepared” for a sharp increase in the use of China’s currency for trade purposes

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