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Investor lending slowdown continues

Fresh figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show a clear divergence in home lending, with investor loans declining and a strong pickup in owner-occupied borrowing.

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Pepper takeover reflects 'latent' strength of non-banks

KCA’s bid to take over Pepper Group reflects Australia’s changing financial landscape, analysts have said, pointing to clampdowns on risky bank lending and the “latent” value of the non-bank ...

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Non-bank lenders could tweak IO policies, warns broker

An elite mortgage broker has suggested that APRA’s new oversight of non-banks could lead the lending segment to implement interest-only restrictions.

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RBA has lending rates ‘where they want them’: economist

The possibility of eight rate hikes in two years is “highly unlikely”, but a cash rate cut could be on the cards, according to a leading economist.

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Analysis: Lending curbs could be permanent

The Bank of England has confirmed that its own version of APRA lending curbs will become a “structural feature” of the British housing market, which raises the question: are APRA’s lending ...

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Westpac fined over reporting failures

ASIC has fined Westpac $127,250 for failing to correctly report information about more than 100,000 over-the-counter derivatives transactions.

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CBA hikes rates by 30 points, tells customers to switch

The major bank has followed its peers by today announcing rate increases across its interest-only home loans.

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Commercial lending in a ‘credit crisis’

A non-bank boss has warned that the commercial lending sector is currently experiencing an “Australian version of a credit crisis” as funding at the big end of town dries up.

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NAB hikes IO rates by 35 basis points

A major Australian bank has announced today a rate hike of 0.35 per cent on interest-only loans.

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APRA’s next target: commercial lending

Poor reporting of bank lending in the commercial sector could precipitate regulatory intervention, a non-bank lender has forecast.

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