Mortgage season takes off with rate discounts, cash offers and fee waivers 05 September 2013 4:15PM Citibank has joined the rush to offer borrowers special mortgage deals during the peak spring property sales season. The bank has knocked up to 20 basis points off its package home loan rate and is.. read more
Premium funding a highlight for Centrepoint 04 September 2013 4:49PM Financial services group Centrepoint Alliance is in the throes of transforming of its loss-making PIS financial planning business, and this has overshadowed the company's strong performance in anoth.. read more
Payment alternatives pitched for deposit insurance levy 04 September 2013 4:49PM Treasury should consider the option of allowing financial institutions to pay their fees for the Financial Claims Scheme by way of cancellation of franking credits, an industry research group has pr.. read more
Lenders offer commission 'specials' to brokers 04 September 2013 4:47PM AMP Bank has joined the growing number of lenders offering commission "specials" to brokers to generate higher volumes. read more
My ATM back in business 04 September 2013 4:45PM My ATM Holdings has released its first financial report since coming out of administration in June, but, as the report shows, it still has some work to do to re-establish a viable business. read more
Saines to leave CBA 03 September 2013 4:45PM Commonwealth Bank has lost the head of one its largest divisions, with the announcement yesterday that Ian Saines, group executive for institutional banking and markets, will leave the bank at the e.. read more
AFG reports strong property investor activity 03 September 2013 4:43PM The role of residential property investors in driving growth in the mortgage market was underlined by aggregator AFG yesterday, when it reported that investors accounted for 38.7 per cent of loans w.. read more
Cash Store Australia faces an uncertain future 03 September 2013 4:42PM Loss making short-term lender Cash Store Australia Holdings has reported that it is no longer able to raise funding, saying regulatory changes and its ongoing losses have impacted on its ability to.. read more
Small lenders under margin pressure 02 September 2013 4:39PM As the official cash rate goes lower and lower, and lenders are forced to operate on ever finer margins, a number of smaller lenders are feeling the pressure. Of the 78 mortgage lenders in the Info.. read more
Mortgage market's modest recovery continues 02 September 2013 4:37PM The housing finance market continued its modest upward trend in July, with residential property investors providing the growth. read more