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Lenders roll out cost-of-living incentives to tempt mortgagors

ANALYSIS Mortgage lenders are increasingly offering sweeteners to mortgagors that specifically target cost-of-living ...

Lenders ranked in annual independent broker survey

The results of Momentum Intelligence’s 2022 Third-Party Lending survey of residential mortgage brokers have been released, ...

UK raises the cash rate – will Australia follow suit?

ANALYSIS: The Bank of England became one of the first major economies to increase rates since the pandemic first hit, but ...

Private lending trend analysis: residual stock

The director of private commercial lender Semper, Andrew Way, reveals there has been a noticeable increase in applications ...

Moody’s revises analysis of reverse mortgage risks

The ratings agency has outlined its new methodology for analysing reverse mortgage risks.

New analysis sheds light on property tax imposts

The average property investor pays hundreds and thousands of dollars in taxes under existing arrangements, with the burden ...

Analysis: How LVR limits helped de-risk the NZ mortgage market

A new study from the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) seeks to demonstrate how applying limits to loan-to-value ratios ...

Analysis: Is SMSF lending on the chopping block?

With Westpac and its subsidiaries bowing out of the SMSF lending space, the future of this niche offering is uncertain.

Analysis: Majors eager to return to ‘simpler’ times

CBA’s decision to offload its wealth business should come as no surprise to anyone. Running a “simple” outfit has now become ...

Analysis: When regulation creates mortgage ‘prisoners’

Too much red tape in the mortgage industry can actually leave consumers in a worse position, as some markets are starting to ...

Analysis: Lessons from Ireland’s ongoing mortgage scandal

Not too long ago, Australia’s big banks were asked by a parliamentary inquiry when they planned to introduce tracker ...

Analysis: How risky is our dependence on China?

About 73 per cent of Australia’s exports go to Asia. China is our biggest export partner. But with fresh doubts cast over ...

Analysis: Lessons from the Hong Kong mortgage market

A mortgage crackdown in the former British colony is creating serious consequences for borrowers and led to the emergence of ...

Analysis: Hayne, citizenship saga take shine off 2018 budget

Every year, the federal budget whips journos into a ritualistic frenzy of anticipation that I still find odd. This year’s ...

Analysis: Can ANZ revolutionise banking?

Under the leadership of CEO Shayne Elliott, ANZ is eager to transform itself into a smaller, simpler and more technologically ...

Analysis: Inside the lucrative mortgage referral program

The royal commission has heard how a major bank pays its introducers up to 60 basis points commission for referring mortgage ...

LATEST PODCAST: Royal commission submissions, vertical integration and market share analysis

The Mortgage Business Uncut podcast is your weekly analysis of the biggest themes shaping the Australian mortgages market.

Analysis: Americans are betting big on Australian mortgages

Two major non-bank lenders have been acquired by American firms this year and rumours are swirling that more takeovers are on ...

Analysis: Firstmac, Finsure and the penny stock from Kalgoorlie

Details of the proposed merger between an ADI and a major aggregator suggest that an innovative home loan offering is on the ...

Analysis: The new era of white label lending

Mortgage management models, monoline offerings and white label lending are making a return in a big way.

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