4 Aug 2022
Lenders have begun to respond to August’s 50-bp lift, with all of the big four banks passing on the full rate.
9 Nov 2023
Australia’s banks have begun raising interest rates on home loan and savings after the RBA’s latest rate increase.
10 Oct 2022
A small group of borrowers could fail to meet debt payments due to low savings and high levels of debt, the RBA has flagged
7 Sep 2023
Philip Lowe has given his last speech as the central bank’s governor, closing out his seven-year tenure.
18 Nov 2022
Following 2014 recommendations that LRBAs should be prohibited, the latest CFR report has massively downgraded their risk — ...
25 Oct 2022
The Commonwealth Bank and ANZ have released their CPI predictions.
4 Apr 2023
Two major banks are backing a rate hike today (4 April), while two have suggested the central bank will pause its rate hiking ...
11 Apr 2023
Following the Reserve Bank of Australia’s decision to hold the official cash rate, the major banks have offered updates to ...
14 Mar 2023
A number of non-major banks have confirmed that they have moved to pass on the latest interest rate change.
26 Apr 2023
The major bank’s economists expect today’s (26 April) CPI figures will show inflation has past its peak, weighing on the ...
19 Apr 2023
The central bank’s monetary policy minutes meeting for April has revealed a possible rate hike during May is still being ...
19 Jul 2023
Record-high mortgage payments were factored into the central bank’s decision to hold the cash rate.
7 Feb 2024
Interest repayments on household debt are set to continue increasing as more fixed-rate mortgages roll onto higher rates, the ...
2 Nov 2023
As another interest rate increase looms, more mortgage holders are at risk of facing mortgage stress, Roy Morgan has found.
16 Nov 2021
The majority of mortgage holders are already maintaining higher loan repayments than required and won’t be shaken by a ...
31 Jan 2020
The housing market’s sensitivity to the RBA’s easing strategy could trigger a new wave of lending restrictions from APRA, ...
27 Nov 2023
The newly appointed deputy governor of Australia’s central bank has more than 30 years of experience with the Bank of England
14 Jul 2023
The federal government has confirmed who will take over the reins as governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia following ...
20 Mar 2023
Non-banks increased their exposure to higher loan-to-income (LTI) mortgages after banks were forced to tighten serviceability ...
21 Sep 2022
The central bank’s September minutes revealed that while the board “saw a case for a slower pace of increases” as becoming ...
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I'm pretty concerned about investor activity right now and its impact on housing prices. Yes, banks have relaxed lending criteria, making it easier to get money but the impact Ive seen already in inve.....rba needs to get the nest year or so right otherwise well be in trouble.
Any out-of-cycle downward cut to variable rates has to be minor and more likely an adjustment to previous rate cuts that were not fully passed on. The RBA's cash rate determines a benchmark for margin.....rba's cash rate determines a benchmark for margins, and while some lenders may take a hit on their m...
I dont know of any bank that has lifted their reverse mortgage interest rates out of line with any RBA movements. What the hell are they talking about?.....rba movements. What the hell are they talking about?
Such garbage... CHOICE is the most corrupt organisation in Australia, and only recommend businesses, companies, people that benefit themselves. The only conflict of interest via the commission syste...