James Eyers & Joyce Moullakis| Australian Financial Review| 28 September 2018 https://www.afr.com/business/banking-and-finance/financial-services/banking-royal-commission-interim-report-end-to-trailing-commissions-for-mortgage-brokers-20180928-h15zcw Up-front and trailing commissions paid to mortgage brokers by lenders are making the home loan market more risky, the royal commission said in its interim report, keeping the prospect of a clampdown on broker pay alive. The report said “assertions” by Aussie Home […]
[...]John Kehoe| Australian Financial Review| 23 September 2018 https://www.afr.com/news/small-business-blames-real-tightening-in-credit-on-the-banking-royal-commission-20180922-h15qg6 Small business says it is facing a credit crunch and is blaming the royal commission into financial services for causing nervous banks to slow lending to the self-employed. The moderation in lending to small firms in recent months appears to be an unintended consequence of anecdotal […]
[...]Rebecca Pike| Australian Broker| 27 September 2018 https://www.brokernews.com.au/news/breaking-news/bank-withdraws-smsf-lending-255441.aspx The number of banks offering self-managed super fund (SMSF) lending has dropped again as another lender announces it is pulling the product from its offering. AMP has followed similar moves from CBA and Westpac in discontinuing the lending. The bank said it will continue to support existing […]
[...]Rebecca Pike| Australian Broker| 11 September 2018 https://www.brokernews.com.au/news/breaking-news/nab-makes-changes-to-broker-commissions-254779.aspx A major lender is making changes to how mortgage broker commissions are calculated, becoming the first of the big four to do so. NAB is introducing the changes in line with recommendations of the ASIC Broker Remuneration Review and Sedgwick Retail Banking Remuneration Review. From November 2018, […]
[...]The Adviser| 25 September 2018 https://www.theadviser.com.au/breaking-news/38291-86-of-investors-to-secure-next-loan-through-a-broker An increasing number of property investors are looking to secure their next loan through a mortgage broker as they seek alternative finance solutions amid tighter lending policies. According to a survey of 820 property investors from the Property Investment Professionals of Australia (PIPA), 86 per cent of property investors […]
[...]Isabelle Lane| The New Daily| 17 September https://thenewdaily.com.au/money/property/2018/09/17/housing-crash-60-minutes/ A television report alleging Australian home prices could crash by as much as 40 per cent in the next year has been slammed by property experts. Titled “Bricks and Slaughter”, the 60 Minutes report by journalist Tom Steinfort focused on a “nightmare” scenario outlined by Digital Finance Analytics principal Martin North. It predicted “two-fifths of your home’s […]
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