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CBA lifts variable rates for property investors
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has become the latest bank to raise interest rates for property investors, blaming higher funding costs and regulatory requirements.
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has become the latest bank to raise interest rates for property investors, blaming higher funding costs and regulatory requirements.
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As interest rates start to rise, the changes are taking effect much faster compared with when rates were falling.
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ANZ Bank has followed rivals in pushing up variable interest rates for property investors, blaming higher funding costs and its obligations to regulators.
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Westpac and National Australia Bank have both raised interest rates for key groups of home loan customers, as banks look to protect their profit margins by passing on higher funding costs.
The Commonwealth Bank has been forced to pay a further $4.96 million in compensation to victims of bad financial advice as a result of being slapped with licence conditions by the corporate regulator.
Fairfax Media and the ABC have won a defamation case brought against them by a former National Australia Bank financial planner.
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Suncorp Group is trying to emulate the success of Apple Stores with new financial services outlets that attempt to make going to a bank more like visiting a top retailer.
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ME bank customers have complained of not being able to purchase petrol and groceries, with outages disrupting numerous debit and mastercard transactions on Friday afternoon.
CBA is raising interest rates on a range of fixed-rate home loans, the latest big bank to increase costs for home buyers seeking to lock in their borrowing costs.
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ANZ Bank chief Shayne Elliott insists the bank's strategy of breaking ranks with rivals and doing a deal with Apple Pay is helping the lender's business.
The high-rise construction boom that is transforming the skylines of Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane will probably leave parts of these cities with too many apartments, ANZ Bank chief executive Shayne Elliott predicts.
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