Home loans
APRA to face questions on 'liar loans' review
Banking regulator Wayne Byres is likely to be questioned over the regulator's probe into fraud risk when he appears before Senate estimates this week.
- by Clancy Yeates
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ANZ Bank
ANZ tightens rules on interest-only home loans
ANZ Bank will beef up its scrutiny of customers looking to switch into an interest-only home loan, as lenders take a cautious approach to riskier mortgages.
- by Clancy Yeates
Mortgage Choice Limited
Competition heats up among lenders for first home buyers, investors
Banks are likely to compete more fiercely to lend to first home buyers and property investors as they seek out growth, Mortgage Choice says.
- by Clancy Yeates
RBA
RBA keeping close eye on 'pockets' of mortgage stress
The Reserve Bank says there are "pockets" of financial stress among the highly-indebted household sector.
- by Clancy Yeates & Eryk Bagshaw
Banking & Finance
APRA issues another warning on risky investor loans
Banks would be forced to set aside more capital against mortgages to property investors and home buyers who are are only paying interest, under a new plan.
- by Clancy Yeates
Banking & Finance
Banks tipped to face 'bollocking' on lending from royal commission
Banks face a "public bollocking" when the royal commission next month puts lending to households under the microscope, a leading analyst says.
- by Clancy Yeates
Bank of Queensland
Bank of Queensland backs review of APRA's home loan caps
Lending restrictions in the mortgage market have entrenched the big four's market share, says BoQ.
- by Clancy Yeates
Banking & Finance
Housing investor loans slumped by 10 per cent in 2017
New lending to property investors slumped by a tenth last year, but the prudential regulator is "not declaring victory just yet."
- by Clancy Yeates
Home loans
'Good' customers to get cheaper loans as banks fall into line
The federal government is looking to ramp-up pressure on the big banks by requiring them to share more data on their customers from the middle of this year.
- by Clancy Yeates
Banking & Finance
What's chipping away at the big four's dominance?
The royal commission is not the only challenge facing banks in 2018. They may also face a tougher grind in the $1.6 trillion home loan market.
- by Clancy Yeates
Queensland
Home owners waiting for three years for building issues to be resolved
Pressure is mounting for a Commission of Inquiry into Queensland's building watchdog as consumers complain of waiting years for a resolution to disputes.
- by Tony Moore