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Property investment down: ABS

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2004
... retreating following back-to-back interest rate rises last year, with new figures today showing another fall in investment lending in December. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said borrowing for property investment fell 3.8% in December, on ...

Home lending falls off in December

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2004
... again in coming months, given the overall strength of the economy. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said home lending dipped 0.8% in December, on top of a 3.9% fall in November. A record 33.5% of all loan approvals were for refinancing as homebuyers ...

Credit growth continues steady rise in December

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2004
... November, the RBA reported today. Over the year to December, total credit rose by 15.5%, its fastest pace in 14 years. Lending for housing rose to from 1.8% to 1.9%, taking annual growth to a two-decade high of 23.4%.

New lending figures point to cooling economy

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2004
New lending figures today pointed to a further slowing of the Australian economy, with a sizeable drop in commerce finance in November. ABS figures found commercial finance lending down 18.30%, seasonally adjusted, in November following a large rise ...

JP Morgan to merge with Bank One

... trillion ($A1.42 trillion), a strong capital base, 2,300 branches in 17 states and top-tier positions in retail banking and lending, credit cards, investment banking, asset management, private banking, treasury and securities services, middle-market ...

Banks face challenges: Fitch

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2004
... Fitch Ratings has said Australian banks face challenges in maintaining their recently strong financial performance as home lending and consumption are likely ease towards the end of 2004. In its annual review of the Australian banks, Fitch presents its ...

Full steam ahead for growing BOQ

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2003
... in Queensland that growth factor is really starting to drive activity." He said the bank's first quarter results showed lending approvals more than doubled from the previous corresponding period, and grew by 21 per cent on the previous quarter. For the ...

Suncorp welcomes credit ratings upgrade from S&P

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2003
... reflected an improved stand-alone capital position, good asset quality by international standards, stabilization of home lending market share, and improved geographical spread of loans, S&P said. Suncorp's chief financial officer Chris Skilton said the ...

Home lending falls for first time in almost 12 months: ABS

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2003
... showed today, driven by a drop in people buying established homes. But the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said lending increased for building and buying new homes, and a record number of people refinanced their homes. Almost one in three mortgage ...

Major banks begin increasing home loan rates

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2003
Three of Australia's major banks today announced increases to home loan lending rates after the Reserve Bank of Australia's decision to hike official rates earlier this week. The Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd lifted its variable home loan rate ...