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Mortgage brokers bounce back in latest mystery shop

... further regulation to enforce ethical and service standards. For example, in contrast to the view that brokers recommend lenders based on commission, some 75 per cent recommended more than one product to choose from. And while the 'shoppers' did not ...

Web videocalls invigorate rural banking and remote advice

... feature of videoconferencing through the internet to allow their customers to speak to financial planners or commercial lenders that NECU have partnered with. For example, NECU members can talk to financial planners from Commcorp by using one of the ...

Aussie reverse mortgages world's best

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2007
... they have more reversionary products there as well." Keiren Dell, SEQUAL chief executive officer, said the best practice lenders would be those that continued to focus on giving customers more options. "The best practice lenders will be those that have ...

LIXI makes lending technologies more affordable

The Lending Industry XML Initiative (LIXI), a non-profit organisation representing mortgage brokers and lenders, has changed its membership model to allow more industry players to adopt better and cheaper e-commerce technologies. LIXI was established ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2007
... finally happened when the second largest sub-prime lender New Century Financial joined more than two dozen other sub-prime lenders that have collapsed this year.

CPA Australia and SEQUAL team up

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2007
Accounting body CPA Australia has worked with the Senior Australians Equity Release Association of Lenders (SEQUAL) to develop a new guide for members who are advising clients on reverse mortgages. Kath Bowler, CPA Australia financial planning policy ...

Bank interest comparison rate on way out

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2007
... with the concept.". Duffy said the problem is there had been a proliferation of "off book" fees and charges since 2003. Lenders argue these fees cannot form part of the comparison rate because they do not apply to all borrowers equally. Bun said however ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2007
... higher at noon as news of a proposed takeover of Bendigo Bank by rival Bank of Queensland (BoQ) pushed up other regional lenders, and higher metal prices helped the big miners. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index rose 35.6 points to 5,871.9 ...

Equity lenders prepare to take on reverse mortgages

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2007
Shared equity lenders are preparing for a turf war with reverse mortgage lenders for the retiree equity release market. The first non-government shared equity loan, Rismark's equity finance mortgage, is being marketed at this stage to first home buyers ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2007
... solid jobs growth eased concerns about economic growth, but gains were tempered by ongoing fears about sub-prime home lenders. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 15.62 points to 12,276.32 and the Standard & Poor's 500 Index edged ahead 0.96 of a ...