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Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
You might qualify for a LMI waiver - but you'll have to be a doctor or an accountant
In Australia, some professionals can qualify to have LMI waived – but they may not be the borrowers you expect. RateCity research shows that the major banks offer a LMI waiver for medical and legal professionals.
Home Loans
11 Oct, 2022
5 min read


Laine Gordon
Money Editor
NAB hikes variable mortgages and main savings accounts
Australia’s third largest lender, NAB, has announced it is passing on the full RBA hike to variable mortgages and its main savings accounts.
Home Loans
04 Aug, 2022
4 min read


Laine Gordon
Money Editor
Westpac hikes variable mortgages and all key savings accounts
Westpac has today announced it will hike variable rate mortgages by 0.50 percentage points for new and existing customers.
Home Loans
04 Aug, 2022
3 min read


Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
Up Bank launches home loans: here's what you need to know
Up Bank has announced it is entering the home loan market, joining the growing number of digital home loan lenders in Australia. Explore how this new loan compares and the benefits and risks of a digital bank.
Home Loans
21 Jul, 2022
3 min read


Liz Seatter
Senior Finance Writer
CBA hikes home loan rates and some savings accounts by 0.50%
Australia’s largest bank, CBA, is the first of the big four to announce it will pass yesterday’s double cash rate hike onto its variable home loan customers.
Home Loans
06 Jul, 2022
3 min read

Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
Pros and cons of NSW's shared home equity scheme
NSW government may help pay 30-40% of the value of properties for frontline workers, single parents, and older single Australians in a new shared equity trial scheme. Let's explore the pros and cons of this scheme.
Home Loans
20 Jun, 2022
6 min read


Liz Seatter
Senior Finance Writer
CBA hikes home loan rates and some savings accounts by 0.50%
Australia’s largest bank, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, has announced it will pass on yesterday’s full June RBA cash rate hike to its variable home loan customers.
Home Loans
08 Jun, 2022
3 min read

Laine Gordon
Money Editor
NAB and ANZ play follow the leader hiking for home loans, but staying ‘mum’ on savings accounts
NAB and ANZ have both announced they are passing on the RBA rate hike, in full, to their variable rate mortgage customers, effective 17 June.
Home Loans
08 Jun, 2022
4 min read


Laine Gordon
Money Editor
Westpac matches CBA and ANZ, hiking by 0.25% for variable customers AND hike select savings accounts
Australia’s second largest lender, Westpac, has tonight announced it will pass on the cash rate hike in full to its variable rate mortgage customers, effective 17 May 2022.
Home Loans
03 May, 2022
4 min read


Liz Seatter
Senior Finance Writer
Alarms bells ring as credit card debt rises for 2nd month in a row
Australia’s total credit card debt has risen for the second month in a row to $17.24 billion, according to new data released today from the RBA.
Home Loans
07 Feb, 2022
2 min read


Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
Neobank 86 400 to combine with UBank
One of the leading neobanks in Australia, 86 400, has today announced the proposal for its acquisition within the NAB family, combining with UBank.
Home Loans
29 Jan, 2021
4 min read


Tony Ibrahim
Senior Journalist
Government funded granny flats - what you need to know
Granny flats could be tax exempt in some cases under proposals introduced in this year’s Federal budget, providing yet another incentive for people to hire construction workers and take advantage of a $25,000 government grant.
Home Loans
06 Oct, 2020
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