Charlie Tchetchenian
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Westpac joins ANZ in forecasting November hike (opens the original)
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Major banks are split on the cash-rate outlook moving forward as inflation risks reshape expectations. Westpac has joined Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) in forecasting that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will lift the cash rate again in November, as renewed inflation concerns and a unanimous September decision raise the prospect of a fifth rate increase this year. The major bank’s revised call came after the RBA Monetary Policy Board lifted the cash rate by 25 basis points to
Number of borrowers unable to refinance spikes (opens the original)
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New data has revealed a growing equity squeeze as higher rates deepen refinancing barriers for recent borrowers. More than one in five Australians who bought a home over the past three years remain above the 80 per cent loan-to-value ratio (LVR) threshold, exposing a sizeable cohort of recent buyers to the risk of being locked out of more competitive mortgage pricing. New analysis from major brokerage and aggregator Aussie Home Loans has found that 20.7 per cent of borrowers who purchased betwee
Warnings mount against unduly regulating brokers amid fresh ASIC review (opens the original)
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Industry bodies have welcomed ASIC’s new review of lending practices, while urging the regulator against excessively regulating mortgage and finance brokers. Mortgage and finance industry associations have welcomed the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s (ASIC) planned review of lender conduct across referrer, proprietary-banking and broker channels, while urging the regulator to focus any response on proven gaps rather than duplicating oversight already applied to mortgage broker
ASIC to review referrer programs, lender oversight of brokers (opens the original)
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Following mortgage fraud revelations, the corporate regulator has revealed it will review lenders’ controls over referrers, proprietary bankers and brokers. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) will review bank referrer programs, proprietary-lender incentives and lender oversight of mortgage brokers as part of its 2026–27 banking-sector supervisory agenda. Expected to commence in the third quarter of the 2026–27 financial year, the review places the full mortgage-originati
Bullock labels current rate ‘restrictive’ yet says more hikes possible (opens the original)
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RBA governor Michele Bullock has labelled the new 4.60 per cent cash rate “restrictive”, while warning that further rate rises remain possible. Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Michele Bullock has described the current 4.60 per cent cash rate as “restrictive”, while stressing that further rate rises remain on the table if the bank’s four increases this year fail to sufficiently cool inflation. The RBA’s Monetary Policy Board on Tuesday (29 September) lifted the cash rate by 25 basis poin
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