2017

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12 Dec 2017 – SBS – Why some parents are giving their kids up to $75,000

07 Dec 2017 – Australian Financial Review – RBA challenges first time buyer ‘unaffordability’ claims

07 Dec 2017 – Radio 6PR Perth – Warnings over home loans not meeting serviceability requirements

07 Dec 2017 – The Australian Business Review – Banks bending rules on loan serviceability

06 Dec 2017 – The Australian Business Review -Increased home loans help banking sector to $36bn profit

o5 Dec 2017 – Courier Mail – Fewer Queenslanders in mortgage stress as job prospects improve

04 Dec 2017 –  Australian Financial Review – BIS warns high and rising household debt a risk to economic performance

04 Dec 2017 – Australian Financial Review – Westpac slashes fixed rates by up to 40 basis points for new borrowers

04 Dec 2017 – ABC Radio National – Today – Royal Commission And Lending Standards

01 Dec 2017  – The Guardian – Australia’s banks deserve a kicking – but we might get more than we bargained for

30 Nov 2017 – SBS.com.au – How do hard working Aussie families get stuck in a cycle of debt?

28 Nov 2017 – Nine.com.au – Commonwealth Bank to tighten lending based off your postcode

27 Nov 2017 – The New Daily – The banks are pulling in $5 billion in fees from funds management

22 Nov 2017 – Australian Financial Review – Westpac moves on lending following APRA’s warning on debt

22 Nov 2017 – Australian Business Review – APRA warns bank loans at ‘post-crisis’ high

21 Nov 2017 – ABC Radio News – Bank Regulator Hits At High Loan To Income Crackdown

19 Nov 2017 – Courier Mail – The haves vs the have nots: These are the Qld suburbs paying the highest mortgage rates

12 Nov 2017 – The Age – More developers to pull plug on CBD apartments, warns analyst

11 Nov 2017 – The Australian Financial Review – Investors use property gains as ATM for plunge into new assets

09 Nov 2017 –  The Australian Financial Review – Mortgage stress grows in the suburban fringe

08 Nov 2017 – The Australian – Investors pull back on big four banks as challenges mount

07 Nov 2017 – Nine.com.au – Reserve Bank holds interest rates at record low 1.5 percent for 15th straight month

07 Nov 2017 – Nine News – NSW Mortgage Stress

06 Nov 2017 – The New Daily – Westpac announces $8b profit but more bank jobs are threatened in digital revolution

03 Nov 2017 – News.com.au – Almost 1 million households are under mortgage stress

03 Nov 2017 – Daily Mail – A MILLION Australians are sitting on a ticking time bomb

03 Nov 2017 – Australian Financial Review – ANZ big mortgage rate cuts bleed battling rivals

03 Nov 2017 – The Australian Business Review – NAB to slash 6000 jobs despite bumper $6.6bn profit

03 Nov 2017 – The Australian Business Review – NAB wary of mortgage defaults in Western Australia

03 Nov 2017 – Your Mortgage – One million households could be in mortgage stress by 2018

03 Nov 2017 – Almost one million Aussie households are staring down a mortgage ‘time bomb’

02 Nov 2017 – 2GB – Ross Greenwood – NAB to ‘break-up’ with 6000 workers

02 Nov 2017 – The Australian – Mortgage stress hits the affluent

31 Oct 2017 – Australian Business Review – Home loans break billion dollar barrier

30 Oct 2017 – Smart Company – How to access working capital without owning a house

27 Oct 2017 – Australian Financial Review – Haggle for best mortgage rate and grab a bargain, analysis reveals

26 Oct 2017 – Sydney Morning Herald – Just one in two mortgage applications makes it through to lending stage. This is a problem

26 Oct 2017 – The Australian Business Review – ANZ boss Shayne Elliott wary as profit surges 18pc

25 Oct 2017 – Seniors Newspaper – Our Mum and Dad bank is big, busy and complex

25 Oct 2017 – The Australian Business Review – Treasury warns of housing dangers

25 Oct 2017 – Australian Financial Review – First-time home buyers surge, thanks to $16 billion from the Bank of Mum and Dad

20 Oct 2017 – Australian Financial Review – Got an interest-only mortgage? Act now to avoid higher home loan costs

17 Oct 2017 – Talking Lifestyle Radio – Are ATMs on the way out?

17 Oct 2017 – Australian Financial Review – Lenders brace for $21b interest-only blow-out as expired fixed terms renegotiated

17 Oct 2017  News.com.au – Australians are ‘sleepwalking’ into a hi-tech future

14 Oct 2017 – The Weekend Australian – RBA to stress test banks, warns of mortgage shock

13 Oct 2017 – 2GB – Ross Greenwood Money News – Foreign Buyers and the Property Market

13 Oct 2017 – Australian Financial Review – Reserve Bank to stress test banking sector as risks rise

13 Oct 2017 – Australian Financial Review –  Speculators lose the ability to ride out property downturn: Citi

06 Oct 2017 – The Mercury – Australian Securities and Investments Commission expects to claw back $250m

04 Oct 2017 – ABC Radio National – The World Today – Australia exposed to rising household debt, IMF warns

03 Oct 2017 – ABC Radio News – Peer to Peer Lending

03 Oct 2017 – The Weekly Times – Nearly 1 in 3 households now in mortgage stress, with high income earners under pressure

30 Sep 2017 – News.com.au – Severe mortgage stress is cropping up in some of Australia’s richest suburbs

30 Sep 2017 – The Australian – Investors turn to non-bank sector to escape stricter controls

29 Sep 2017 – Australian Financial Review – More than 30,000 of the nation’s ‘richest’ households in financial distress

29 Sep 2017 – Your Investment Property – Population growth is pushing up house prices

25 Sep 2017 – Talking LifeStyle – ATM fees gone, what other fees should be cut?

25 Sep 2017 – 2GB – Ross Greenwood Money News – ATM fee removal a PR stunt?

25 Sep 2017 – 3AW – ATM Fees

24 Sep 2017 – ABC News – ATM fees dropped by the big four banks

22 Sep 2017 – ABC The Business – Household Debt Bomb

22 Sep 2017 – Australian Financial Review – Tougher at the top for property sellers

20 Sep 2017 – ABC Radio National PM – Global economy out of the woods, but ANZ warns of rate hikes

19 Sep 2017 – ABC Radio National Drive – New concerns about Australians under mortgage stress

18 Sep 2017 – The Australian – Too much competition can destabilise financial system: APRA

12 Sep 2017 – The Australian – Banks sitting on $500bn worth of ‘liar loans’

11 Sep 2017 – ABC Radio – The World Today – CBA inquiry inadequate to address banks’ customer abuses

09 Sep 2017 – Illawarra Mercury – ‘Bank of Mum and Dad’ a huge help for Wollongong buyer

07 Sep 2017 – The Australian – Why mortgage rates may rise sooner than you think

06 Sep 2017 – The Chronicle – Toowoomba households feel mortgage stress: report

06 Sep 2017 – Cairns Post – Cairns high on the list of Queensland’s mortgage stress hot spots

05 Sep 2017 – NewsMail – Mortgage strife for Bundaberg households

05 Sep 2017 – The Weekly Times -The 10 worst postcodes for mortgage stress in Queensland

26 Aug 2017 – Geelong Times – Mortgage stress hits three of four in Geelong suburb

23 Aug 2017 – Northern Star – Nasty cocktail of mortgage stress just 0.5% away

22 Aug 2017 – South Coast Register – Shoalhaven households not immune to mortgage stress

22 Aug 2017 –  Illawarra Mercury – ‘Perfect storm of issues’ leaving Australians on verge of mortgage crisis

22 Aug 2017 – Domain – It takes two to tango: why borrowers need to take responsibility for their debt

22 Aug 2017 – News.com.au – Mortgage stress: Sydney couple’s eye-watering household debt

11 Aug 2017 – AFR – Lenders compete for best property buyers with lower rates, says Mortgage Choice

01 Aug 2017 – Courier Mail – Thousands of Queenslanders are at risk of defaulting on home loans

31 Jul 2017 – AFR – Heat on RBA as residential property borrowing hits a record

07 Jul 2017 – Herald Sun – Higher mortgage rates and living costs a ’deadly combination’ for households

01 Jul 2017 – Sydney Morning Herald – Crispin Hull Forum

28 Jun 2017 – Australian Financial Review – Westpac to axe ‘risky’ property loans, up rates, ban switches

12 May 2017 – ABC Radio National – PM – New bank levy could actually leave regional customers better off: analyst

10 May 2017 – ABC News – Budget bank levy sets dangerous precedent for other sectors, finance experts warn

10 May 2017 – Sydney Morning Herald – Customers unlikely to escape the bank tax

08 May 2017 – The Australian Business Review – Westpac boss Brian Hartzer insulating the house

04 May 2017 – The Australian Financial Review – Genworth Mortgage Insurance warns of risky loans

03 May 2017 – ABC News – Severe mortgage stress puts 52,000 Australian households at risk of defaulting, analyst says

03 May 2017 – The Guardian Australia – Wealthy feel pinch of housing costs as one in four Australians face mortgage stress

03 May 2017 – ABC Radio Melbourne – Jon Faine – Mortgage Stress

01 May 2017 – Australian Financial Review – Record Numbers Under Mortgage Stress

29 Apr 2017 – The Weekend Australian Business Review – APRA crackdown fails to cool hot property

28 Apr 2017 – Australian Financial Review – ANZ raises rates as new figures show lending up

27 Apr 2017 – ABC 7:30 – Good and Bad Debt

24 Apr 2017 – Seven News Melbourne – Mortgage Stress

24 Apr 2017 – Nine News – Mortgage Stress

24 Apr 2017 – Australian Financial Review – Lenders use regulatory clampdown to squeeze borrowers and savers

24 Apr 2017 – 3AW – Victorian Mortgage Stress

24 Apr 2017 – Herald Sun – Victorian mortgage stress and interest rates put homes on the brink

17 Apr 2017 – Sydney Morning Herald –‘This thing’s gonna blow’: Top economists’ interest rate warning

17 Apr 2017 – The Australian Financial Review – Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe zeroes in on bank lending

17 Apr 2017 – The Wellington Times – ‘This thing’s gonna blow’: Top economists’ interest rate warning

13 Apr 2017 – ABC Radio Melbourne – Jon Faine – Using Super For Housing

11 Apr 2017 – The Australian Financial Review – Small lenders follow big banks in rate rises

08 Apr 2017 – WSWS.Org. Mounting concerns over Australian housing bubble.

08 Apr 2017 – The Australian Financial Review – One in three Sydney landlords risk income shortfall.

07 Apr 2017  – The Australian Financial Review – Housing Correction ‘won’t be orderly’

06 Apr 2017 – The Australian Financial Review – Malcolm Turnbull backs RBA warning as household debt hits new record

05 Apr 2017 – ABC News – Australia’s household debt crisis is worse than ever

04 Apr 2017 – ABC The Drum – Mortgage Stress

04 Apr 2017 – ABC Adelaide – Mortgage Stress

04 Apr 2017 – ABC RN Breakfast – APRA’s investor lending limits

04 Apr 2017 – ABC Radio AM/News Radio – Rising Mortgage Stress

31 Mar 2017 – ABC Radio The World Today – APRA further tightens on loans to property investors

30 Mar 2017 –  News.com.au – Rising interest rates will cool property market

28 Mar 2017 – The Australian Business Review – IMF call on lending rules gives regulators food for thought

27 Mar 2017 – The NewDaily – Property prices continue to soar in an already hot market

27 Mar 2017 – The Australian Financial Review -CBA to mortgage brokers: Beat rivals by churning

24 Mar 2017 – ABC News Radio – Mortgage Rate Rises and the Property Market

22 Mar 2017 – The Australian Financial Review – Property investors, agents lured with discounts, holidays, perks

20 Mar 2017 – ABC The Business – First Time Buyers and Super

18 Mar 2017 – Talking Lifestyle (2UE) – Housing Market

18 Mar 2017 – The Australian – Banks pull back in loan stress zones

16 Mar 2017 – The Australian Financial Review – NAB lifts rates for owner occupiers and investors

16 Mar 2017 – ABC News – US Federal Reserve’s move will lift Australian interest rates too

16 Mar 2017 – Herald-Sun – Landlords young and old exposed to rate rises

16 Mar 2017 – The Australian – Mortgage market faces shake-up as banks raise investor rates

15 Mar 2017 – The Australian Financial Review -Property investors ‘materially dependent’ on rent face steep rate hike

15 Mar 2017 – The Australian Financial Review – Young affluent homeowners in NSW most at risk if rates rise, JPMorgan warns

15 Mar 2017 – ABC News – Investors warned to brace for up to 3pc in mortgage interest rate rises

15 Mar 2017 – Sydney Morning Herald – Credit-card rates high, but personal-loan rates also too high

14 Mar 2017 – News.com.au – Getting a home loan is about to get tougher for property investors

14 Mar 2017 – The Australian Business Review – RBA Set to Double Down On Property

07 Mar 2017 – Sydney Morning Herald – APRA fires warning shot over commercial property lending

07 Mar 2017 – The Fifth Estate – Victoria’s housing affordability salvo scores some hits and misses

05 Mar 2017 – Herald Sun – ATM withdrawals sinking fast as smartphone technology takes over

03 Mar 2017 – Australian Financial Review – More than 1 million Australians face mortgage strife

03 Mar 2017 – ABC Radio Melbourne – Housing Affordability and Home Owner Grants

02 Mar 2017 – News.com.au – Annual growth in Sydney house prices the strongest in 14 years

01 Mar 2017 – Australian Business Review – Investors driving a red-hot market

25 Feb 2017 – ABC News 24 Weekend Breakfast – Housing Affordability

21 Feb 2017 – 2UE Smart Money – First Time Buyers and the Bank of Mum and Dad

21 Feb 2017 – Australian Business Review – Pressure on banks to cut high credit card interest rates

20 Feb 2017 – Australian Business Review – Survey shows property investment mood hit by bank curbs

16 Feb 2017 – News.com.au – Parents forking out an average of $85,000 to help kids with a home deposit

16 Feb 2017 – ABC News – Commonwealth Bank raises investor loan rates to stay within APRA speed limit

13 Feb 2017 – Australian Business Review – RBA APRA should curb investor loans

08 Feb 2017 – ABC Radio National – PM – Stressed out borrowers waiting weeks for financial counselling services as household debt soars

08 Feb 2017 – ABC Radio News – High Household Mortgage Debt

07 Feb 2017 – Ten Eyewitness News – Property puzzle more convoluted as Reserve Bank keeps rates on hold

07 Feb 2017 – Australian Financial Review – CBA unit Bankwest pulls property investor loans

02 Feb 2017 – The Daily Telegraph – NSW real estate: Mortgage stress begins to bite in elite Sydney suburbs

02 Feb 2017 – ABC Radio Newcastle – The Bank of Mum and Dad

01 Feb 2017 – Australian Financial Review – NAB turns up heat on property lending rivals

01 Feb 2017 – The Australian Business Review – ING revision clouds housing data

26 Jan 2017 – The Australian – Fears of crackdown as investor lending surges

19 Jan 2017 – Your Mortgage – One in five Aussies in danger of losing their homes if interest rates rise

18 Jan 2017 – The Chronicle – City suburb has highest ‘mortgage stress’ in Oz

18 Jan 2017 – ABC News 24 – Household Mortgage Rate Sensitivity

18 Jan 2017 – Nine.com.au – Aussie homeowners at risk of losing homes if rates rise

18 Jan 2017 – News.com.au – One in five homeowners will struggle with rate rise of less than 0.5%

18 Jan 2017 – Australian Business Review – Calls for rate hike to check pace of debt accumulation

17 Jan 2017 – The West Australian – Pilbara mortgage default risk high

17 Jan 2017 – Australian Financial Review – Home loan rates heading higher as funding costs rise, competition eases

17 Jan 2017 – 2UE Smart Money – Affluent Mortgage Stress

12 Jan 2017 – ABC News -Home loan and credit card interest rates rise in late-2016 even as RBA stays on hold

12 Jan 2017 – Your Mortgage – Wealthier households are more vulnerable to mortgage stress

12 Jan 2017 – The Australian – Mining states hit by sharp drop in home loan activity, says AFG

12 Jan 2017 –Herald Sun – Affluent Melbourne homeowners considered at high risk of mortgage default: new research

11 Jan 2017 – Smart Property Investment – Young, affluent borrowers most exposed to rate rises

11 Jan 2017 – The Australian – Deutsche Bank: mortgage payments steady despite rising rates

09 Jan 2017 – ABC TV News 24 – Affluent Mortgage Stress

09 Jan 2017 – ABC News – Wealthiest suburbs among most vulnerable to mortgage stress

09 Jan 2017 – Australian Financial Review – Affluent Suburbs feel heat from rising property costs

03 Jan 2017 – Channel Nine News – House Prices and Mortgage Default