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February finishes with mortgage rate rises

Several lenders increased variable interest rates on selected home loans in the last week of February, though there were also cuts to interest rates for some fixed rate loans.

Suncorp discounts variable mortgage rates

Suncorp has recently increased the discount on selected variable rate home loans for new customers by ten basis points.

AFCA preparing to investigate a decade of complaints

The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) will soon be able to investigate and resolve financial complaints dating back more than ten years, following the results of the banking royal commission.

Bendigo Bank and Credit Union SA cut mortgage rates

Bendigo Bank and Credit Union SA recently cut variable interest rates on selected home loans, in a month where several other lenders have increased rates.

Lenders adjust fixed home loan interest rates

Several Australian banks have adjusted their home loan interest rates this week, with some lenders lowering their fixed rates, while others increased theirs.

UBank launches Mia, the digital human home loan assistant

Would you get a home loan from a robot mortgage broker? You may soon get your chance to find out, thanks to the new ‘digital human’ home loan assistant that’s been introduced by Ubank and FaceMe.

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Australians cautious about buying new cars

The number of Aussies who bought a new car in January 2019 is down 7.4% on sales figures from the same time last year. The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) attributes this caution to lower levels of consumer confidence.

Australian dwelling values still falling

The first month of 2019 did not see Australia’s housing markets improve, with CoreLogic recording month-on-month falls in dwelling values in every capital city apart from Canberra.