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Labor backflip on ‘consumer pays’ model for home loans

Big news today for Australian borrowers… the Labor Party backed down from supporting the ‘consumer pays’ model for getting a home loan.   They have now proposed a ‘bank pays’ model (bank pays the mortgage broker), with a standardised/capped payment of 1.1% of the loan value (only on the amount drawn down by the borrower, […]

My take on the royal commission – don’t give banks a free kick

The Royal Commission hearings have now concluded and in the final round CBA CEO Matt Comyn tried to crush mortgage brokers. He claimed that once a loan settles we tend to forget about clients, and therefore that the current remuneration structure – where banks pay an upfront as well as an ongoing commission to brokers, […]

The sensible way to use interest only loans

In 4Q15 the value of interest only loans issued in Australia increased by 84% over the previous three years (vs. only 20% growth in the value of principal and interest loans). In the December 2014 quarter interest only loans accounted for 43% of all new home loans issued. Of these, 41% were issued to owner […]

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