APRA warns big home loans are on the rise

Australian Prudential Regulation Authority chairman Wayne Byres on Tuesday said limits on investor and interest-only mortgages had brought growth in lending to property investors back into line with owner-occupier lending. But the size of loans being issued by the big banks remains an issue, he said,
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Capstead Mortgage Corporation logo Royal Bank of Canada reduced its position in Capstead Mortgage Corporation (NYSE:CMO) by 57.7% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 58,046 shares of the real estate investment trust's
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Happy Cyber Monday! I know—it's next week. But really, is it? These days, pretty much every day in November offers an extravaganza of online savings. As I write this on Friday afternoon, Walmart.com is shaving $549 off a 40-inch 4K HDTV, Amazon.com has a few pages of “Black Friday” deals and
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Roth Capital cut shares of Golfsmith International Holdings from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their price target for the company from $25.00 to $20.00 in a research report on Monday, August 7th. Jefferies Group LLC set a $22.00 price target on shares of Golfsmith International Holdings
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Dublin has lost out to Paris in the decision to relocate the European Banking Authority after Britain leaves the EU. Both cities were tied after the final vote, resulting in a drawing of lots. Earlier, Frankfurt was eliminated after the second round. At that stage, sources suggest Dublin was only one vote short of
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Why bother building – our motivated Wairarapa bound sellers demand a sold sign and their as good as new Aotea home will be just the ticket! Located
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“It's a recognition of France's attractiveness and European commitment,” Macron said in a tweet. Government spokesman Christophe Castaner said hosting the EBA, which is currently located in London, will bring “tens of thousands” of banking jobs to the French capital, which is competing with Frankfurt
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Days before the infamous Trump Tower meeting in June 2016, a low-profile real estate figure with ties to powerful Russians alerted a meeting participant that the topic of “dirt” on Hillary Clinton could come up, The Daily Beast has learned. That figure, Roman Beniaminov, didn't attend the meeting himself
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NMI Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:NMIH) shares are up more than 53.05% this year and recently decreased -0.31% or -$0.05 to settle at $16.30. Investors Title Company (NASDAQ:ITIC), on the other hand, is up 19.76% year to date as of 11/17/2017. It currently trades at $189.44 and has returned 1.33%
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Bloomberg's Tina Davis reports on the Keystone XL oil pipeline approval in Nebraska. (Source: Bloomberg). That view mirrored a dissenting opinion
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The last defendant in a Utah mortgage modification scam that prosecutors say involved millions in losses has been sentenced to a year in federal prison. … law firm and that it had a more than 90 percent success rate in getting loan modifications for homeowners who were delinquent on their mortgages.
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Versatile Credit, which aggregates consumer finance offerings for retailers at the prime, secondary and tertiary levels, includes five secondary lenders among its offerings. Three operate nationwide, and two offer programs on a regional basis. Versatile expects to add a sixth second-look provider within
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Barry Fortune slotted in Cavan Gaels' fifth goal to finally subdue … six minutes either side of the break, in addition to his assist for Fortune at the death.
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The chancellor told Germans they had a moral duty to help when she decided to offer shelter to an unprecedented wave of migrants fleeing war and poverty in 2015. But she failed to convince enough people. U.S. President Donald Trump derided her decision to welcome some 1.3 million refugees as
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The number of homes sold, and the median price on those homes, went down in October, according to statistics from the Tucson Association of Realtors. The drop marks a typical seasonal slowdown that proceeds the holiday season in Tucson's real estate market. The head of TAR said the hope is that
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Mumbai: Around a dozen state-run banks, who will be recapitalised this year, will have to sign memoranda of understanding (MoU) that will commit them to improve their performance under a number of parameters. Among the parameters which the state-run lenders will have to improve are: cost to
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Despite recent fluctuations in the monetary market, the real estate market remains the most profitable investment tool in Azerbaijan. Prices for real estate demonstrate stable rise, despite unpredictable developments in economy. The prices in Baku's real estate market increased by 0.46 percent in
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China, the world's biggest carbon emitter, is poised to install a record amount of solar-power capacity this year, prompting researchers to boost forecasts as much as 80 percent. About 54 gigawatts will be put in place this year, Bloomberg New Energy Finance said Monday, raising a forecast of more than
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Similar to wise buying decisions, exiting certain underperformers at the right time helps maximize portfolio returns. Selling off losers can be difficult, but if both the share price and estimates are falling, it could be time to get rid of the security before more losses hit your portfolio. One such stock that you
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Billionaire Andrej Babis, whose euroskeptic ANO party won Czech elections last month, is heading into his first test in parliament with pledges of support from anti-establishment forces as he tries to create a minority government. After dominating the October ballot but ending up without a majority, ANO
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