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Never a better time to consider a non-bank lender, says State Custodians

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

The Reserve Bank’s interest rate decision simply means there has never been a better time to take out a mortgage with a non-bank lender.
SCMC director Heidi Armstrong says today’s Reserve Bank board decision to leave the official cash rate at 3.75% highlights the fact that home loans from the big banks “represent very poor value [...]

Banks in RBA spotlight, leave variable rates steady

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

Australia’s big four banks say they will hold standard variable home loan rates steady after the central bank shone the spotlight on bank mortgage rates as a major reason for leaving the cash rate unchanged.
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) left the official interest rate unchanged at 3.75 per cent on Tuesday, surprising most economists, [...]

RBA pause shocks markets but more rate rises in 2010 expected

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has given borrowers some short-term relief after surprising financial markets by hitting the pause button on interest rates this month.
On Tuesday, the central bank left the overnight cash rate at 3.75 per cent following its board meeting, even though most market economists expected the RBA to lift by a [...]

Lenders and property groups welcome unchanged rates

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

Mortgage broker Loan Market Group has welcomed the central bank’s decision to leave the official interest rate unchanged but says mortgage holders can still expect rises in the months ahead.
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) left the cash rate unchanged at 3.75 per cent after its first board meeting of the year on Tuesday.
Most financial [...]

RBA decision to pause is a “stay of execution”, economists

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

The Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) surprise decision to leave its official interest rate unchanged has been described as a stay of execution.
The central bank left the cash rate at 3.75 per cent after its board meeting on Tuesday, in a move that stunned most market economists.
Many had tipped the central bank to raise its [...]