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Borrowers refinance as rates start to bite
HOME loan activity jumped unexpectedly in January, as borrowers juggled their finances to cope with rising interest rates.
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Mortgage stress hits rich
MORE than 700,000 households will come under some mortgage stress by June, with financial grief also hitting higher income families.
Loan sharks cop caning
GREEDY finance brokers are hitting vulnerable households with massive fees and charges more than 20 times the industry standard.
Riding out the share market rollercoaster
THE majority of Australian retirees and baby boomers are likely to have less retirement savings than their children will.
Property
Borrowers refinance as rates start to bite
HOME loan activity jumped unexpectedly in January, as borrowers juggled their finances to cope with rising interest rates.
Banking
High price of an empty nest
PARENTS desperate to untie the apron strings are increasingly agreeing to family equity loans as a polite way of saying goodbye.
Investing
Investors dump shares to pay off debts
CONFIDENCE in the share market has slumped to near all-time lows, with consumers opting to pay down debt rather than buy stocks.
Superannuation
Taxman looks into dodgy super funds
THE tax office is investigating dodgy loans and possible tax avoidance by people who operate their own superannuation funds.
Insurance
Premiums to rise if bad weather persists
INSURANCE premiums may have to rise if insurers decide a spate of recent storms signal a permanent change in weather patterns.
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