While official figures indicate that the big banks still dominate mortgage sales, smaller institutions may be making a comeback, writes Ian Rogers.
Mortgage
Get a mortgage, buy someone else a home
By taking out an ING mortgage, Dutch borrowers can choose to help families in Bangladesh and India build homes of their own. If they stump up 300 euros for a microloan, ING adds another 300.
The Bendigo bombshell the papers missed
Bendigo and Adelaide bank reported a sharp rise in non-performing and past due loans in the March quarter, writes Glenn Dyer.
Keen: Always look on the bright side … of economic data?
Our economic managers, caught in a crisis they didn’t see coming, are still using the same models that didn’t anticipate this mess, writes Steve Keen
Tips and rumours
Why has nobody commented on the controversial purchase of the Government VIP aircraft from Boeing when all advisers recommended Airbus? What role did Mr Peacock (former Minister, US ambassador then local Boeing chief) play in the final selection?
Sources in the US Navy say that a number of their Super Hornet aircraft were “shot down” during […]
