Mortgages and Rates

2+ hour, 26+ min ago   (278+ words) The average variable rate for owner-occupiers paying principal and interest now sits at 6.61%, according to Canstar's latest Weekly Rate Wrap-up, with the lowest variable rate on the database at 5.69%, offered by Pacific Mortgage Group. Only two rates across the database…...

45+ min ago   (169+ words) Companies rarely go from healthy to bad news overnight. They drift, for two or three quarters, and the drift is visible from an ordinary desk long before anybody stands up and says anything. Learning to read it is not pessimism....

7+ hour, 31+ min ago   (165+ words) nib New Zealand has just launched a new health insurance promotion across its Ultimate Health, Ultimate Health Max or Easy Health policies. In a message to advisers the insurer says that for a limited time, new nib clients can receive…...

5+ hour, 46+ min ago   (883+ words) An advertised interest rate is not always the rate implied by a borrower's cash flows. Consider a 12-month loan for $100,000 at a 10% nominal annual rate. If the lender deducts a $3,000 origination fee before disbursement, the borrower receives $97,000 but still repays…...

7+ hour, 2+ min ago   (570+ words) OK, my in-laws gave us a very generous offer to let us move into their $2 million house and pay no rent, taxes, or maintenance. The house would remain obviously in their name. This is the house my husband grew up…...

11+ hour, 9+ min ago   (812+ words) For small and medium enterprises (SMEs), choosing the right corporate finance advisory firm can be a major challenge. Limited resources, complex financial decisions, and a lack of specialist expertise can make it difficult to secure funding, plan growth, or drive…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (364+ words) A divide has opened up in the housing market, with the value of freehold houses continuing to climb while leasehold flats actively lose value. Analysis of the latest Land Registry data up to June 2026 reveals that flats and maisonettes are…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (183+ words) Liverpool Echo Lloyds Banking Group will compensate customers an average of £829 each over mis-sold car finance deals The bank has agreed to participate in the Financial Conduct Authority's redress scheme after initially considering a legal challenge Over 12 million UK…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (361+ words) Building Society has launched a new savings account with a "competitive" interest rate and an "enticing" monthly prize draw attached. A major UK building society has launched a "competitive" deal for savers - with monthly cash prizes up for grabs. Coventry…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (324+ words) Barclays has issued a statement over changes affecting all mobile app users. A customer had a question for Barclays, which has branches in Birmingham, after they had noticed the changes. The bank is making several changes to the layout of…...