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Banks urged to 'flex' as Victoria battens down the hatches (AFR)

Data on loan deferrals released by the prudential regulator and by Firstmac provided new insight into the $274 billion worth ...

04 August 2020
Firstmac completes $1.3bn RMBS raising (Australian Broker)

Non-bank lender Firstmac Limited has announced its completion of a $1.3 billion RMBS raising, with over $2 billion in orders.

10 July 2020
Fewer homeowners seeking mortgage relief as economy recovers (The Australian)

The number of mortgages on suspended repayments through COVID-19 hardship measures is declining, with some homeowners opting to begin paying down their...

02 July 2020
Firstmac finds its deepest-ever investor base in new deal (Kanga News)

Firstmac’s latest residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) deal demonstrates the continued rebound of nonbank securitisation since the ...

02 July 2020
Firstmac reports car market is "recovering strongly" (Australian Broker)

New data from a non-bank lender has indicated the car market is “recovering strongly” after plummeting in April, with borrowers ready to be...

12 June 2020
COVID-19: How the Australian new car market is coping (Performance Drive)

Firstmac Limited, Australia’s largest non-bank lender (and new owners of Georgie/PerformanceDrive), said that it took in 1051 car loan applicatio...

12 June 2020
Lender’s data shows car market bounce back (Autotalk)

New lending data from Firstmac shows the new car market is recovering after falls in April and May.

11 June 2020
Resimac relaxed about loan payment deferrals (The Australian)

Resimac chief executive Scott McWilliam says he doesn’t foresee disaster from COVID-19 loan losses because lenders will slowly taper off mortgage...

09 June 2020