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Instant Loans News

Need an instant loan?

Friday October 10, 2008
Instant loans can tide you over until your next pay comes.

Instant loans to finance a short holiday

Thursday September 25, 2008
Instant loans, or as close as personal loans can get to instant loans, can be a great way of financing an impromptu holiday.

Why Borrowing To Save Makes Sense

Sunday June 22, 2008
DAVID POTTS gives his expert guidance on how you can make margin loans work to your advantage without suffering the indignity (and panic) of a margin call.

Instant loans can help you act now

Tuesday May 13, 2008
Instant loans can help you take advantage of surprise sales, allowing you to make the most of savings on offer.

Instant loans for money before payday

Thursday April 3, 2008
Instant loans, or near enough, are available thanks to the great payday loan lenders, Cash Doctors. You can get the money you need to pay the bills in such a short time, you'll hardly notice that you've applied.

Near instant loans from Cash Doctors

Thursday March 20, 2008
Instant loans may not be possible, but you'll think they are with how quickly you can get a payday loan from Cash Doctors.

Cash Doctors appoint new CEO

Thursday January 31, 2008
Australia's leading payday loan lender has appointed a new CEO, Nick Auchincloss, who has been recruited from the UK to lead the team at Cash Doctors.

Instant Loans for your Christmas spending

Wednesday December 12, 2007
A couple weeks out from Christmas and payday loan lenders are expecting the festive season to see an upsurge in new payday loan applications as people seek instant loans to get them through the holiday period.

Banks Get Up Speed For The Financing Of The Future

Tuesday May 8, 2007
Forget lengthy waits for decisions by lenders. Buyers can now get a quote for loans in seconds via SMS, Cynthia Karena learns.

Back To Basics On Home Loans

Monday May 10, 2004
Redraw v offset account what's best for you?

Bank Under Fire

Saturday September 20, 2003
THE Commonwealth Bank plans to collate the details of 10million customers across its various entities to give staff instant access to their full financial records.

Mortgage Brokers Cop Caning

Thursday March 27, 2003
Australia's burgeoning mortgage broking industry is not properly regulated, some brokers perpetrate fraud and others give poor advice, a report commissioned by the companies watchdog has found.

Mortgage Shoppers At Risk: Report

Thursday March 27, 2003
A report on the mortgage broking industry has found up to half of home loans are sourced through intermediaries, but a regulatory vacuum means consumers are falling prey to excessive fees and unscrupulous practices.

St Andrew's Signs 'em At Point Of Sale

Monday January 28, 2002
Scottish insurer St Andrew's Group is prospering in Australia by selling car and home insurance as loans are taken out what is sometimes called debt-driven insurance.

Interest Rates Drop, Experts Tipping More

Sunday September 23, 2001
FIXED-TERM home loans are plunging amid predictions of more interest rate cuts. By shopping around, borrowers can lock in their interest rate for five years without paying the usual premium attached to fixing.

Good News For Bad Payers

Thursday January 18, 2001
If you're a poor credit risk, home loans have become easier and cheaper through non-traditional lenders.

Loan, Card Rates Rise

Sunday January 2, 2000
THE bubbly will barely have popped before lenders increase interest rates on home loans and credit cards. The new year will also bring a showdown between the sharemarket and the dollar because resources stocks are booming on what has been only a mediocre rise in commodity prices. But more glob

Ten Ways To Kickstart Those Idling Finances

Saturday August 8, 1998
FEELING that your finances match the weather? Well, while a complete financial turnaround can't be achieved overnight, there are some steps you can take now that will generate instant results and turn you in the right direction. 1 Set yourself some financial goals, says BT executive vice-preside

Pawnshop Fee Cap Scrapped

Sunday December 28, 1997
A "POOR man's bank" or a vampiric business that shouldn't be allowed? Victoria's pawnbrokers will be on trial from Thursday, when they will be allowed to charge unlimited interest on loans. A cap of a flat rate of 48 per cent will be scrapped and it will be easier to become a pawnbrok

Phones Run Hot For Home Lender

Sunday February 18, 1996
THE Aussie Home Loans advertising campaign and its cut in interest rates on the back of last weekend's comments by the federal Treasurer, Mr Ralph Willis, has given Australia's leading mortgage originator an instant boost. Aussie managing director, Mr John Symond, said that in the past week 12,00