NAB Executive for Home Ownership Matt Dawson said this change will make a real difference for first-home buyers especially. “For too long HELP debt has been a roadblock for many Australians looking to buy a home,” said Mr Dawson. “NAB was pleased to advocate for this change last year which will allow more people to…
In a boost for first homebuyers, National Australia Bank will disregard student debt under $20,000 in assessing home loan applications. NAB is the latest big bank to adjust its home lending rules around student debt. From 31 July, NAB will ignore HELP debt of $20,000 or less in its home loan assessments. It essentially means…
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Credibur emerged from stealth Wednesday (July 23) and announced it secured $2.2 million in pre-seed funding to launch its platform for debt facility management. The company is already launching with its first pilot customers, it said in a Wednesday press release. Credibur’s platform targets alternative lenders and institutional investors, according to the release. It facilitates…
The major bank will disregard student debts of $20,000 when assessing mortgage applications. National Australia Bank has become the latest lender to confirm that it will ignore some Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) debt repayments when assessing home loan applications. From 31 July, if someone owes $20,000 or less in student debt, it will not…
PETALING JAYA, July 24 — Many cancer patients in Malaysia are falling into bankruptcy or turning to illegal moneylenders to finance their treatment, according to the National Cancer Society Malaysia (NCSM). Dr Murallitharan Munisamy, managing director of NCSM, said that people living with cancer are increasingly among those seeking debt restructuring or filing for bankruptcy…
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Young Australians say they are still facing decades of repayments for their student loans, despite Labor introducing a bill to slash HECS debts by 20 percent. Education Minister Jason Clare tabled the bill on Wednesday as the re-elected Albanese government’s first act in parliament. Clare said the legislation would cut the debt of three million…
She believes that if university education is going to saddle students as young as 17 with this level of debt, which could follow them around for life, extra measures need to be put in place. “I think it should be either compulsory financial literacy training or there should be compulsory financial disclosures and all the…
From 31 July, NAB will disregard student debts when assessing home loan applicants if the outstanding amount is $20,000 or less. Beneficiaries could see the amount they can borrow increase, with their income no longer assessed including compulsory student loan deductions. NAB Executive for Home Ownership Matt Dawson says the change will allow more people…