With heightened risk in the construction sector, lenders are continuing to exercise greater caution, meticulously evaluating every aspect of a project before committing resources. Given the critical role of investment and finance in real estate and property development, a lack of funding or excessive cost-of-capital could spell doom for construction projects before they even clear the approval stage.
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Not everyone shopping for a loan with a mortgage broker will meet lending criteria or be ready to buy, but discovering their creditworthiness can take a broker many hours of work.
Mortgage demand fell -4.6% in Q1 2022, marking the first decline in more than two years according to the latest Equifax Quarterly Consumer Credit Demand Index (Mar 2022).
With the right data, it's possible to see the early warning signs when a building firm like Probuild starts to struggle. A data-driven assessment conducted after Probuild's demise shows there were plenty of danger signals in the years leading up to its unfortunate demise.
Rising rates of insolvency in the construction industry are putting significant pressure on sole traders and small business owners in the sector, according to new data from Equifax, the global data, analytics and technology company.
Equifax has signed an agreement with the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) to receive commercial tax default data, with the intention of displaying this information in its commercial credit reports. The inclusion of commercial tax default data in Equifax reports will provide customers with actionable data during the credit application process that was previously not available, allowing them to evaluate risk more accurately.
Identity crime costs Australia an estimated $36 billion each year, with one in four Australians falling victim to identity or cybercrime in their lifetime according to the Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC). Equifax, the global data, analytics and technology company, today announced the launch of its Employee Protect product, designed to help Australian businesses keep their employees safe from identity theft and cybercrime.
Combating cybercrime may now be the single most crucial risk-management activity for every Australian company.
Wherever there is data, there are answers. But there are right answers, and there are wrong answers.
Good-quality data can be relied upon to give valuable insights for better decision making, but the same can't be said of low-quality data. Data that is incomplete, dated or not fit for purpose can result in inaccurate or misleading outcomes.
Strong personal loan growth constrained by decreased demand for BNPL, credit cards and auto loans. Consumer credit demand eased in Q4 2021, as factors including supply chain issues and a resurgence in COVID cases impacted consumer spending behaviour.
