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  1. Borrowers with variable home loans warned to prepare for repayment fluctuations and future rate hikes: bit.ly/Jsfwv9
  2. Small business sales increased 2.8 per cent y-o-y in April 2012, according to ANZ: bit.ly/KR8JL5
  3. Up to 750,000 Australians risk falling into debt crises if there is an economic downturn: bit.ly/JkTG1g
  4. Australians are itching to make the switch according to Roy Morgan research: bit.ly/MeO6Ns
  5. Budget superannuation reforms condemned by industry commentators as politically motivated: bit.ly/IC33V2
  6. PwC report backs DirectCash bid for Customers: bit.ly/Itbzbs
  7. The frequency of lenders’ mortgage insurance (LMI) claims is likely to remain stable in 2012, according to S&P: bit.ly/HJdVyL
  8. The latest housing finance data release points to ongoing weakness in the sector: bit.ly/ICs1H6
  9. Mortgage loans dominating bank balance sheets according to East & Partners: bit.ly/HdaEro
  10. Aussie set to acquire wholesale mortgage broker, National Mortgage Brokers: bit.ly/HiCgdk
  11. Rebadged Teachers Mutual Bank claims there is a growing shift of customers from the big banks to the mutual sector: bit.ly/H3mWnc
  12. First home buyer activity slumps in March following a strong start to the year: bit.ly/HqtXPW
  13. Mid-market businesses confident, looking to expand operations despite economic uncertainty, according to CBA: bit.ly/HpiPBO
  14. The RBA's assistant governor explains the main factors influencing banks’ cost of funding: bit.ly/GL0yPU
  15. Families and low income earners struggling to meet their financial obligations, relying more on credit to pay bills: bit.ly/GAdxVz
  16. Spending recovery is underway with positive growth for business sales in Feb, according to CBA’s numbers: bit.ly/GA8KR8
  17. Swiss Re defies natural disasters to report greatly improved FY 2011 profit: bit.ly/yMJfUY
  18. Australian mortgage lenders must continue to avoid US-style lax practices, says Reserve Bank exec: bit.ly/yZGCmj
  19. The satisfaction gap between Sydney and Melbourne banks widens: bit.ly/xb4TKD