Commonwealth Bank doubles first-half profit - 2004-02-11
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, the nation's biggest mortgage lender and largest investment manager, said Wednesday that first-half profit doubled as home loans increased and stock markets rebounded.

Net income rose to 1.24 billion Australian dollars, or $967 million, in the half that ended Dec. 31, from 622 million dollars in the year-earlier period.
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Give your mortgage a spring cleaning - 2004-02-11
Have you transferred your mortgage yet? The recent interest rate hike means it's time to spruce up your finances and make sure you've got the best loan that money can buy.

For with UK credit, debit and loan debts running at £13,000-a-head, getting your monthly mortgage payment right could save you thousands of pounds a year.
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