ING Australia pushing for 'main bank' status 13 October 2017 6:41PM ING Australia has racked up record customer growth in the first nine months of the year, including a 50 per cent jump in primary bank customers. read more
Home loans up, credit cards down in August 13 October 2017 6:39PM The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics figures for August 2017 show the value of Australian home lending rose to the highest level on record during August, up by 2.1 per cent to A$33.9 billion in.. read more
ASIC digs deeper into interest-only loans 12 October 2017 5:26PM ASIC has given an update on its targeted industry surveillance of interest-only home loans. read more
Interest-only loans get political 12 October 2017 5:23PM ASIC's report into the mortgage books of 16 home lenders gave the House of Representatives economics committee plenty to throw at the Westpac and ANZ chief executives when they appeared before i.. read more
Non-cash payments to accelerate as cash becomes obselete 11 October 2017 5:40PM Global digital payments volumes are predicted to increase by an average 10.9 per cent through to 2020, reaching nearly 726 billion transactions, according to the Capgemini World Payments Report 2017. read more
Financial Ombudsman Service fields more disputes 06 October 2017 6:33PM The Financial Ombudsman Service Australia received record numbers of disputes in 2016-17, largely from continued growth in complaints about general insurance. read more
Bank Australia makes responsible lending pay its way 06 October 2017 6:21PM Bank Australia yesterday released its 2017 financial results showing strong growth in both customer numbers and its balance sheet in its 60th year. read more
Bendigo's Community Bank model highly commended by Fortune 06 October 2017 6:17PM Bendigo Bank is the highest ranked Australian company, and second-highest ranked commercial bank in the world, in Fortune's annual list of the world's top 50 companies that have been "Doing Well by Do.. read more
Crypto assets brought onto the balance sheet 05 October 2017 5:56PM At a time when big banks are toying with distributed ledger applications, an established digital security player and an emerging blockchain-based currency specialist have created a system that allows.. read more
Heritage seeking $500m via securitisation 05 October 2017 5:51PM The Toowoomba mutual, Heritage Bank, is seeking to raise A$500 million via the HBS Trust 2017-1, a securitisation of prime residential mortgages originated by Heritage Bank. read more