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The standout performer among the most recent foreign challengers is the Bank of China's Australian subsidiary, which in the last two years has emerged as the fastest-growing deposit-taker and home len.. read more

New Zealand's banking regulator is set to remove lending restrictions on the country's prudentially regulated mortgage providers. read more

Latitude Financial Services yesterday became the first Australian lender to offer debt waivers to its most troubled borrowers. read more

Bank of Queensland directors and senior management are likely to be taking more than a passing interest in the saga unfolding at the nation's second largest airline, Virgin Australia Holdings. read more

Small home lenders are continuing to harden lending policies as the macro-economic fallout from the COVID-19 crisis induces wholesale funders and mortgage insurers to reassess underwriting criteria. read more

Tight cost management and  lower impairment charges have helped Citigroup's Australian banking arm to regain earnings momentum. read more

The unfolding economic crisis is throwing up curveballs for investors trying to grasp the logic behind emergency measures that will reshape the way banks report their financial results this year. read more

Bank of Queensland's new chief George Frazis has survived a bruising interrogation from broking analysts about his plans to revive the financial performance of the company. read more

The Australian arm of HSBC Bank has launched an anti-money laundering remediation program to fix holes in its record-keeping and reporting of cross-border transactions. read more

As most of the country's leading retail banking franchises bumbled through 2019, HSBC Bank Australia hit an earnings sweet-spot. read more