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"The composition of housing and mortgage markets is becoming unbalanced," the Reserve Bank of Australia declared in its half-yearly Financial Stability Review. read more

Investors Central, a newish unlisted public company centred on the sub-prime business of lender Finance One, saw its net profit jump 78 per cent to A$1.27 million over the year. read more

Diminishing returns for savers should lead to increased consumer borrowing demand, according to a report by the CBA's economics team. read more

"Households will remain net payers of interest," CBA says in a report released yesterday. read more

The stress in Victoria's debenture company sector before and after the financial crisis was a largely avoidable affair, caused mainly by dodgy valuations produced for antsy trustee companies, industry.. read more

In its second round submission to the Financial System Inquiry, industry association Provic highlighted the collapse of Gippsland Secured Investments. read more

The Provic group pointed to an apparent "conflict of interest between instructing audit companies, valuers and liquidators," in its second round submission to the Financial System Inquiry. read more

Coping with last December's annual spending frenzy was a bigger factor in home loan repayments over the first half of the year. read more

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank is "at least in part responsible for its own problems" in having a low doc loan set aside, the Supreme Court of New South Wales ruled last week. read more

Australia's major banks will be roped into disclosing more detail on their activities, in a manner consistent with reporting standards for the world's most dominant banks. read more