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Do many bankers or bureaucrats remember the fate of the Consumer Financial Information Service, a service funded by the Federal Government and offered by the Australian Consumers Association with da.. read more

ABS Financial Accounts got a rare - and deserved - mention in the   Australian Bankers Association's submission to the Senate inquiry into banking. read more

The Australian Bankers Association turned to industry data, rather than ABS data, in making its case on margins in its submission to the Senate banking inquiry. read more

Public mortgage insurance, covered bonds, better credit reporting, more work on electronic conveyancing, less regulation and easier entry to the industry all feature on the wish-list included by the.. read more

Momentum may be reaching a peak over the federal government's activist policy package on banking, with talk of an announcement by the Treasurer, Wayne Swan, this Sunday. read more

The Age today took a stab at predicting the contents of the banking policy package being prepared by the federal government, and found a strong theme of support for credit unions and building societie.. read more

National Australia Bank's wish to say "it's all fixed" when it is not fully fixed is a fierce one, it seems. Yesterday afternoon it conceded what customers continue to notice, and was reported yester.. read more

Direct investment by government in mortgage-backed securities is a better policy prop for home lending than a guarantee on most such securities, a senior RBA executive said yesterday. read more

Building societies are one group of lenders generating above-average lending growth. APRA data on the sector shows that building societies recorded growth of around 15 per cent, annualised, in home.. read more

The failure of a second file batch from Thursday night's payments, and the confused response to the Wednesday failure, continue to create headaches for NAB operational staff at the start of the work.. read more