Credit Corp forecasts protracted weakness in the debt buying market 02 August 2023 5:39AM Credit Corp’s increased focus on its lending business offset weaker earnings in its core purchased debt ledger business in the year to June, but not enough to prevent the company reporting a significa.. read more
Mortgage rates continued to rise in June 02 August 2023 5:35AM In the absence of a cash rate increase in June, lenders made modest adjustments to their variable mortgage rates – mostly increases. Fixed rates went up by much more. read more
Zip debt restructure approved 01 August 2023 4:35AM Zip shareholders supported a series of resolutions at an extraordinary general meeting yesterday that will allow the company to complete a restructure of its convertible notes that will reduce its lia.. read more
Macquarie completes controversial BOND appointments 28 July 2023 5:35AM The appointment of former global chief operating officer of Standard Chartered Bank, David Whiteing to the Macquarie Bank board brings to three the number of bank-only non-executive directors Macquari.. read more
Reality bites for consumer lender 28 July 2023 5:34AM Consumer lender Wisr put the brakes on new lending in the June quarter, as it grappled with high funding costs and rising arrears. read more
Westpac soothes direct debit pain point 28 July 2023 5:32AM Westpac has added a feature to its mobile and online banking services to allow customers to manage their direct debits more easily – an area of long-standing frustration for many consumers. read more
Midkey pioneers mid-life equity release 27 July 2023 5:56AM When investment bankers Scott Collison and Richard Young took a close look at the reverse mortgage they saw an opportunity to re-engineer it and design a loan with no monthly payments for people still.. read more
Mortgage arrears peak will be low 26 July 2023 5:55AM The level of banks’ non-performing loans and credit losses will peak in the first half of next year at a relatively modest level, according to S&P Global Ratings. read more
Regulator moves to shut down unlicensed 'bank' 26 July 2023 5:52AM APRA has gone to the Federal Court seeking an injunction to restrain businessman Andrew Morton Garrett from engaging in unauthorised banking business and using the word “bank” without a licence. read more
CDR more business friendly 25 July 2023 5:17AM Businesses will be allowed to share their data with a wider range of third parties under changes to the Consumer Data Right rules registered last week. read more