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Mortgage Choice has teamed up with Athena Home Loans to expand its white label home loan offerings, with a focus on rewarding existing customers. read more

The Australian Banking Association has accepted the recommendation of a review of the Banking Code Compliance Committee that the committee should name banks in its code compliance reports. read more

Canstar research suggests recent commentary that non-bank lenders are being priced out of the market is not correct. read more

Adelaide Bank, AMP Bank, Aussie and Community First Credit Union cut variable home loan rates over the past week, in a sign that as the interest rate tightening cycle continues lenders are taking more.. read more

While Bank of Queensland’s senior management was meeting with investors yesterday to discuss the bank’s 2021/22 results, its union members were meeting to discuss the bank’s latest pay offer. read more

ASIC is using its new powers under the Design and Distribution Obligation to set expectations for the sale of a range of consumer finance products. read more

The price of gold has fallen for six consecutive months, after hitting a peak in March - raising questions about its status as a safe haven investment and a hedge against inflation. read more

The risk of widespread financial stress in the residential construction sector is “elevated”, the Reserve Bank said in a review of the sector. read more

Increases in interest rates since May, combined with higher living expenses, have reduced the spare cash flow of households with average incomes and debts by around 10 per cent, and if rate rises cont.. read more

The government’s plan to enlist banks to help protect consumers from the impact of fraudulent activity in the telecommunications industry, following the recent Optus breach, will operate on an opt-in.. read more