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IMB Bank has made further progress in its years-long project to buy back all its outstanding shares. read more

SocietyOne is stepping up, with larger loan sizes in response to strong business growth this year. read more

Growth in household assets outpaced growth in liabilities during the September quarter, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. read more

The Australian Law Reform Commission says banks could do more to detect and prevent financial abuse of their older customers. read more

The Government has issued a consultation paper detailing new financial product intervention powers and design obligations. read more

When banks breached the Code of Banking Practice over the past year the issue that was most likely to have caused the breach was a problem with credit obligations. read more

Activity has picked up in the business lending market over the past two months, following a slump in the middle of the year. read more

Consumers continue to increase their spending on credit and charge cards but they are keeping their account balances in check. read more

Teachers Mutual Bank is leading a co-operative effort among a number of mutuals to contract for services on a shared basis in a bid to make significant inroads into costs. read more

The trend to slower growth in mortgage lending to owner-occupiers continued in October, while the pick-up in investor lending that has been evident since the middle of the year maintained its momentum.. read more