Lending growth continues to ease 04 October 2016 5:11PM Growth in lenders' mortgage and business portfolios has weakened over the past few months, while the personal loan market has recorded its weakest figures in four years. read more
Austrac makes customer due diligence rules more flexible 04 October 2016 5:08PM Banks and other financial institutions conducting customer due diligence under their anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing obligations can now gather information about a customer from.. read more
Stargroup expands its ATM activities with Indue acquisition 30 September 2016 3:20PM ATM operator Stargroup has moved into the switching and processing market, with the acquisition of Indue Ltd's ATM services division. read more
Newcastle Permanent boosts its 'mutuality dividend' 30 September 2016 3:19PM Newcastle Permanent's investment in its back office has helped it maintain above average growth in home lending, and it plans to maintain the momentum. read more
Bendigo and Adelaide buys Keystart mortgages 30 September 2016 3:17PM Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has acquired a A$1.35 billion portfolio of mortgages from the Western Australian Government's low-deposit home lender. read more
Margins narrow in the RMBS market 30 September 2016 3:15PM Firstmac's latest RMBS issue shows that the cost of funding through securitisation is coming down. read more
Consumers turn away from rewards cards, as the value of rewards deteriorates 29 September 2016 3:07PM As the value of credit card rewards deteriorate, consumers are looking for cards with no annual fees and low rates. read more
One in ten dwelling re-sales incur a loss 29 September 2016 3:03PM The proportion of dwellings selling at prices that are lower than their previous purchase price is rising, and it is regions exposed to the resources sector that are taking the hit. read more
Fixed or variable? It's an even-money bet 29 September 2016 3:02PM Fixing a home loan is a 50-50 bet, according to researcher Canstar. read more
ME to revive the shared equity mortgage 28 September 2016 3:26PM Industry superannuation fund-owned bank ME is working with one of its super fund partners to develop a shared equity mortgage and is working towards a launch early next year. read more