Mortgage Choice moves into car finance 26 July 2016 4:18PM Mortgage Choice has entered the car finance market, establishing a new business called Mortgage Choice Asset Finance that will offer borrowers access to 25 lenders, a car buying service and insurance. read more
High Court to rule on bank fees this week 25 July 2016 4:37PM The High Court will deliver its judgment on the bank fees class action case on Wednesday, ruling on whether late payment fees imposed by ANZ on credit card accounts constitute "penalties" within the m.. read more
Banks face $20 billion NSFR deposit gap 22 July 2016 4:36PM Australian banks have a gap of around A$20 billion in the level of deposits they will need to meet net stable funding ratio requirements that come into force in 2018, according to a Macquarie Securiti.. read more
Customer satisfaction in decline 22 July 2016 4:30PM Out-of-cycle mortgage interest rate increases, low deposit rates, closure of branches and higher fees have taken their toll on retail bank customer satisfaction levels, especially among customers of t.. read more
Banks should scrap engagement surveys, consultant says 22 July 2016 4:28PM Management consultant Sue Jauncey believes that one reason banks are taking a battering over their culture is because they are measuring the wrong thing. read more
Resimac and Homeloans to merge 21 July 2016 4:19PM Mortgage specialists Homeloans Ltd and Resimac have announced plans to merge, creating a A$13 billion home lending business. read more
Cuscal to connect another 15 financial institutions to Android Pay 21 July 2016 4:18PM Another 15 financial institutions will connect to Android Pay over the next few weeks - all of them using a service provided by Cuscal. The payments company was the third-party service provider for 25.. read more
AFMA finalises new BBSW rules 21 July 2016 4:11PM The Australian Financial Markets Association has finalised changes to the methodology for setting the bank bill swap rate, which it expects to have in place in the next few months. read more
Court to expand debtor counselling program 20 July 2016 4:19PM The Federal Circuit Court is looking at expanding a counselling service for debtors on its bankruptcy list, after finding that a trial it has conducted over the past couple of years was highly success.. read more
Falling wealth management earnings force banks to consider alternatives 19 July 2016 4:20PM National Australia Bank's joint venture with Nippon Life, which will see the Japanese company acquire 80 per cent of NAB's life business, is a sign of things to some in the wealth management businesse.. read more