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After recording surprisingly high levels of growth in February and March, new mortgage lending to property investors resumed its downward trajectory in April. read more

Western Australia has been identified by lenders as a hotspot for rising mortgage arrears and defaults, in the wake of the end of the mining boom. But new research shows that affordability has improve.. read more

The maximum amount that can be held in a farm management deposit account will increase from A$400,000 to $800,000 on July 1, under government changes to the tax treatment of the scheme. read more

Consumer finance company zipMoney has raised A$20.6 million of equity and entered into a non-binding agreement to acquire a personal financial management company, Pocketbook Holdings. read more

The Consumer Action Legal Centre has called on the government to take a more holistic approach in its review of bankruptcy law, and consider changes to the Part IX debt agreement provisions of the Ban.. read more

The days of the traditional bricks and mortar payday lenders will be over if the Government acts on the recommendations of a review of the market, an industry leader says. read more

Australia Ratings has launched a family of indexes that will track the returns of non-government debt securities listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. read more

Stargroup has made another acquisition in its bid to become a substantial player on the ATM market. The company announced on Friday that it had acquired CashmyATM, which operates a network of 97 ATMs. read more

Australians have conservative financial goals, focused on paying off debt and topping up super, according to new research. read more

A number of authorised deposit-taking institutions have cashed in on last month's cash rate reduction by cutting their savings account rates by a greater margin than their variable mortgage interest r.. read more