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Mortgage lender Firstmac has made significant progress in selling loans online, something that many other lenders have struggled to do. read more

Margin loan balances have fallen for the third consecutive quarter, as investors lose their enthusiasm for gearing their investments. read more

BPS Technology, the operator of the Bartercard system, has entered into an agreement with payment system provider SmartTrans to sell products in China via Alibaba's e-commerce platform 1688.com. read more

The Consumer Action Law Centre has launched a calculator to allow consumers to work out the cost of a payday loan. read more

A proposal to reduce the default bankruptcy period from three years to one year has drawn fire from the Personal Insolvency Professionals Association, which says such a move would "incentivise" bankru.. read more

The impact of changing dynamics in the capital markets and regulatory intervention have transformed mortgage underwriting from a diverse activity involving a range of competitive strategies into a sta.. read more

International payments company OzForex Group has suffered a fall in earnings, despite higher income, as it ramps up an ambitious investment program. read more

Marketplace lender DirectMoney has been forced to refer "excess loan applicants" to another lender because it does not have enough investors to buy its loans. The company's business model, which relie.. read more

Consumers are dissatisfied with the value they get from credit card rewards programs, a new survey reveals. read more

The value of new commercial finance commitments rose 0.9 per cent in March compared with the previous month (in seasonally adjusted terms), according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics lend.. read more