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Despite the revival of a number of specialist mortgage lenders' businesses over the past couple of years, helped by the recovery in the securitisation market, market shares in the mortgage market have.. read more

Phishing attacks, which often target bank account details, remain one of the most common scams reported to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. read more

Firstmac has completed the biggest issue of residential mortgage-backed securities by a specialist mortgage lender since the financial crisis, raising A$1 billion of funding. read more

The Credit and Investments Ombudsman has added another credit repair company to its banned list. read more

According to Australian Bureau of Statistics lending finance figures released on Friday, the value of new commercial finance rose 0.4 per cent in March, compared with the previous month (in seasonally.. read more

Australian businesses have reported a significant reduction in overdue payments. read more

Big bank chief executives put a lot of effort last week into arguing that the increase in investor and interest-only loans in their mortgage portfolios was not exposing them to higher risk, but Fitch.. read more

Austrac has cancelled the registration of a Sydney remittance company, FNF First National Finance, after finding it posed a significant money laundering or terrorist financing risk. read more

ANZ and Bank of Queensland hit the debt capital markets yesterday, seeking a total of A$350 million in subordinated debt. read more

Treasurer Joe Hockey has failed to clarify the Government's position on the deposit levy. The banking industry will have to wait until the Government makes its response to the Financial System Inquiry.. read more