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The trend of high household savings rates triggered by the financial crisis appears to have come to end. Australian Prudential Regulation Authority and Reserve Bank figures published yesterday show th.. read more

Mortgage insurer Genworth is confident that mortgage lenders are not lowering their standards as they fight for share in a highly competitive housing finance market. read more

The Consumer Action Law Centre has stepped up the growing campaign against credit repair companies, calling for them to be regulated. read more

The Financial System Inquiry should not baulk at a proposal to reduce risk weights for insured loans because of concerns it might have an impact on competition, the head of the country's leading mortg.. read more

Strong growth in Australian house prices over the past year has led to a halving of claims payouts by mortgage insurer Genworth Mortgage Insurance Australia, which is on track to exceed prospectus for.. read more

Bendigo Bank customers are the most inclined to recommend their bank to friends and colleagues, a Roy Morgan Research survey has found. read more

The SMSF Professionals Association of Australia has developed a set of best practice guidelines for lending to self-managed superannuation funds. Yesterday SPAA issued separate guidelines for lenders.. read more

The rate of business insolvency, relative to the total number of companies in Australia, has more than doubled over the past 15 years, reflecting an increase in the risks involved in running a busines.. read more

BPS Technology has set ambitious growth targets for its core business, Bartercard, in a prospectus issued yesterday. The company, which plans to list on the Australian Securities Exchange in September.. read more

Close to half the people receiving a tax refund this year will use it to repay debt and more than one-third will save it. read more