Cash Store goes from bad to worse

Loss-making payday lender Cash Store says it is struggling to meet its financial commitments and it has also got into trouble with the consumer credit regulator over its lending practices. read more

eftpos contactless card close to market

An eftpos contactless card will hit the market some time during next year and is currently undergoing internal trials with a number of the payment company's members. eftpos managing director Bruce M.. read more

Pepper stays in the hunt for RHG

The Pepper Australia syndicate has revised its bid for mortgage manager RHG and is now offering cash and shares worth an estimated 50.8 cents a share. read more

Housing finance market gathers momentum

Growth in new owner-occupier housing finance has consolidated at an annual rate of more than 10 per cent over the past three months, and was more than 15 per cent in July. read more

Debtor finance market flat

The debtor finance sector marked time over the last year, with turnover in the year to June being only a little ahead of that of the previous year. read more

Puma bond flies for Macquarie

Macquarie Bank returned to the securitisation market last week, after a break of more than two years, when it sold A$1.25 billion of mortgage-backed securities. read more