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Investor demand for mortgage-backed securities remains strong, despite the high volume of issuance so far this year. On Friday, Suncorp Bank upsized its latest RMBS issues and priced the top tranche.. read more

The big banks may not be able to get much more mileage out of the cost cutting and reduction in bad debt charges that are driving their earnings growth. read more

NAB made a net profit of A$2.5 billion for the six months to March - up 22.8 per cent on the previous corresponding period and up 24.1 per cent on the previous half. read more

The business banking market will come under greater margin pressure as lenders chase scarce lending opportunities with increasingly competitive offers. This was the picture painted by NAB executive.. read more

Greater Building Society is cutting all its variable home loan rates by 30 basis points - the only lender to cut its rate by more than 25 bps this week. read more

Mortgage brokers are failing to capitalise on the high levels of trust and satisfaction that home buyers and property investors report after using their services. They have an opportunity to sell ot.. read more

Community First Credit Union bucked the trend yesterday, when it announced that it would cut its standard variable mortgage rate by 22 basis points and not 25. The new rate is 6.12 per cent. read more

The MFAA says the biggest threat to the mortgage broking industry is old age. Fewer young people are now joining the industry, so it is developing several programs to address the issue. read more

Perpetual's acquisition of The Trust Company may not proceed as smoothly as hoped. Spurned suitor Equity Trustees has issued a statement saying it is assessing Perpetual's proposal and will respond.. read more

Lenders were back in synch with the Reserve Bank of Australia yesterday. Following the RBA's decision to cut the cash rate by 25 basis points, all banks announcing reductions in their standard varia.. read more