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CBA's move to take control of Aussie Home Loans may yet be blocked or reshaped by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. read more

Bank of Queensland has doubled the size of its latest issue of residential mortgage-backed securities, citing strong investor demand. read more

Two overseas acquisitions in the past year have consolidated the transfer of the Bluestone Group's base from Australia to Europe, but the company continues to look for opportunities in the local mar.. read more

Just weeks after launching a platinum debit card, Bankwest has added a rewards transaction account to its product range. read more

Suncorp Bank's non-core loan portfolio reduced by A$500 million in the September quarter and now makes up only eight per cent of its consolidated bank loan portfolio. read more

The Reserve Bank's cash-rate cuts in May and June appear to have given the mortgage market impetus, with the latest ABS housing finance figures showing a pick-up in activity in August and September.. read more

The trend for credit card balances to fall continued in September, with Reserve Bank figures released yesterday showing that credit and charge card balances accruing interest have fallen to their low.. read more

Funding conditions for banks have improved in recent months, according to the latest Reserve Bank Statement on Monetary Policy. read more

A group of bankers and institutional investors will come together this week to start developing a set of best practice guidelines for assessing and managing environmental risk. read more

Australia's big banks are ready for the next global financial crisis, according to APRA, which released the results of its latest stress test yesterday. Its overall finding was that none would fail. read more