BNPL Code: who’s in? 01 March 2021 6:27AM Australia’s Code of Practice for Buy Now Pay Late Providers comes into effect today, with a commitment by all code-compliant BNPL providers that they will conduct suitability assessments before taking.. read more
Afterpay bleeds buckets of cash 26 February 2021 6:42AM Afterpay trumpeted the strong “unit economics” of its growing business during the December half, based on various margin measures, but at the same time suffered a huge blowout in cash outflows from op.. read more
Resimac drives down costs, profit pops 26 February 2021 6:39AM Listed non-bank lender Resimac Group Ltd has unveiled strong results for the half-year ended December, reporting a net profit after tax of $50.5 million, up 88 per cent. read more
Margin compression hits humm’s BNPL business 25 February 2021 5:47AM Humm group is pushing ahead aggressively with its plan to be a global force in the buy now pay later market at the same time as returns from its BNPL business fall. read more
Collection House takes the capital-light route 24 February 2021 5:48AM Collection House has confirmed that it will re-establish its presence in the purchased debt market after selling its purchased debt ledger to Credit Corp last October, but its hopes of reviving the bu.. read more
MoneyMe gets a funding boost 24 February 2021 5:46AM Six months after establishing a warehouse funding facility with Westpac providing the senior funding, consumer finance company MoneyMe has received an increased in the bank’s funding commitment from $.. read more
Late payments increased in 2020 23 February 2021 5:17AM Economic conditions in 2020 brought an end to more than a decade of gradual improvement in late payments times, a new survey shows. read more
COVID-related global debt surge 22 February 2021 6:13AM The global debt-to-GDP ratio surged by 35 percentage points in 2020 to more than 355 of global GDP, according to new research. read more
Thorn stops business finance origination 19 February 2021 5:54AM Finance company Thorn Group has stopped originating business finance, as its tries to deal with a blowout in arrears. read more
Mortgage Choice stalled 19 February 2021 5:48AM Mortgage Choice’s inability to increase the size of its loan book, and hence its trail commission income, has become chronic. The book has not grown since 2018. read more