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A merger of Westpac and St George would create Australia's largest bank with a market capitalisation of $64 billion, based on Friday's share price close before the Monday trading halts. read more

A single, dodgy loan to some directors of Octaviar is the only real blemish on the credit quality of St George as the credit crunch approaches its first anniversary. read more

BankWest may be developing brand recognition in the eastern states but it is losing  traction in the deposit market of late, as savings pushed out of the stock market flow into the big banks rath.. read more

The short- to medium-term outlook for credit quality in the credit union sector is somewhat sour, with those reliant on securitisation suffering pressure on profits. This will, in turn, accelerate con.. read more

Westpac reported growth of 13 per cent, to $133 billion, in the mortgage book in the year to March 2008, and (thanks to the credit crunch) at a level in excess of "system" credit. read more

Restrictive monetary policy and the effective collapse of non-bank lending are making an impact on residential investment lending. read more

ANZ brass told reporters at last week's interim results the bank still had more work to do, to "strategically build up our retail deposit base". read more

Credit union consolidation continues with Savings & Loans announcing merger proposals with mid-sized provider Austral Credit Union. read more

The size of the debenture pool of unlisted debt market may be on the wane, in the wake of the collapse of a number of property development financiers and increasing regulatory attention from ASIC. read more

The Australian Securities and Investment Commission last week released findings on the compliance of financiers selling unlisted and unrated debenture market against eight benchmarks developed last ye.. read more