Bad look for regional home loan arrears 19 February 2016 4:30PM The incidence of home loan arrears among regional banks remains much higher than elsewhere in the sector, if one data set compiled by Standard & Poor's is any guide. read more
Global trade and credit story sour for ANZ 18 February 2016 5:19PM Weakening credit quality among Asian corporate borrowers in general, and Indonesian manufacturers in particular, proved a thorn in ANZ's trading update for the December 2015 quarter, released yesterda.. read more
Lock seeks a modern look at Heritage 18 February 2016 5:16PM Heritage Bank is on the hunt for a younger and credit hungry demographic, with a new chief executive reshaping strategy at one of the country's largest mutual banks. read more
US Fed talks banking break up 18 February 2016 5:15PM America's biggest banks "are still too big to fail and continue to pose a significant, ongoing risk to our economy," Neel Kashkari, the new president of the US Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, tol.. read more
Dairy drags on NAB asset quality 17 February 2016 5:18PM The strife in New Zealand's dairy sector ratcheted the most severe loan arrears of 90 days or more past due at National Australia Bank higher over the December 2015 quarter. read more
Bendigo's Hirst cheers APRA risk weighting plan 16 February 2016 5:32PM Bendigo's Mike Hirst was particularly complimentary with the move by APRA to lift the risk weighting on mortgages for the majors from zero to 25 basis points, as well as adding D-SIB charges, which ha.. read more
Bendigo hurries to find mortgage accelerator 16 February 2016 5:32PM Bendigo and Adelaide Bank is aiming to make its recent business settings sustainable after a half year of unusually low asset growth and a more familiar outcome of sub-par returns. read more
National Hardship Register launched to protect vulnerable consumers 16 February 2016 5:26PM A "National Hardship Register", intended to shield some of the most vulnerable from the worst debt collection practices, is up and running. read more
Controls readied for negative gearing 15 February 2016 4:50PM Escalating talk across the political spectrum on containing tax deductions on interest payments on investment property loans may present a conundrum to borrowers and lenders. read more
Mortgage lending standards improving, Byres says 12 February 2016 4:33PM Close scrutiny by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority of banks' mortgage lending practices is bearing fruit, APRA chair Wayne Byres told the Senate's Economics Legislation Committee ye.. read more