Credit demand turns down

The mid-year bulge in demand for commercial credit has reversed, monthly flow data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows. read more

Margins a mess for largest non-banks

Australia's largest non-bank lenders struggled with lower margins (and in one case, losses) over the 2014 financial year. FirstMac, Resimac and Liberty Financial all produced patchy returns last year. read more

Demand driving investment lending flurry

An air of reconsideration must soon take the wind out of the mortgage market's sails, as the banking sector ponders the implications of the APRA and ASIC crack down on more adventurous home loan pract.. read more