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The Age today took a stab at predicting the contents of the banking policy package being prepared by the federal government, and found a strong theme of support for credit unions and building societie.. read more

National Australia Bank's wish to say "it's all fixed" when it is not fully fixed is a fierce one, it seems. Yesterday afternoon it conceded what customers continue to notice, and was reported yester.. read more

Direct investment by government in mortgage-backed securities is a better policy prop for home lending than a guarantee on most such securities, a senior RBA executive said yesterday. read more

Building societies are one group of lenders generating above-average lending growth. APRA data on the sector shows that building societies recorded growth of around 15 per cent, annualised, in home.. read more

The failure of a second file batch from Thursday night's payments, and the confused response to the Wednesday failure, continue to create headaches for NAB operational staff at the start of the work.. read more

Had NAB resolved the Wednesday night payments processing mess on Thursday the importance of the episode would be much more muted than it is proving to be. read more

Three banks must defend allegations of running an unregistered investment scheme following the collapse two years ago of Storm Financial. read more

The Transport Workers Union is encouraging the ACCC to look into breaches by major banks of enforceable undertakings relating to their collective buying of cash carriage services, The Age reported. read more

Seven years after buying National Bank in New Zealand, ANZ is ready to drop one of its two core banking platforms and proceed with the better of two. read more

The latest financial data for Industry Super Holdings and its ME Bank arm differs as usual on the assets though not on the earnings of the group and its banking arm. read more