Butn collars SME credit momentum 15 July 2022 5:47AM Factoring champion and SME credit disruptor Butn is skipping along, profiting more than anything from a cosy introducer partnership with small business accounting powerhouse MYOB. read more
BankVic juggles margins and members 15 July 2022 5:44AM For the third time this year Victorian mutual bank BankVic has elected to lift home loan rates by less than the move in the Reserve Bank’s cash rate. read more
APS 330s retired for small banks 08 July 2022 6:22AM APRA plans to remove ‘pillar 3’ disclosure requirements for most banks and ADIs from next year. read more
NAB backs Voice to Parliament 08 July 2022 6:20AM National Australia Bank has pledged its backing for an indigenous Voice to Parliament, and may be the first bank (and one of very few big businesses) so far to do so. read more
Islamic Bank scores RADI 07 July 2022 5:55AM Islamic Bank Australia has secured a restricted authorised deposit-taking institution authority from APRA. read more
Westpac axes more branches 04 July 2022 6:01AM Westpac will close another 24 branches shortly, taking the number of branch closures recently to more than 100. read more
No time to Monoova, post Volt 01 July 2022 6:00AM Volt Bank clients - fintechs and others – are this morning scrambling to identify and engage with alternative suppliers of a banking-as-a-service offering, and minimise damage to their own businesses. read more
Resimac buyer of Volt mortgage book 30 June 2022 6:06AM Non-bank mortgage funder Resimac appears to be the buyer of the mortgage book of Volt Bank, which is exiting the industry. read more
Neobank nonsense fades away 30 June 2022 6:03AM The board and management of Volt Bank, in their bombshell decision yesterday to hand back their banking license, have underscored the fragility in so many fintech business models in Australia. read more
Cautious Athena tops loan size 29 June 2022 6:12AM Athena Mortgage may be a relatively new name in non-bank mortgage origination, but it looks to be a highly disciplined operator. read more