CBA volumes hold on

Weekly application volumes trended lower over March, April and May “relative to the peak volumes experienced in February,” Commonwealth Bank said in a trading update yesterday. read more

Anything goes at AFG

A fully underwritten $60 million capital raising by AFG will be used to underpin its own-brand mortgage business, investment in mezzanine funding, IT upgrades or even “market opportunities that AFG mi.. read more

CASU hires CEO from CBA

Local boy returns with mergers on his mind: it’s almost a trend. Now Todd Roberts is the new chief executive of Credit Union SA. He’s from CBA, a business manager trained in state rounds. read more

Stash rate reset

Xinja Bank will bow to the inevitable and lower the interest rate on its Stash savings account to 1.8 per cent, from 2.25 per cent, effective May 11. read more

All banks. All asset classes

A smart move by artisans of the craft, the soon to be in place forbearance SPV structure the ASF has put together for the industry shows the best of banking. read more

The SFSF forever

EPIC might as well be the name for the Special Purpose Vehicle banks are stringing together for the Structured Finance Support Fund. read more