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• Ian Rogers

The growth rate in lending at Judo Bank has halved, with the bank facing up to the need to manage the stress in its $11 billion business lending book, and better screen new applicants. read more

Is the payment of a special dividend by Resimac a vote of confidence by its board? Or the opposite? read more

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Commonwealth Bank may not be far away from stealing National Australia Bank’s crown as the biggest business bank. read more

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PAX Global, a new name in the supply of payments terminals, believes it may be on the cusp of breakout in the local market, following its acquisition of the firm’s local distributor late last year. read more

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New personal insolvencies across Australia remained stable, recording only a slight drop in the March quarter 2025. read more

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Cash Converters will cease offering Small Amount Credit Contracts as of the end of September. read more

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Shares in Australian Finance Group have gone for a run recently and plenty of investors will be thinking there’s more where that came from. read more

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“More moderate levels of growth [are] expected in the future” Bendigo and Adelaide Bank said in a trading update. read more

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Automotive finance group Solvar Limited has acquired a 19.9% stake in Earlypay. read more

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Court actions are on the rise, business insolvencies are out of control in hospitality and while insolvencies are stabilising, business risk overall is rising. read more

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The boards of Teachers Mutual Bank Limited and Australian Mutual Bank Limited have formally approved the proposal to recommend merging the two mutual banks. read more

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Bank of Sydney is forging ahead with a core banking system replacement, ditching Fiserv.  read more

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AFCA is pushing on with measures that will enable it to consider the role of receiving banks in assessing liability for scams – a move that will greatly increase the level of scam losses borne by the.. read more

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The Productivity Commission says it will conduct a review of the Consumer Data Right, now a cornerstone of banking practice, but not widely used in other industries. read more

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Seeking to cash in on the modernisation of payments flows surrounding strata buildings and their suppliers, NAB has taken a 15% stake in ASX-listed Urbanise. read more

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AFCA has ruled Commonwealth Bank is not liable to reimburse a mortgage holder who was scammed out of more than $100,000 in an email compromise. read more

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Pat Murphy will become CEO of Experteq, succeeding Shane Baker, who is departing after 12 years read more

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Macquarie isn’t the slick profit machine its sometimes appears to be, while more questions are being asked about its governance. read more

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The picture in early 2025 “is of a housing upturn that has lost considerable momentum” Westpac economics team said in an analysis of quarterly ABS lending data yesterday. read more

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Sharia finance house Hejaz Financial is working on a roundabout plan to secure a banking licence in Australia. read more