Judo Bank hits the brakes 03 June 2025 6:23AM Latest news 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
Resimac pays special dividend 03 June 2025 6:21AM Latest news Is the payment of a special dividend by Resimac a vote of confidence by its board? Or the opposite? read more
CommBank closing in on NAB in business lending 02 June 2025 6:16AM Latest news Ian Rogers Commonwealth Bank may not be far away from stealing National Australia Bank’s crown as the biggest business bank. read more
PAX seeks payments match with banks 30 May 2025 6:47AM Latest news Ian Rogers 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
Personal insolvencies settle 30 May 2025 6:43AM Latest news Ian Rogers New personal insolvencies across Australia remained stable, recording only a slight drop in the March quarter 2025. read more
Payday lending too hot for Cash Converters 27 May 2025 6:38AM Latest news Ian Rogers Cash Converters will cease offering Small Amount Credit Contracts as of the end of September. read more
Re-rating AFG 26 May 2025 5:30AM Latest news Ian Rogers 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
Bendigo takes backwards steps 26 May 2025 5:28AM Latest news Ian Rogers “More moderate levels of growth [are] expected in the future” Bendigo and Adelaide Bank said in a trading update. read more
Solvar buys into Earlypay 26 May 2025 5:26AM Latest news Ian Rogers Automotive finance group Solvar Limited has acquired a 19.9% stake in Earlypay. read more
Business risk on the skids 23 May 2025 6:15AM Latest news Ian Rogers 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
Teachers and Australian Mutual do the deal 23 May 2025 6:09AM Latest news Ian Rogers 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
Bank of Sydney takes plunge with Infosys 22 May 2025 11:16AM Latest news Ian Rogers Bank of Sydney is forging ahead with a core banking system replacement, ditching Fiserv. read more
Receiving banks in focus in AFCA scam reforms 20 May 2025 6:33AM Latest news Ian Rogers 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
Productivity Commission reviews CDR 20 May 2025 6:30AM Latest news Ian Rogers 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
NAB buys into Urbanise strata platform 20 May 2025 6:28AM Latest news Ian Rogers 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
Bank not liable for email scam 19 May 2025 6:50AM Latest news Ian Rogers 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
Experteq gets new CEO 19 May 2025 5:41AM Latest news Ian Rogers Pat Murphy will become CEO of Experteq, succeeding Shane Baker, who is departing after 12 years read more
Macquarie Securities profits aired in ASIC short selling case 15 May 2025 6:27AM Latest news Ian Rogers Macquarie isn’t the slick profit machine its sometimes appears to be, while more questions are being asked about its governance. read more
Lending volumes moderating fast 15 May 2025 6:26AM Latest news Ian Rogers 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
Hejaz plot path to banking licence 13 May 2025 5:58AM Latest news Ian Rogers Sharia finance house Hejaz Financial is working on a roundabout plan to secure a banking licence in Australia. read more