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Bank releases ‘rate tracker’ credit card
by Reporter • 9 Aug 2018
Following off the back of its RBA Rate Tracker Home Loan, Auswide Bank has now released a Low Rate Visa credit card... READ MORE
More customers asking for smaller banks: Survey
by Reporter • 6 Aug 2018
The latest MyState Bank survey of its national broker network, completed in last week of July, found that of these... READ MORE
Industry reeling from PC trail stance but calls for calm
by Reporter • 6 Aug 2018
While the industry sifts through the 686 pages of the Productivity Commission’s final report on competition in the... READ MORE
NSW government suggests banning trail commission
by Reporter • 3 Aug 2018
In a consultation paper entitled Easy and Transparent Trading – Empowering Consumers and Small Business, released... READ MORE
Changing demographics to alter dwelling demand
by Reporter • 2 Aug 2018
According to industry analyst and economic forecasters BIS Oxford Economics, changes to the age profile of the... READ MORE
Marketplace lender joins aggregator panel
by Reporter • 2 Aug 2018
ASX-listed lender Wisr (formerly known as DirectMoney) has announced that it has joined Connective’s panel of... READ MORE
Lender raises $140m to secure march into SME space
by Reporter • 2 Aug 2018
Following its official launch earlier this year, Judo Capital announced on 1 August that it has secured $140 million... READ MORE
‘Political scrutiny’ delaying big bank rate hike
by Reporter • 1 Aug 2018
Moody’s Investor Service analyst Tanya Tang has noted that, unlike previous trends, smaller lenders have been... READ MORE
Westpac to fast-track remuneration reform ahead of RC report
by Tas Bindi • 30 Jul 2018
Speaking at the American Chamber of Commerce last week, Westpac Group CEO Brian Hartzer said that the bank will not... READ MORE
Bank withdraws 2 BDMs due to ‘soft market conditions’
by Reporter • 27 Jul 2018
Heritage Bank has announced the departures of its South Australian BDM, Mary Tarling, and Western Australian BDM,... READ MORE
Former Westpac banker permanently banned for mortgage fraud
by Reporter • 26 Jul 2018
Marten Pudun of Glenwood, NSW, was employed as a relationship manager in Westpac’s premium banking section between... READ MORE
Industry falling behind on measuring customer sentiment
by Reporter • 26 Jul 2018
Hootsuite’s 2018 Social Business Report indicates that social media has become increasingly important for 80 per... READ MORE
More lenders succumb to funding pressures
by Reporter • 24 Jul 2018
Bluebay Home Loans and HomeStart Finance are the latest players to lift interest rates on their mortgage offerings,... READ MORE
Building activity set to be a ‘drag’ on the economy
by Tas Bindi • 23 Jul 2018
According to BIS Oxford Economics’ Building in Australia 2018–2033 report, the value of national building... READ MORE
Non-bank aims to fill void in low doc space
by Reporter • 23 Jul 2018
Against a backdrop of greater scrutiny of borrower income and expense information, Homeloans Limited has said that it... READ MORE

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