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BankWest joins St George in new round of rate rises

by Staff Reporter • 10 Jul 2008
Like St George, BankWest has added 20 basis points to its rate, which brings its standard variable rate to 9.55 per... READ MORE

Big banks to spend billions on IT

by Staff Reporter • 9 Jul 2008
According to The Australian Financial Review today, the dollar value of the banks’ IT investments now looks set... READ MORE

Banks? profits to shrink unless rates rise

by Staff Reporter • 8 Jul 2008
According to the report, the banks could lose between $91 and $166 billion in their fiscal earnings for 2008 if they... READ MORE

St George hikes rates by 20bps

by Staff Reporter • 7 Jul 2008
The new rate will apply to both new and existing customers, and come into effect Tuesday 8 July. The sustained... READ MORE

Single e-conveyancing system finally gets go ahead

by Staff Reporter • 4 Jul 2008
Under the new system, which will be implemented by March 2010, home buyers will benefit from reduced legal and... READ MORE

ING rations wholesale funding

by Staff Reporter • 4 Jul 2008
The move to ration funds was in response to the increased demand from mortgage managers as fewer wholesale lenders... READ MORE

Building approvals down in May

by Staff Reporter • 3 Jul 2008
Other dwelling building approvals dropped most considerably to 3,401– 18.2 per cent down on April. Master... READ MORE

Adelaide Bank restructures commissions

by Staff Reporter • 3 Jul 2008
Under the commissions restructure, broker groups will have the option of an ‘all-trail’ model, which... READ MORE

Bank of America buys Countrywide

by Staff Reporter • 2 Jul 2008
BoA, the States’ second largest bank, will pay an estimated $US2.5 billion (A$2.6 billion) for the lender... READ MORE

E-conveyancing meets more road blocks

by Staff Reporter • 2 Jul 2008
The proposed national e-conveyancing system, which will allegedly save consumers up to $250 million a year, is to be... READ MORE

Members Equity Bank prices $470 RMBS

by Staff Reporter • 30 Jun 2008
The latest issue is an encouraging sign that spreads are reducing following Macquarie’s $300 million RMBS which... READ MORE

Wide Bay completes Mackay Permanent acquisition

by Staff Reporter • 27 Jun 2008
According the groups Managing Director, Ron Hancock, Wide Bay’s network in Queensland is now “arguably... READ MORE

Macquarie prices $315 million RMBS

by Staff Reporter • 26 Jun 2008
"We are very pleased with the outcome of this transaction, especially the pricing. We received strong support... READ MORE

Banks triple bond issuance

by Staff Reporter • 25 Jun 2008
The increase has been driven by the collapse of the Australian credit markets as companies and borrowers that would... READ MORE

CHOICE slams St George Westpac merger

by Staff Reporter • 24 Jun 2008
Submissions for third-party comment on the proposed merger between Australia’s third and fifth largest banks... READ MORE
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