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Strong case for October rate cut: ACCI, Westpac

by Staff Reporter • 19 Sep 2008
While continuing to grow, the survey showed the Australian economy is certainly slowing down; the outlook for jobs... READ MORE

BankWest parent welcomes acquisition

by Staff Reporter • 19 Sep 2008
David Willis, HBOS Australia CEO, said Lloyds TSB’s credit rating and capital strength would enhance the... READ MORE

Britain?s biggest mortgage lender forced to sell

by Staff Reporter • 18 Sep 2008
The news comes after HBOS’ shares lost more than half their market value in just three days this week. Lloyds... READ MORE

Lehman files for bankruptcy

by Staff Reporter • 16 Sep 2008
The announcement marked the second largest financial institutional collapse and the biggest ever bankruptcy in... READ MORE

US banks launch $85b fund to mitigate liquidity pressures

by Staff Reporter • 16 Sep 2008
The consortium, which includes Bank of America, Barclays, Citibank, and JPMorgan Chase, said in a joint statement... READ MORE

Bank of America to purchase Merill Lynch

by Staff Reporter • 16 Sep 2008
The news follows Bank of America’s abandonment of its bid for troubled Lehman Brothers earlier today. Bank of... READ MORE

Australian banks weather credit crisis

by Staff Reporter • 12 Sep 2008
Tim Roche, associate director at Fitch’s Financial Institutions Group, said slowing loan growth, rising... READ MORE

Stargate launches new processing and packaging solution

by Staff Reporter • 12 Sep 2008
The new initiative, called loanPACK, will provide front-end processing and packaging solutions as well as loan book... READ MORE

Challenger issues $400 million RMBS

by Staff Reporter • 11 Sep 2008
The $400 million transaction consists of full-doc loans with the $383 million Class A notes rated AAA by Fitch. The... READ MORE

Suncorp issues $444 million RMBS

by Staff Reporter • 11 Sep 2008
The deal consisted of Australian prime floating rate RMBS; $400 million of which were Class A notes, rated AAA by... READ MORE

Bank overhaul announced as Lehman posts huge Q3 loss

by Staff Reporter • 11 Sep 2008
The loss, which followed a second quarter loss of $US2.8 billion, was primarily driven by gross mark-to-market... READ MORE

Non-bank lending tumbles in July

by Staff Reporter • 9 Sep 2008
The number of owner-occupied dwellings financed by the sector, according to the latest ABS data, decreased eight... READ MORE

St George welcomes increased Westpac offer

by Staff Reporter • 8 Sep 2008
St George chairman John Curtis said the board recommended shareholders vote in favour of the merger in absence of a... READ MORE

Customers generally less satisfied with banks

by Staff Reporter • 5 Sep 2008
According to the monthly report, satisfaction dropped most for ANZ this year. However, despite customer... READ MORE

Slowing economy could prompt more rate cuts

by Staff Reporter • 3 Sep 2008
Gross domestic product (GDP) eased to just 0.3 per cent in the June quarter, from an upwardly revised 0.7 per cent in... READ MORE
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