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ASIC to take ANZ to court

The corporate regulator has confirmed that it will commence civil court penalty proceedings against the big four bank.

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DTIs will have a larger impact than serviceability: Suncorp CEO

Debt-to-income ratios will likely play a larger part in increasing mortgage application rates than serviceability changes, the CEO of banking and wealth at Suncorp has said.

DTIs will have a larger impact than serviceability: Suncorp CEO
Final major bank reveals savings rate reductions

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has cut savings rates by up to 25 basis points for its savings accounts, becoming the final big four bank to announce its changes.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia
APRA calls out banks for ‘improper reporting’

The prudential regulator has required several banks to tighten their intra-group funding arrangements after they were found to be in breach of prudential standards.  

APRA
Heritage Bank to open its first interstate branches

Queensland-based mutual lender Heritage Bank has announced that it will be opening its first interstate branches later this year, with two branches set to open in Sydney.

Heritage Bank
House prices exceed $2m in 10% of Sydney suburbs

A new report from CoreLogic has identified stark shifts in the property market landscape across Australia’s major capital cities.

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Banks continue revising mortgage serviceability policies

Three more lenders have announced cuts to their interest rate floors for home loan serviceability assessments in response to APRA’s new guidance.

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, the Bank of Sydney, and Auswide Bank
Borrowers paying $4.2bn in mortgage interest ‘waste’

Mortgage-holders are wasting approximately $4.2 billion annually in “unnecessary” interest costs, according to new research.

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Housing downturn leaves state budgets $5.5bn short

Property price declines have wiped approximately $5.5 billion in revenue from state government budgets, according to a new analysis from Moody’s Investors Service. 

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Credit Suisse confirms new Australian CEO

Credit Suisse has announced the appointment of a senior banker from Deutsche Bank in Hong Kong as the CEO of its Australian business. 

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