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The private lender has bolstered its senior executive team with a new chief operating officer and general manager, loan origination and credit.

While borrowers behind on loan repayments remain at low levels, EY has called on banks to monitor arrears as the full effect of rate hikes still looms.

The major bank looks to continue to grow its digital home loan product after its launch earlier this month.

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The mutual lender has announced a new alliance with NextGen in its pursuit towards digitisation.

The major lender has made its abuse detection artificial intelligence model available to banks globally.

While home lending “remains a key market”, the major lender will be “tilting towards” its business bank, according to its chief executive.

The bank’s mortgage book grew 6 per cent in the six months to September, taking its consumer home loan portfolio to $114 billion or 5.1 per cent of the Australian market.

Australia’s banks have begun raising interest rates on home loan and savings after the RBA’s latest rate increase.

Westpac has reported the "largest proportion" of fixed-rate loans rolled off during the financial year 2023.