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Revolut has recruited from 86 400 and Citi for two senior additions to its local team, including a new head of lending.

The RBA has stated that APRA succeeded in curtailing a drop in home lending standards by implementing macro-prudential policies between 2014 and 2018.

CBA has made its green loans available to all eligible home loan customers nationally, and launched a sustainability hub.

Victoria led the rest of the country in housing finance commitments in May 2021, with values rising by over 100 per cent, according to a CBA report.

Refinancing has soared to near record highs across the eastern states amid low-interest rates and prospects of rate rises, according to PEXA research.

The major bank has agreed to provide a sustainability-linked loan to a Queensland beef producer in a “first” for the agriculture industry.

The non-bank lender has closed its first RMBS deal under the Bluestone Prime program, worth $700 million.

The major bank has appointed a former Suncorp Group board member to its board, effective September 2021.

The major bank has said it has improved turnarounds, hired more staff, and updated its tech stack as part of its “refreshed” third-party banking strategy.

The non-bank lender has welcomed two new business development managers to its Victorian team and established a QLD commercial BDM.