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Westpac Banking Corporation has appointed Dr Nora Scheinkestel as an independent, non-executive director, effective as of 1 March 2021.

ING Bank has announced a change in some variable and fixed interest rates for investment loans.

The customer-owned bank has announced that it is to start trading under a new name and call itself a bank by the end of the year.

New home loan commitments have continued to soar and break records, driven by owner-occupier home loans, first home buyers and even investors, according to data.

The majority of loans on repayment pauses are made up of housing loans, while less than 2 per cent of all loans have remained in deferral.

The Financial Services Council has appointed MLC Wealth’s acting managing director, Andrew Morgan, as a director of the FSC board.

The major bank has recorded a multibillion-dollar mortgage portfolio growth, propelled by owner-occupier lending, while the other major banks have also recorded growth across their loan ...

National Australia Bank is set to acquire 100 per cent of the shares in digital lender 86 400, in a bid to help grow NAB’s digital brand, UBank.

The digital loan platform has reported strong mortgage activity in January, noting pressure on banks to keep up, according to its latest report.

Home loan commitments have soared across Australia and were above year-ago levels in all states and territories despite COVID-19, a new report has shown.