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Heartland Australia Group has completed a senior unsecured bond placement of $75 million.

Loan conditions and collateral guarantees continue to be major stumbling blocks for small businesses looking to access financing, according to new research.

The managing director of AMP Bank, Rod Finch, is set to join BOQ in April as its first director of transformation, as the bank continues to attract fresh talent.

Over 75,000 households have applied for a HomeBuilder grant, with the majority of applications relating to the construction of a new home, according to latest figures.

A credit union and a bank have signed a memorandum of understanding to enter merger discussions.

The global bank has merged the wealth management teams in global consumer banking and institutional clients divisions to form a single wealth management organisation.

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The value of mortgage approvals swelled to a new record high in November, surpassing $24 billion, the ABS has found.

The non-major bank has made an appointment to the newly created role of group general counsel and company secretary.

The big four bank has confirmed that it is rolling out a new program of work to increase the speed in which it provides unconditional approvals.