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Australia’s longest-serving finance minister will leave politics at the end of the year, adding that he has “left nothing on the field”.

Two non-major banks have introduced Apple Pay for cardholders as contactless payments continue to soar in the wake of COVID-19.

The prudential regulator has imposed new licensing conditions on the financial services institutions following an investigation into matters referred by the banking royal commission.

The major bank has far outpaced its peers in the mortgage market, with its portfolio growth doubling its nearest competitor, according to the latest APRA data.

A further 10,000 places have officially been made available under the government’s First Home Loan Deposit Scheme.

The major bank has announced the latest of a number of changes to its executive leadership team.

The corporate regulator has left the door open for a High Court appeal of the Federal Court’s decision to dismiss its responsible lending case against Westpac.

Lenders have been urged to leverage their strong capital positions to facilitate “the continued flow of credit” to households and businesses as part of a broader economic recovery effort

A non-major lender has reduced its risk appetite in response to market conditions, lowering its maximum LVR for lending to owner-occupiers.

Auction volumes and clearance rates have continued their upward trajectory, rising again from the previous weeks’ numbers.