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More than $201bn lost due to finance misconduct
20 August 2019
mortgagebusiness

More than half of the population (54 per cent) have been negatively affected by misconduct among finance service providers, according to a new study, which has estimated the total loss ...

Lender takeover put on the backburner
19 August 2019
Josh Frydenberg

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has withheld his approval for the acquisition of a Queensland-based lender, requesting further details before rubberstamping the takeover.

NAB earnings up despite ‘subdued’ mortgage growth
15 August 2019
NAB

The major bank has released a financial update for the third quarter of 2019, reporting a modest spike in its cash earnings despite a contraction in its mortgage portfolio.

Fintech lender appoints CTO
15 August 2019
mortgagebusiness

Xinja Bank has appointed a new chief technology officer to help spearhead its technological offering that it says will help deliver “hyper-personalised services for customers”.

‘It’s just too hard’: ANZ CEO laments credit scrutiny
14 August 2019
Shayne Elliott

ANZ will maintain a conservative approach to mortgage lending until the industry receives further clarity from regulators, CEO Shayne Elliott has said.

Bendigo reports fall in profit, rise in mortgage growth
13 August 2019
mortgagebusiness

The fifth-largest retail bank has reported above-system growth in residential lending in FY19, but a decline in total profit, primarily due to remediation and redundancy costs.

Bankwest launches new mortgage processing tool
13 August 2019
Bankwest

The non-major has launched a new digital tool aimed at reducing turnaround times for home loan applications.  

Federal Court issues class action notice to NAB customers
12 August 2019
Federal Court of Australia

Approximately 400,000 NAB customers have been advised that they may be eligible to join a class action against the major bank for alleged mis-selling of credit insurance.   

CBA CEO downplays stimulatory effect of floor rate cuts
9 August 2019
CBA CEO Matt Comyn

Changes to APRA’s home lending guidance will likely have a “rather modest” effect on credit growth and would only support customers looking to “borrow at the maximum”, the Commonwealth Bank ...

Mortgage growth offsets CBA’s profit slide
8 August 2019
CBA

The major bank has released its full-year financial results, reporting a $4-billion drop in its profits, slightly offset by above-system home lending growth.