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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.

Suncorp reports marginal mortgage growth
8 August 2019
mortgagebusiness

The non-major has reported a 0.4 per cent increase in its home loan portfolio, with housing loans rising marginally to $47.8 billion in FY19.

APRA ‘on track’ with applying Hayne recommendations
8 August 2019
APRA ‘on track’ with applying Hayne recommendations

The prudential regulator has announced that it is on track with implementing recommendations from the banking royal commission, with revised standards slated for release by the end of 2019

ANZ announces remuneration reforms
7 August 2019
Shayne Elliott

The major bank has announced changes to its remuneration structure as part of its response to the banking royal commission’s final recommendations.