Minutes from the Reserve Bank’s August monetary policy meeting and wages data released today point to a widely anticipated rate cut when the RBA meets next month.

Despite absorbing higher funding costs, Australian Central Credit Union today reported a healthy after-tax profit of $12.1 million for the financial year ending June 2008

HSBC Bank Australia yesterday cut its fixed home lending rates by between 35 and 130 basis points.

Brokers turned out in force for the inaugural Lending Sales Success (LSS) conference in Sydney last weekend.

The Commonwealth Bank may turn set its sights on Perth-based BankWest, The Australian reported today.

National first home buyer affordability remained at a 24 year low in the June quarter, the HIA-CBA First Home Buyer Affordability Index showed on Friday.

The Australian financial sector is healthy and competitive, the RBA’s deputy governor Ric Battellino told the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics yes...

Older Australians have blocked younger borrowers from the property market, a report released today by Finsia (Financial Services Institute of Australasia) has revealed.

QBE Insurance has bought mortgage insurer PMI Australia for $1.027 billion.

Leasing finance is tipped to replace lost dollars for some brokers as residential lending slows and lender commission cuts squeeze revenue.

The Mortgage Gallery announced today that its NSW/ACT franchise operation will now operate as its own broking franchise under the control of current state master franchisee Sus...

Wide Bay Australia has created a $100 million internal securitisation program to generate additional liquidity if required.

Consumer sentiment bounced back for August, the Westpac-Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment revealed yesterday.

Club Financial Services (Club) has launched a national franchise operation.