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Auswide shareholders vote in favour of MyState merger
by Ben Squires • 3 Feb 2025
Following a delay, shareholders of Bundaberg-headquartered lender Auswide Bank (Auswide) have now voted in favour of... READ MORE
Westpac launches digital applications with CitoPlus
by Ben Squires • 31 Jan 2025
Westpac has reportedly become the first major bank to go live with digital applications via the CitoPlus tech... READ MORE
NAB joins Westpac in revising rate cut forecast
by Will Paige • 30 Jan 2025
National Australia Bank (NAB) has updated its cash rate forecast after the new CPI data release, saying that the... READ MORE
Westpac brings forward rate cut forecast
by Annie Kane • 29 Jan 2025
Westpac Group (Westpac) has revised its cash rate call for February 2025, saying that the Reserve Bank of Australia... READ MORE
Treasurer gives go-ahead for MyState-Auswide Bank merger
by Annie Kane • 28 Jan 2025
The proposed merger between Tasmanian-based lender MyState Limited (MyState) and Bundaberg-headquartered lender... READ MORE
Firstmac fined $8m for failing to meet DDOs
by Annie Kane • 24 Jan 2025
The Federal Court has ordered Firstmac Limited to pay an $8 million penalty for contravening section 994E(3) of the... READ MORE
Satisfaction with credit assessors at record high: Broker Pulse
by Annie Kane • 23 Jan 2025
Analysis of the latest monthly Broker Pulse survey from Agile Market Intelligence has found that credit assessors are... READ MORE
Lenders begin reducing fixed rates ahead of RBA meeting
by Annie Kane • 22 Jan 2025
Australia’s fifth-largest lender has dropped interest rates on some of its fixed-rate loans, bringing its rates to... READ MORE
Home Guarantee Scheme passes 200k milestone
by Ben Squires • 21 Jan 2025
More than 200,000 eligible home buyers have utilised the federal government’s Home Guarantee Scheme (HGS) since its... READ MORE
Government-backed lender increases price limits
by Annie Kane • 21 Jan 2025
Keystart – a government-backed lender focused on low deposit home loans for Western Australians – has announced... READ MORE
BCCC sanctions BOQ for charging accounts of dead customers
by Ben Squires • 20 Jan 2025
The Banking Code of Compliance Committee (BCCC) has sanctioned the Bank of Queensland (BOQ) for what it alleges are... READ MORE
Mal Withers joins equipment leasing company Selfco
by Annie Kane • 17 Jan 2025
Selfco – a specialist equipment leasing finance company owned by Auswide Bank – has appointed industry veteran... READ MORE
Westpac appoints new head of broker
by Annie Kane • 15 Jan 2025
Westpac Banking Corporation (Westpac) has announced that Sarah Willsallen – its current state general manager,... READ MORE
CBA announces new GM of third-party banking
by Annie Kane • 14 Jan 2025
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has announced that it has appointed a new general manager of third-party... READ MORE
In Memoriam: Frank Cicutto 1950–2024
by Annie Kane • 14 Jan 2025
The National Australia Bank board and management team have announced that former CEO and long-serving NAB employee,... READ MORE

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