Lender

CBA snaps up BankWest

by Staff Reporter • 8 Oct 2008

Within weeks of Lloyds TSB acquiring HBOS, the group has offloaded subsidiary BankWest to CBA. The deal, which also... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 8 Oct 2008

The major banks have wasted no time in announcing a substantial proportion of the shock 1 per cent RBA rate cut will... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 8 Oct 2008

The number of jobs advertised in retail banking and mortgages rose in September but any significant recovery remains... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 7 Oct 2008

After conflicting reports last week The Commonwealth Bank has today confirmed it is in negotiations with HBOS plc to... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 2 Oct 2008

Suncorp chief executive John Mulcahy has warned that jobs are on the line in a recent email sent to staff. READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 2 Oct 2008

The government’s $4 billion investment in residential mortgage-backed securities should be directed at lenders... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 30 Sep 2008

Bradford and Bingley has become the second UK bank to be nationalised this year as a result of the worsening credit... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 30 Sep 2008

Citigroup will become the United States’ largest bank by deposits after agreeing to acquire all banking... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 29 Sep 2008

The industry has welcomed a $4 billion government plan to bolster competition in the mortgage market. READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 29 Sep 2008

Washington Mutual, bought by banking giant JP Morgan for $1.9bn after seizure by the US authorities late last week,... READ MORE