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National Australia Bank is the one bank that has acquired meaningful extra market share in the home loan market over the last couple of years, with other major banks largely consolidating their posi.. read more

Growth in demand for home loans continues to wallow at near historically low levels - and demand for other forms of personal credit, including credit cards and margin loans, is in outright retreat. read more

Four banks slipped from the ranks of 'AA', while the only 'AAA' rated bank in the world also suffered a demotion in Standard & Poor's latest credit ratings. read more

Greater Building Society has easily funded better-than-budgeted growth in home loans off a surging deposit book, and can thank the pricing tactics of the major banks for its success on the asset sid.. read more

All three major credit ratings agencies now have an AAA rating on the long-term foreign currency debt of the Australian Government. read more

The Australian Office of Financial Management will take an eight-week break from sales of Commonwealth government bonds over the summer. The last tender for 2011 will be held on Friday week (Decembe.. read more

National Australia Bank will keep its foot on the home loan accelerator with its decision to lift the up-front commission it pays to many home loan brokers. read more

ATM operator iCash Payments has put its fleet of 1000 Australian automatic teller machines on the market and says it has already received a number offers. read more

Conjecture over the sale of a stake or even all of Kiwibank may build once more, following the re-election of the National Party at the general election in New Zealand on Saturday. read more

Banks are taking a grim view of the short-term outlook for the cost of issuing new term debt, amid talk that even covered bonds in offshore markets will be hard to sell over the last month of the year.. read more