Richer mortgage data a stress for select ADIs

"Uuhmmm, we're not too sure that we, or some other banks we know well, will be able to easily find the most reliable data on that", a handful of banks have more or less told the banking regulator, whe.. read more

Maestros evade S&P ratings razor

Navigating fraught terrain, S&P Global Ratings yesterday spared all the major banks and six lesser Australian banking names from its epic ratings downgrade that embraces 23 entities, most ADIs and.. read more

Mutuals rattled amid S&P ratings clutter

Around a dozen mutual banks or credit unions, including one ASX listed bank, find their debt securities ineligible for use in repurchase operations with the Reserve Bank of Australia as of yesterday,.. read more

Comment: Bank tax maths will add up in time

The four or five or more Australian and foreign banks that will be made to pay the planned liability levy will shell out, in aggregate, no less than the A$6 billion the Australian government (with pop.. read more

uno free to wander within Westpac orbit

uno, a self-described "digital mortgage service", is standing by its positioning as "independent and unbiased", despite one weekend metro media analysis questioning the transparency of the firm's ties.. read more

NAB and Westpac correct advice on strife

A drastic pair of corrections from past disclosures - from NAB, mainly, and also Westpac - features in an update from ASIC on Friday on the state of play (and the compensation costs) from "fees for.. read more

CFD strife marks Citi card index

Crumbs of business intelligence around the credit card and retail banking operations of Citi in Australia have emerged in a squabble over trade marks. Some good, some not so good. read more