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Melbourne-based Acceptance Finance has completed the acquisition of a brokerage as it seeks to expand into commercial finance.

The tax reform bill that makes the asset write-off permanent and closes the ‘widow tax’ loophole has finally passed both houses, after months of debate.

Lenders have been pushing out new products and tweaking policy to keep their offerings competitive. Here’s all the changes you need to know about.

After the first month of non-banks having been in the open banking system, the first tranche of data reveals a telling picture.

Strong lending competition has pushed the margin on small business loans above the cash rate to a five-year low, the Australian Banking Association has found.

AI fintech Cynario has launched a new feature that automates the client review process into an automatic pipeline for social media and branded content.

Australia’s banking associations have renewed calls for ATO data to be made available through the Consumer Data Right, following AUSTRAC’s discovery of “potentially hundreds of millions” of ...

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has imposed licence conditions on Bendigo and Adelaide Bank over “longstanding and pervasive weaknesses” in its non-financial risk management ...

Fintech lender Bridgit has joined forces with aggregator Australian Finance Group to launch a new white label bridging loan.

A Victorian Supreme Court judgment has sided with Bendigo and Adelaide Bank over its decision to debank a legal brothel operator.

National Australia Bank’s business lending has continued to grow in the June quarter, with activity remaining robust despite signs of potential stress among borrowers.

AI adoption across Loan Market Group’s broker network has surged, with use of the aggregator’s proprietary assistants hitting a new high.

CRM platform Mystro has entered its third week of darkness, with the CEO flagging the company is frantically working on a solution and will offer users a refund for the downtime period.

Finsure has expanded its white label lending proposition with the launch of Finsure Loans Ascend.

Non-bank lender Arc Money has joined Purple Circle’s lender panel and has been appointed a Purple Education Partner, giving brokers access to private credit solutions and lending education