Making news this week... new regulations announced in the wake of the Optus breach, banks told to "do more" amid regional branch closures, commentators weigh in following rate hikes, and more.
In the wake of the Optus breach the federal government has announced new temporary regulations, which would give banks access to Optus customers’ data.
Seven recommendations have been put forward by the Regional Banking Taskforce to better support those impacted by bank closures in regional communities.
The value of owner-occupier refinances set a new record high in August, after $18.8 billion of mortgages were moved across lenders, according to new data.
Kate Aubrey is the senior content producer of Momentum Media's mortgages titles: The Adviser and Mortgage Business.
Prior to joining Momentum Media, Kate covered regional and breaking news for ABC Radio for more than three years.
She has a Master of Arts in Journalism from the University of Melbourne and a Bachelor of International Business and Business Management from Griffith University.
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Two major banks have pushed back the timeline for the first rate cut.
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