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CBA group executive technology Gavin Munroe and chief executive Matt Comyn are in Seattle this week to launch the Tech Hub.

CBA to speed up AI rollout as it fights bank tech war

The banking giant is seeking to widen its lead on the adoption of AI for fighting scams and faster approval of loans.

  • Sumeyya Ilanbey

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More borrowers are ditching their bank as refinancing rate picks up

Home loan customers have been growing more proactive in seeking out cheaper loans recently, especially as interest rates trend lower.

  • Clancy Yeates
NAB chief executive Andrew Irvine said Donald Trump’s commitment to fuelling growth in the world’s largest economy would potentially boost inflation.

NAB boss worried ‘tariff madness’ could put future rate cuts at risk

CEOs from two major Australian banks have warned that an escalation of Donald Trump’s trade war would harm global economic growth and drive up inflation.

  • Clancy Yeates
Making a call that bank shares will fall is a risky business.

Why did profit-hungry banks act so quickly to cut interest rates?

Three of the big four banks cut interest rates within minutes of the RBA decision on Tuesday. Here’s why they reacted so fast.

  • Millie Muroi
Making a call that bank shares will fall is a risky business.

Is this pop the sound of the bank share bubble bursting?

It feels like investors have finally woken up to the fact that bank share prices have been unfathomably overvalued for a year.

  • Elizabeth Knight
CBA boss Matt Comyn.

Australia’s economy is slowly turning the corner, CBA boss says

CBA beat expectations with its first-half result, and CEO Matt Comyn sees relief for home loan customers relief imminent with the RBA expected to cut rates next week.

  • Sumeyya Ilanbey
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People with HELP debts may be able to borrow more or find it easier to get a mortgage under new government plans.

Banks told to ignore student debt when weighing up home loans

Millions of Australians collectively carrying more than $43 billion in student debts have faced problems getting a mortgage. Now they may have a chance to buy a home.

  • Shane Wright
Sara Daizli arrives at the NSW District Court on Monday for the start of her fraud trial.

‘Rochelle Starlet’, the WhatsApp group and the alleged bank fraudster

Sara Daizli, a former St George Bank employee, is standing trial on 90 fraud-related charges including dealing with almost $1 million in proceeds of crime.

  • Michaela Whitbourn
Last year, banks enjoyed a ‘safe haven’ status in the market which saw their share prices surge. But this trend could reverse with likely successive rate cuts in 2025.

Rate cuts are on the horizon. Will it spell gloom for big banks?

Banks upheld their “safe haven” status in the market last year, and share prices surged – but could rate cuts reverse this trend and make it tougher for banks in 2025?

  • Cindy Yin
The Commonwealth Bank will relax its lending rules for prefabricated homes, which are being constructed at Modscape’s factory in Essendon Fields before being transported.

Banks urged to ease lending rules for flat-pack homes

Building houses from prefabricated parts could reduce construction costs, but financing challenges have held the industry back.

  • Sumeyya Ilanbey

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