43+ min ago  (544+ words) The ruling represents one of the latest major enforcement actions tied to hardship handling failures across Australia's banking sector as regulators intensify scrutiny of operational systems, customer care processes, and compliance governance inside major lenders. According to ASIC, Westpac failed…...

23+ min ago  (1042+ words) When you open a bank account and use it as your main salary account, the last thing on your mind is that someone, somewhere, could quietly gain access to your funds without you immediately noticing or understanding how it happened....

1+ hour, 6+ min ago  (165+ words) Stockholm, Sweden " Maha Capital AB (publ) (Maha" or the Company") (Nasdaq Stockholm: Maha-A) is pleased to announce that Nasdaq has confirmed that the Company's shares will be added to the OMX Stockholm Benchmark Index (OMXSB"), effective from the market opening…...

6+ hour, 34+ min ago  (1095+ words) APRA confirmed it will retain the mortgage serviceability buffer at three percentage points, the additional Interest Rate cushion banks apply when assessing a borrower's capacity to repay a home Loan. The buffer has been at this level since being lifted…...

48+ min ago  (375+ words) Nat West has announced it will be making rate reductions on its new business, existing customer and additional borrowing product ranges from tomorrow. New customers will see buy-to-let (BTL) two-year fixed rate purchase products at 60% loan-to-value (LTV) lowered by 16 basis…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (877+ words) The Trump administration on Wednesday announced new policy changes intended to help more Americans access mortgage loans, as the cost of housing continues to climb and data shows first-time homeownership rates in the U. S. remain near historic lows. But such moves,…...

7+ hour, 35+ min ago  (446+ words) U. S. home purchase lending plunged to its lowest level in 12 years at the start of 2026, dragged down by elevated home prices and mortgage rates stuck above 6% that sidelined many prospective buyers. Roughly 581, 000 home purchase loans were originated from January through March…...

12+ min ago  (494+ words) WASHINGTON, May 28, 2026, 07: 04 (EDT) Mortgage rates in the U. S. rose last week to the highest level in nine months, sending borrowers back to the sidelines and dimming expectations that lower rates would give a lift to the spring housing market. Mortgage rates…...

11+ min ago  (449+ words) Generation X is at risk of an inadequate retirement, despite being more likely to own buy-to-let (BTL) property than Baby Boomers, according to analysis from Rathbones." Nearly twice as many Gen Xers own BTL homes compared to Baby Boomers (17% versus…...

57+ min ago  (294+ words) But both sides are missing the most profound structural victory of the legislation. The OBBBA is quietly saving the American defined-benefit pension system, rescuing the retirements of tens of millions of public employees and private-sector union members without a single…...