Georgia Wilkins

QBE on Monday said there was "no basis" to speculation that it had received a corporate proposal.

QBE Insurance rejects Allianz bid speculation

QBE has denied it has received a corporate proposal from German insurance giant Allianz after media reports suggested the two insurers had been in "informal talks" about a potential takeover.

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Smaller banks taking a bigger chunk of the mortgage market: AFG

More Australians are turning to small and mid-tier banks to refinance their home loans amid tough competition and record low interest rates, data from the country's biggest mortgage broker shows.

Alexander Tashevski-Beckwith (with his mother Marika) was planning to buy his first home in St Kilda.

His property was too small so bank walked away

A first home buyer has lost a $41,000 deposit on a St Kilda apartment after the National Australia Bank walked away from the loan at the last minute due to the property's size.

Amid speculation banks may hike variable interest rates in 2017, NAB says the cost of funding home loans is "elevated."

Warning on mortgage costs as bank profits squeezed

National Australia Bank has warned the cost of funding mortgages "absolutely remains elevated," as it and ANZ Bank hiked interest rates on fixed interest rate home loans.

"There are too many indications that this will not be as good as the previous year," Fitch director Andrea Jaehne says.

Challenging 2017 ahead for Australian banks: Fitch

Ratings agency Fitch has revised its outlook for the Australian banking sector to negative amid concerns about rising household debt and pressures on the banks' profits.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 13: Copy picture Ray Kataryna who has since died. on January 13, 2017 in Melbourne, ...

Raymond's bank battle 'really got to him'

For 10 years, Raymond Kataryna's relationship with his bank was clear. Then, the relationship started to blur.

Business insurance rates for tradies remained almost 40 per cent below prices offered at the end of 2012.

Low SME premiums sting big insurers

Record low insurance premiums for small businesses, particularly tradies, are creating a drag on earnings for big insurers

The data breach occurred in 2012 but was first revealed by the bank last month.

NAB sent customer data to adult website owner

National Australia Bank mistakenly sent the bank account details of 60,000 customers to an email address controlled by a domain name squatter and owner of adult websites.

ANZ is moving away from Asia believing the stacks of cash on offer are hard won.

ANZ's latest Asian asset sale is solid start

ANZ Bank is selling its 20 per cent stake in Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank for $1.8 billion.

Justice Edelman has upheld an appeal by CBA saying the bank did not act unconscionably.

CBA wins case over 'unfair' development

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has won a victory in court overturning an earlier decision that it had acted unfairly towards its customers over a property development collapse during the GFC.

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