Westpac says hardship has peaked as borrowers adjust to high rates

Westpac says hardship has peaked as borrowers adjust to high rates

The banking giant,which delivered a $7 billion profit and raised its dividend on Monday,says the economy is turning the corner.

  • bySumeyya Ilanbey

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Banks tipped to rake in $30b as most borrowers weather interest rate storm

Banks tipped to rake in $30b as most borrowers weather interest rate storm

Customers who continued paying off home loans despite cost-of-living pressures are expected to support the profits of the majors,to be revealed this week.

  • bySumeyya Ilanbey
CBA sorry after glitch drains some customer accounts

CBA sorry after glitch drains some customer accounts

The bank said the issue was rectified Saturday afternoon,but not before a rash of online complaints from customers.

  • byCaitlin Powell andGemma Grant
Action over ‘shonky’ car loans kicks off against Westpac,Macquarie

Action over ‘shonky’ car loans kicks off against Westpac,Macquarie

The class action alleges the two banks engaged in predatory lending practices that stung consumers with unfair high-interest loans.

  • bySumeyya Ilanbey
Beware the ‘Microsoft support’ scam – it cost Fran $30,000
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Beware the ‘Microsoft support’ scam – it cost Fran $30,000

Want a chance of getting scam compensation from one of the big banks? There’s one simple rule to follow.

  • byNicole Pedersen-McKinnon
The mud map and escape plan that upended a $500 million fraud

The mud map and escape plan that upended a $500 million fraud

When businessman Bill Papas fled to Greece,he left behind smoking-gun evidence of his elaborate scheme to defraud bank lenders – and a note that sank his business partner.

  • bySarah Danckert
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Hoping for the RBA to cut interest rates? Here’s what the big four banks are saying

Hoping for the RBA to cut interest rates? Here’s what the big four banks are saying

While markets are expecting at least one rate cut before the end of the year,RBA governor Michele Bullock and most of the big four banks disagree.

  • byMillie Muroi
The rewards ruse that’s catching Telstra customers off guard

The rewards ruse that’s catching Telstra customers off guard

Banks,telcos and social media companies could soon be held accountable for failing to protect customers,but there is a big vulnerability in our anti-scammer systems that needs a fix.

  • byNicole Pedersen-McKinnon
Westpac to shift gears on business banking,new CEO says

Westpac to shift gears on business banking,new CEO says

Incoming CEO Anthony Miller sees opportunities for growth in the agriculture,education,professional services and healthcare sectors.

  • bySumeyya Ilanbey
Westpac whistleblower ‘bullied’ after raising suspected criminal activity complaints at RAMS

Westpac whistleblower ‘bullied’ after raising suspected criminal activity complaints at RAMS

A Westpac whistleblower has said she was bullied after making internal complaints about suspected criminal activity at the bank’s RAMS Home Loans mortgage broking subsidiary.

  • bySumeyya Ilanbey
Banks make sneaky cash grab as deposit rates trimmed

Banks make sneaky cash grab as deposit rates trimmed

Some would call it a margin-plumping exercise – the banks prefer to think of it as margin protection. Either way,it’s good for bank profitability.

  • byElizabeth Knight