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Business lending is growing for NAB but so is the level of bad debt from that customer segment, pumping the brakes on profits at the big four bank.

Many small-business owners are putting their trust in neighborhood banks rather than big national lenders, according to new research by Academy Bank. The study of 222 U.S. small-business owners found that 58.9% got their most recent business loan from a community or regional bank, compared with 31.5% who secured it…

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Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) services, such as Affirm Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:AFRM), Klarna Group PLC (NYSE:KLAR), Afterpay and PayPal Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) Pay Later, have become a common way to split everyday purchases into short installments. However, mortgage experts say that seemingly small debts can create headaches during underwriting, especially…

An ongoing challenge to DNA evidence in one of Australia's most infamous murders needs to be resolved for the sake of the victim's family, a judge says.

Five biggest banks take part in programme that will also help domestic abuse victims recover their credit score

Choice’s annual list also includes the entire energy retail sector for allegedly hoodwinking customers with confusing prices

Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock says unexpected jumps in employment and inflation made the board ‘a little bit cautious’

Cross-party group says Financial Conduct Authority had been ‘patently influenced’ by concerns over profits

Alarm bells are ringing about the private credit market and ‘cockroaches’ in the system — the time to act is now, says Chris Blackhurst

Publication of 2010 correspondence comes two days after Mountbatten Windsor was stripped of his titles