www.banks.com.au http://www.banks.com.au/rss/ www.banks.com.au rss feed en-us Tue, 22 May 2012 17:34:56 +0000 Tue, 22 May 2012 17:34:56 +0000 custom support@www.banks.com.au webmaster@www.banks.com.au Class Action against Australian Banks Gains Momentum http://www.banks.com.au/news/2010/05/13/class-action-against-australian-banks-gains-momentum Class action against banks sees thousands of Australians join 2010-05-13 Westpac reports 32 per cent rise in first-half profit to $2.98 billion http://www.banks.com.au/news/2010/05/6/westpac-reports-32-per-cent-rise-in-firsthalf-profit-to-298-billion Banks results show benefit from stronger economy and improvement across all business sectors 2010-05-06 Banks react after Reserve Bank increasesofficial cash rate to 4.5 per cent http://www.banks.com.au/news/2010/05/4/banks-react-after-reserve-bank-increasesofficial-cash-rate-to-45-per-cent Third consecutive rate rise announced by Reserve Bank 2010-05-04 Greens demand $2 banks fees be abolished http://www.banks.com.au/news/2010/03/11/greens-demand-2-banks-fees-be-abolished Greens ask for banks to drop fees while ABA oppose the move 2010-03-11 Banks react to rate rise http://www.banks.com.au/news/2010/03/5/banks-react-to-rate-rise Big four banks announce interest rates changes 2010-03-05 “Fraud Week” kicks off in Australia http://www.banks.com.au/news/2010/03/1/fraud-week-kicks-off-in-australia Banks customers and online consumers warned of danger of cyber crime 2010-03-01 Westpac announces Q1 profit rise of 33 per cent http://www.banks.com.au/news/2010/02/23/westpac-announces-q1-profit-rise-of-33-per-cent Banks quarterly results boast $1.6 billion profit for 2009 2010-02-23 ATM fees down $125m since warnings posted http://www.banks.com.au/news/2010/02/17/atm-fees-down-125m-since-warnings-posted Banks customers save millions avoiding unnecessary ATM fees 2010-02-17 Comm Bank reports massive 54 per cent jump in first half cash profit http://www.banks.com.au/news/2010/02/11/comm-bank-reports-massive-54-per-cent-jump-in-first-half-cash-profit Major bank records cash profit of $2,943 million 2010-02-11 Reserve Bank official rate remains unchanged at 3.75 per cent http://www.banks.com.au/news/2010/02/8/reserve-bank-official-rate-remains-unchanged-at-375-per-cent Central banks actions leave official rate steady 2010-02-08 Banks satisfaction scores show mixed results http://www.banks.com.au/news/2010/02/2/banks-satisfaction-scores-show-mixed-results NAB fee-cutting proves popular on customer satisfaction stakes 2010-02-02 Banks begin blocking skimmed cards http://www.banks.com.au/news/2010/01/27/banks-begin-blocking-skimmed-cards Australian banks react to largest card skimming scam recorded 2010-01-27 ANZ banks female banking results see new savings account created http://www.banks.com.au/news/2010/01/18/anz-banks-female-banking-results-see-new-savings-account-created ANZ national initiative launches FebuSave to encourage regular savings by women 2010-01-18 2016 Eftpos bug now affecting other banks http://www.banks.com.au/news/2010/01/5/2016-eftpos-bug-now-affecting-other-banks 2016 Eftpos bug spreads as more banks fight to repair the issue 2010-01-05 Bank of Queensland EFTPOS terminals celebrate 2016 http://www.banks.com.au/news/2010/01/4/bank-of-queensland-eftpos-terminals-celebrate-2016 BoQ EFTPOS terminals go from 2009 to 2016, leaving customers with expired accounts and no cash 2010-01-04 Australian cheques will remain in operation http://www.banks.com.au/news/2009/12/18/australian-cheques-will-remain-in-operation UK cheques to be phased out by 2018, but the Australian chequeing system will remain 2009-12-18 Commonwealth Bank next to raise interest rates while NAB stays with RBA http://www.banks.com.au/news/2009/12/17/commonwealth-bank-next-to-raise-interest-rates-while-nab-stays-with-rba Commonwealth Bank next to raise rates higher than Reserve banks rate rise yet NAB stays with official rate 2009-12-17 NAB early action on fees gets good results http://www.banks.com.au/news/2009/12/10/nab-early-action-on-fees-gets-good-results Banks early action on cutting fees has massive positive results 2009-12-10 Westpac defends 45 points increase http://www.banks.com.au/news/2009/12/4/westpac-defends-45-points-increase Government backlash against Westpac bank sees it defend its actions on interest rates 2009-12-04 Australian banks record continued branch growth http://www.banks.com.au/news/2009/12/1/australian-banks-record-continued-branch-growth Banks record eight years consecutive growth in the number of branches 2009-12-01