# credit and lending (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover credit and lending. Page: Feed: --- ## [Major private credit fund suspends investor redemptions](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-28/cvs-lane-joins-list-of-firms-limiting-investor-redemptions/107089304) _2026-08-28 · David Taylor · Business_ A private lender with significant loans to collapsed developer Bathla is the latest private credit firm to limit "investor redemptions". ## [Australian dollar highest since May – as it happened](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-28/asx-markets-business-news-live-updates/107087998) _2026-08-27 · Adelaide Miller and Lin Lin · Business_ The Australian dollar has rallied today as traders factor in the potential for higher interest rates. ## [Red tape or essential regulation? Why the new ASIC boss is pushing back](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-28/why-the-new-asic-boss-is-pushing-back-red-tape-regulation/107085842) _2026-08-27 · Ian Verrender · Business_ Corporate regulator ASIC, and its new boss, is keeping a close watch on Australia's "permissive investment regime". ## [David vs Bunnings: Mitre 10 franchisee wins crucial legal costs case](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-28/bunnings-costs-loss-mitre-10-jimboomba/107085360) _2026-08-27 · Emilia Terzon · Business_ A Mitre 10 franchisee has won a crucial legal costs fight against Bunnings, allowing him to take on a high-stakes case to try and stop the hardware giant opening up next door to his Queensland store. ## [RBA 'quietly' reduced US dollar exposure, big banks tip rate hike — as it happened](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-27/asx-markets-business-news-live-updates-thursday-27-august/107083084) _2026-08-26 · Adelaide Miller, Yiying Li, and David Taylor · Business_ The Reserve Bank, it has been revealed, reduced its target share of US dollars in its foreign reserves portfolio by 10 percentage points in 2025. ## [ASIC warns of 'first significant cracks' in Australian private credit](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-27/asic-warns-first-significant-cracks-in-australian-private-credit/107081904) _2026-08-26 · David Taylor · Business_ The collapse of a large and hugely indebted NSW property developer leaves several private credit lenders and their investors heavily exposed, while other major funds have started restricting withdrawals. ## [20pc more children are growing up in rental housing, as ownership rates plunge](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-27/more-children-are-growing-up-in-rental-housing/107082682) _2026-08-26 · Michael Janda · Business_ There has been a 20 per cent jump in Australian children growing up in rental households this century, with this group facing an average of six moves by age 14, according to a new research paper. ## [Macquarie Group dumps KPMG from audit contract](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-26/kpmg-responds-after-being-dropped-macquarie-group/107082306) _2026-08-26 · Business_ Accounting firm KPMG says it is facing the consequences of its "past failings" as it is dropped by Macquarie Group. ## [Dozens of Origin customers' full bank accounts, ID numbers accessed in breach](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-21/origin-energy-hack-update-60-customers-bank-account-access/107062636) _2026-08-21 · David Taylor and Kate Ainsworth · Business_ Origin Energy says as many as 60 customers had their full bank account numbers accessed by a hacker in July, but customer data has not been leaked or disclosed publicly. ## [Virgin flights forced to refuel halfway to Fiji after fuel contamination](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-21/fiji-fuel-contamination-impacts-qantas-virgin-flights/107061960) _2026-08-21 · Lice Movono and Nick Sas · Business_ In what one pilot described to the ABC as a "very rare" situation, airlines are being asked to fuel up at alternative airports and bring in stockpiles of fuel to Fiji's international airport. ## [One Cloud, Every AI Layer (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/cFDHenQgmfgP) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Run agents, inference, and infrastructure on one stack — economics improve as you scale. ## [Australian dollar climbs as global bond sell-off ramps up — as it happened](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-21/asx-markets-business-live-news-august-21-2026/107061908) _2026-08-20 · Daniel Ziffer and David Taylor · Business_ The Australian dollar is pushing higher again in Asian trade as the global bond sell-off intensifies. ## [They don't need oil changes or spark plugs but is it cheaper to run an EV?](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-21/does-it-cost-more-or-less-to-maintain-an-electric-vehicle/106836270) _2026-08-20 · Yiying Li · Business_ The electric vehicle share of Australia's car market has almost tripled in the first half of 2026 amid the cost-of-living crisis and fuel shock. Here's what you need to know about maintenance and running costs. ## ['Making trouble': Court unseals Murdoch family succession documents](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-21/rupert-murdoch-nevada-trust-battle-court-documents-unsealed/107059904) _2026-08-20 · Alison Xiao · Business_ Newly unsealed court documents reveal how the world's biggest family succession drama played out in court, and the crucial role an Australian executive played. ## [Why it's households, not the government with the debt problem](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-21/analysis-national-debt-hits-one-trillion-but-its-nothing/107058026) _2026-08-20 · Ian Verrender · Business_ As the US crosses the $40 trillion mark it's easy to look at dollar signs but ratio to GDP is more relevant, writes Ian Verrender. ## [Australia's debt hits $1 trillion as US debt passes $US40 trillion threshold — as it happened](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-20/asx-markets-business-news-live-updates-thursday-20-august/107056572) _2026-08-19 · Adelaide Miller and Yiying Li · Business_ Australia's debt has hit $1 trillion at the same time the United States sees its debt pass $US40 trillion. ## [Australia 'can be very selective' about migration, says migrant rich lister](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-20/business-leaders-care-about-skills-not-numbers-migration-debate/107052186) _2026-08-19 · Nassim Khadem · Business_ There are divergent views among business leaders, from migrant and non-migrant backgrounds, about the impact of planned immigration cuts and the types of migrants that should be allowed into Australia. ## [Scam payments lead to an Australian business and its Israeli owner](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-20/fake-abc-scam-money-trail-leads-to-global-network/106895388) _2026-08-19 · Julian Fell · Business_ An Australian e-learning website was used as a front for scammers selling fraudulent investments, an ABC investigation reveals. ## [Oil prices spike after ships in Strait of Hormuz hit by fresh strikes](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-19/oil-prices-spike-as-ships-in-strait-of-hormuz-hit/107055414) _2026-08-19 · Jasper Wells · Business_ Three ships travelling through the contested Strait of Hormuz have been hit in recent days, according to British maritime officials, with casualties reported. ## [Hotel chain Quest investigating customer data breach](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-19/quest-apartment-hotels-data-security-breach/107053574) _2026-08-19 · Hanan Dervisevic · Business_ Quest says the compromised data includes customers' full names, email addresses and other contact details. ## [WiseTech shares plunge on ACCC raid — as it happened](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-19/asx-markets-business-live-news/107051926) _2026-08-18 · David Chau and Gareth Hutchens · Business_ The competition watchdog has executed a search warrant at WiseTech Global. The Australian share market fell for a sixth consecutive day following another weak session on Wall Street. Look back at the day's markets and economics news on the ABC blog. ## [Save with community-voted codes (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/N226y3yTmskk) _2026-08-18 · **Sponsored**_ Search thousands of community-verified coupon codes — 100% free, no account needed. ## [Inquiry to examine 'what, if any' benefits data centres will bring](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-19/ai-data-centre-inquiry-tasmanian-greens/107050792) _2026-08-18 · Lucy MacDonald · Business_ With communities around the world grappling with the spread of AI data centres, the Tasmanian Greens have set up an inquiry to examine "what, if any, economic benefit" they will bring to the state. ## [Origin Energy hack traced to Accenture's Manila office](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-18/origin-energy-hack-traced-to-accenture-manila-office/107049188) _2026-08-18 · David Taylor · Business_ The investigation into last month's breach reveals a link to a former Accenture employee in the Philippines. ## [How to clear a big credit card debt](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-18/how-to-pay-off-a-credit-card-debt/107004086) _2026-08-17 · Tegan Osborne · Business_ As the cost of living continues to rise, what steps can you take if your credit card is starting to feel like a problem? ## [Qantas A380 flew to US and back with maintenance light left in wing](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-17/atsb-qantas-maintenance-tool-found-in-wing/107047286) _2026-08-17 · Kristy Sexton-McGrath · Business_ A Qantas A380 was cleared to fly passengers from Sydney to Dallas and back with a large maintenance light accidentally left inside its wing. It comes after a large tool was left inside the airline's super jumbo in 2023. ## [Architect of current GST system says it is 'working exactly as intended'](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-17/former-wa-senator-mathias-cormann-defends-current-gst-system/107046214) _2026-08-17 · Callum Liddelow and Kathryn Bermingham · Business_ Former WA senator Mathias Cormann has defended the current GST system as fit for purpose, after a landmark interim report by the Productivity Commission found the carve-up was costly and unfair. ## [Four people connected to pork industry charged with financial crimes](https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2026-08-17/pork-industry-financial-crime-charges/107046968) _2026-08-17 · Kallee Buchanan · Business_ Police allege about $10 million was funnelled out of businesses in the pork meat industry for personal use, and more than $30 million in cash was transported interstate in freight vehicles.