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East & Partners

Sector: Lending

(6 November 2026 – Australia) National Australia Bank has consolidated its position as Australia’s largest business lender, reporting 9.8 per...

(28 October 2026 – Germany) Deutsche ‌Bank has cut decision timing for corporate lending from weeks to minutes using AI....

(28 October 2026 – Australia) The proportion of small businesses planning to use non-bank finance for new business investment has...

(19 October 2026 – United States) The United States US$1.7 trillion automotive loan market is at risk of crashing with...

(13 October 2026 – Australia) Final offers were made last week for one of Australia’s largest car leasing providers by...

(12 October 2026 – Europe) The European Central Bank (ECB) should take on a more activist role as a global...

(18 August 2026 – China) China’s bank lending contracted by a record RMB340 billion (US$50.4 billion) in July as corporate...

(5 August 2026 – Australia) Australian banks recorded their strongest post-pandemic month for business lending in June according to the...

(31 July 2026 – Australia) HSBC has agreed to sell its $36 billion Australian loan book to Blackstone and will...

(31 July 2026 – Australia) A growing divide is emerging across Australia’s small and medium enterprise (SME) sector, with workforce...