As the week drew to a close, the smaller end of the mortgage origination market received a much-needed boost. The good news was that regional financial services company Wide Bay Australia (BBB-/Stable/A3) had raised A$15 million from the issue of 10-year non-call 5 floating rate unsecured subordinated notes. These notes qualify as Lower Tier 2 capital in accordance with APRA’s prudential standards.