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UK lending to slump in 2008

by Staff Reporter • 20 Aug 2008
According to Datamonitor, the ongoing credit crunch, falling house prices, rising arrears and indebted consumers... READ MORE

Resilient renovation sector an opportunity for brokers

by Staff Reporter • 20 Aug 2008
The Housing Industry Association’s (HIA) National Outlook, released today, forecast further decline in building... READ MORE

Broker sales conference 'spot on'

by Staff Reporter • 18 Aug 2008
Martin Beanland, principal of Choice Home Loans in Menai NSW, said the pitch of the conference was “spot-on” –... READ MORE

Commission cuts boost leasing finance appeal for brokers

by Staff Reporter • 15 Aug 2008
“With residential lending really quietening down, more and more brokers are looking to diversify,” David... READ MORE

June lending figures down

by Staff Reporter • 12 Aug 2008
The total value of commercial finance commitments also fell by 5.8 per cent compared with May 2008. Personal... READ MORE

ING DIRECT rationalises broker servicing and distribution

by Staff Reporter • 9 Aug 2008
According to Brett Morgan, executive director of intermediary mortgages at ING DIRECT, the changes were made to allow... READ MORE

Lending activity tipped to strengthen

by Staff Reporter • 8 Aug 2008
John Flavell, NAB Broker’s head of sales, told Mortgage Business as well as a pick-up in refinancing activity... READ MORE

Rate cuts to boost broker refinancing business

by Staff Reporter • 8 Aug 2008
The RBA signalled this week that a drop in rates may not be far away. Borrowers already hurt by rising fuel and... READ MORE

Mortgage brokers popular with first home buyers

by Staff Reporter • 7 Aug 2008
The 2008 Mortgage Choice First Homebuyers Survey revealed that 25 per cent of home buyers  favoured a lender as... READ MORE

Insurance products gain traction with brokers

by Staff Reporter • 31 Jul 2008
Brian Pillemer, ALI’s executive director and head of distribution, said the current funding environment and a... READ MORE

BankWest cuts Rate Tracker from broker channel

by Staff Reporter • 29 Jul 2008
A BankWest spokesperson told Mortgage Business that “unanticipated volumes” and the bank’s... READ MORE

Raine & Horne Financial Services hits broker milestone

by Staff Reporter • 25 Jul 2008
RHFS also indicated that it intended to extend its network to 125 brokers by July next year and increase its... READ MORE

Report shows brokers valued by borrowers

by Staff Reporter • 23 Jul 2008
72 per cent of the report’s 2000 plus survey respondents held a mortgage with a bank. This was the highest... READ MORE

July 08: Broker numbers set to drop

by Staff Reporter • 23 Jul 2008
According to Mark Hewitt, general manager of sales and operations at Australian Finance Group (AFG), market... READ MORE

July 08: Brokers look to non-banks: poll

by Staff Reporter • 23 Jul 2008
Seventy-one per cent of respondents to a recent Mortgage Business poll said they believed brokers would favour... READ MORE
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