Lender
Calls for CBA to lift accreditation restrictions for mentees
by Reporter • 22 Jan 2018
Speaking to The Adviser after a discussion over CBA’s new accreditation process for new brokers dividing industry... READ MORE
ANZ agrees to pay $5m fine for responsible lending breaches
by Reporter • 19 Jan 2018
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has announced that a settlement has been reached with ANZ... READ MORE
ING prohibits resi security for commercial loans
by Reporter • 17 Jan 2018
In a broker note, ING announced that it was making changes to its underwriting guidelines, which will be effective... READ MORE
Foreign sale of ANZ’s finance business falls through
by Reporter • 15 Jan 2018
On 21 December, it was revealed that New Zealand’s Overseas Investment Office (OIO) had blocked an attempt by ANZ... READ MORE
‘Micro-management’ of big banks drove me to broking, says lending...
by Reporter • 12 Jan 2018
Speaking to The Adviser, lending specialist at Regional Finance Solutions and former Commonwealth Bank and Westpac... READ MORE
Heritage updates credit policy
by Staff reporter • 11 Jan 2018
Heritage stated this week that it has made several updates, effective immediately, following a review of its credit... READ MORE
Finance company becomes new short-term commercial lender
by Reporter • 9 Jan 2018
N1 Holdings Limited — a holistic financial services provider covering mortgage broking, residential mortgages,... READ MORE
‘Broking is not a 9-to-5 job’
by James Mitchell • 5 Jan 2018
In seven years, YBR Earlwood principal Effie Nicol has built a successful mortgage broking business, but it didn’t... READ MORE
Major bank market share takes a hit
by Reporter • 2 Jan 2018
The latest AFG Competition Index found that major lender market share has “taken a hit”, falling to 62.5 per cent... READ MORE
James Symond on the benefits of being bank-owned
by James Mitchell • 27 Dec 2017
While much criticism has been directed towards vertical integration, in an era of increased compliance and squeezed... READ MORE
MLC Life says insurance advice is becoming ‘unviable’
by Aleks Vickovich and Killian Plastow • 21 Dec 2017
In a submission to the parliamentary inquiry into life insurance, the Japanese-owned life insurer said that focus... READ MORE
Suncorp reshuffles business development team
by Reporter • 20 Dec 2017
Mr Vogl was previously the bank’s state leader for intermediaries, running the SA and WA business development... READ MORE
Association heads question CBA’s new two-year rule
by Reporter • 19 Dec 2017
On Thursday (14 December), the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) announced that new mortgage brokers would soon be... READ MORE
Non-bank closes $300m CMBS transaction
by Reporter • 18 Dec 2017
Commercial property finance provider Think Tank Group (Thinktank) has successfully closed its third commercial... READ MORE
CBA to change commission structure by 30 June 2018
by Reporter • 18 Dec 2017
Speaking to The Adviser following CBA’s announcement that it would no longer accept accreditations from new... READ MORE

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