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REA Group reports ‘softening settlements’
by Annie Kane • 13 Feb 2023
While the financial services arm of REA grew its loan book in 1H23, it flagged that revenue and settlements have been...READ MORE

AFG chair to step down from board
by Adrian Suljanovic • 13 Feb 2023
The Australian Finance Group Limited has announced that Anthony “Tony” Gill is set to step down as chair of the... READ MORE

City teachers get $10k stamp duty help in country NSW lure
by Fabian Cotter • 13 Feb 2023
Helping cover stamp duty costs is just one way to encourage teachers into regional NSW, the government has... READ MORE

Property leaders cagey on 2023’s 1st rate hike
by Kyle Robbins • 13 Feb 2023
As the country reels from yet another cash rate increase, what will the ramifications of the RBA’s latest decision be... READ MORE

Loan Market Group to operate as one aggregator
by Annie Kane • 10 Feb 2023
The aggregation and franchise brokerage group has announced it is uniting all of its aggregation brands to become one... READ MORE

Credit facilities should be regulated as financial products: Levy
by Annie Kane • 10 Feb 2023
Quality of Advice Review author Michelle Levy has told government she believes credit facilities should be regulated as... READ MORE

Commercial lending fintech joins VOW/YBR lending panel
by Adrian Suljanovic • 10 Feb 2023
idutch has announced that it has joined the mortgage aggregator’s full lending panel, giving its brokers full access... READ MORE

Hot Property: The biggest property headlines from week 6–10 February
by Adrian Suljanovic • 10 Feb 2023
The weekly round-up of the biggest news stories from across Momentum Media’s property brands from the week ending 10... READ MORE

Aggregators under threat as Revenue NSW chases payroll tax
by Annie Kane • 9 Feb 2023
The industry has been left reeling as Revenue NSW chases aggregators, sub-aggregators, and some brokerages for... READ MORE

Australian ‘housing choice’ gets stark reality check: Report
by Fabian Cotter • 9 Feb 2023
A new Property Council report has painted the “starkest picture yet” of Australia’s affordable housing... READ MORE

Pepper Money removes commercial finance clawbacks
by Adrian Suljanovic • 8 Feb 2023
The non-bank lender has announced the removal of clawbacks for its commercial finance products during a time of strong... READ MORE

Connective announces new state manager for NSW
by Adrian Suljanovic • 8 Feb 2023

The aggregator has announced the appointment of Melanie Griffin as the new state manager for NSW.

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Prospa unveils rebrand, launches business accounts
by Reporter • 8 Feb 2023
SME lender Prospa has rolled out a new logo design signifying its “new era in small business financial management... READ MORE

Non-bank lender joins its 3rd aggregator panel
by Adrian Suljanovic • 8 Feb 2023
Bridging loan specialist Bridgit has announced that it has expanded its broker offering through entering a partnership... READ MORE

RBA reveals February cash rate
by Fabian Cotter • 7 Feb 2023

Australia’s central bank has revealed a cash rate hike to start 2023.

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Australia’s top brokerage for 2023 revealed!
by Annie Kane • 7 Feb 2023
The leading brokerages in Australia have been revealed in The Adviser’s Top 25 Brokerages 2023 ranking, partnered by... READ MORE

Just 11% of buyers are FHBs: AFG
by Annie Kane • 7 Feb 2023
The proportion of first home buyers has continued to drop, with AFG data finding that just 11 per cent of borrowers... READ MORE

New review considers new mandates for payment terms
by • 7 Feb 2023
An independent review will consider whether mandating “five-day” payment terms on electronic invoices would be... READ MORE

Household Capital expands broker offering
by • 7 Feb 2023
Brokers can now access the government’s Home Equity Access Scheme through Household Capital, following the company's... READ MORE

BCCC re-evaluates bank treatment of guarantors
by Annie Kane • 6 Feb 2023
A new survey gauging the experiences of guarantors has been launched as part of the BCCC’s review into whether banks... READ MORE

NHFIC earmarks $33m for affordable housing in Tassie
by Reporter • 6 Feb 2023
Approximately $31 million in loans and $2 million in grants will be provided by the NHFIC to a community housing... READ MORE

Government makes move to regulate crypto
by Charbel Kadib • 3 Feb 2023
The Albanese government has said it will ramp up regulation of cryptocurrency and trading and establish a set of... READ MORE

Fixed-rate activity at ‘lowest level’, finds AFG
by Annie Kane • 3 Feb 2023
AFG brokers have written a record-low proportion of fixed-rate loans so far this financial year, the aggregator has... READ MORE

‘Tardy payments’ hurt SMEs: ScotPac
by • 3 Feb 2023
SME finance lender has called for improved regulation on payment times as big businesses continue to fall... READ MORE

Wisr hails ‘first profitable quarter’
by Fabian Cotter • 3 Feb 2023
Non-bank lender Wisr has grown its loan book by 62 per cent and recorded its first profitable quarter, it has... READ MORE

Merging financial and home loan advice regimes 'eminently sensible':...
by Fabian Cotter • 2 Feb 2023

Mortgage and financial advice 'should all be together', Allens partner Michelle levy has said.

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Mortgage interest charges rose 61.3% for employees in 2022
by Adrian Suljanovic • 2 Feb 2023
The latest data released by the ABS has revealed that rising mortgage rates have particularly affected expenditure for... READ MORE

Nodifi acquires asset finance group

by Annie Kane • 1 Feb 2023
Asset finance services provider Nodifi has acquired an asset and equipment finance group, with its brokers joining... READ MORE

Lending competition tops 2023–24 budget requests: MFAA
by Fabian Cotter • 1 Feb 2023
The federal government has been ‘looped in’ to the increasing value of the mortgage broker and MFAA member needs... READ MORE

Cashbacks encourage spending amid high inflation: Rate Money
by • 1 Feb 2023
While the central bank beats inflation by increasing the cash rate, Rate Money fears lenders’ cashback offers... READ MORE
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