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Solo home buyers ‘growing force’ in market: ME Bank
by Malavika Santhebennur • 30 Jun 2021
The proportion of solo borrowers and their average home loan size has jumped during the pandemic at ME Bank, it has...READ MORE
GetCapital expands broker support team
by Annie Kane • 30 Jun 2021
The SME lender has hired several new BDMs and promoted internally to fill the role of national manager, strategic... READ MORE
Victorian government announces Big Housing Build sites
by reporter • 30 Jun 2021
The Andrews Labor government has confirmed that Collingwood and South Yarra will be home to new social and affordable... READ MORE
NSW offers SMEs COVID-19 cash grants
by Annie Kane • 29 Jun 2021
The NSW government has launched a new grants package to support small businesses in NSW impacted by the current... READ MORE
Revealed! Finalists of the Australian Broking Awards 2021
by reporter • 29 Jun 2021
A total of 238 finalists have been announced as contenders for the Australian Broking Awards 2021, run in partnership... READ MORE
4 in 10 home owners planning to sell
by Sarah Simpkins • 29 Jun 2021
New research has shown a rise in Australians intending to sell their houses, with a growing number looking to... READ MORE
Bank of mum and dad backed 5% of buyers: survey
by Sarah Simpkins • 29 Jun 2021
Most Australians are relying on budgeting to enter the property market, with a survey finding only 5 per cent have... READ MORE
Westpac sells asset finance business
by Annie Kane • 28 Jun 2021
The big four bank has confirmed its sale of its motor vehicle dealer finance and novated leasing businesses to a... READ MORE
Unlicensed mortgage lender issued court orders
by Reporter • 28 Jun 2021
ASIC has moved to shut down an unlicensed mortgage lender, alleging misleading or deceptive conduct and engaging in... READ MORE
Fintech secures $50m for developing business bank
by Sarah Simpkins • 28 Jun 2021
Australian fintech Zeller has gained a $50-million investment from a US venture capitalist, as it ventures to take on... READ MORE
Role of panic buying probed in rising house prices
by Malavika Santhebennur • 28 Jun 2021
A new website developed by economics professors is exploring whether – and how much of – the housing demand is... READ MORE
Firstmac launches discounted green home loan
by Malavika Santhebennur • 25 Jun 2021
The non-bank lender has launched its first discounted green home loan as part of a $750-million green mortgage-backed... READ MORE
Brokers to ramp up home loan dominance: Lendi, Athena
by Sarah Simpkins • 25 Jun 2021
The chiefs of Lendi and Athena have outlined their expectations for the sector, predicting a growing broker market... READ MORE
CBA launches SME invoice finance product
by Malavika Santhebennur • 25 Jun 2021
The major bank is rolling out a digital invoice finance solution to enable small businesses to use their outstanding... READ MORE
Brokerage hires first GM ahead of growth plans
by Annie Kane • 25 Jun 2021
Sydney-based brokerage Equilibria Finance has hired industry veteran Peter Clark as its first general manager and... READ MORE
Earlypay raises capital to fund new product
by Malavika Santhebennur • 25 Jun 2021
The finance provider has announced an $18.9-million capital raise to fund a new trade finance product for SMEs.
READ MOREHot Property: The biggest property headlines from the week 21-25 June
by reporter • 25 Jun 2021
The weekly round-up of the biggest news stories from across Momentum Media’s property... READ MORE
RedZed appoints BDMs, product manager
by Malavika Santhebennur • 24 Jun 2021
The lender for self-employed borrowers has appointed two BDMs in Queensland and NSW and has appointed internally to a... READ MORE
Wisr closes $5m raise
by Sarah Simpkins • 24 Jun 2021
Wisr has wrapped a $5-million capital raise to accelerate its loan book growth, but the lender has reported that its... READ MORE
Suncorp enables e-signatures on post-approval loan docs
by Malavika Santhebennur • 24 Jun 2021
The non-major bank has said that it will accept e-signatures on post-approval add and equity loan documents, effective... READ MORE
NextGen.Net appoints head of broker
by Annie Kane • 23 Jun 2021
NextGen.Net has appointed its inaugural national head of broker... READ MORE
Better Business Summit and Awards Sydney postponed
by reporter • 23 Jun 2021
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 resurgence in Sydney, the NSW leg of the Better Business Summit and Better Business Awards... READ MORE
Lend adds FleetPartners to platform
by Sarah Simpkins • 23 Jun 2021
Lend has integrated vehicle fleet leasing and fleet management provider FleetPartners into its platform.
READ MORE‘Perfect storm’ propels asset finance demand: Connective
by Malavika Santhebennur • 23 Jun 2021
A range of factors has driven an increase in demand for asset finance, and the current EOFY period is the “perfect... READ MORE
MYOB, Valiant to launch data-informed business lending
by Sarah Simpkins • 23 Jun 2021
MYOB has partnered with Sydney-based lending platform Valiant to launch predictive finance offerings to SMEs based on... READ MORE
1 in 5 borrowers lies on loan applications
by Sarah Simpkins • 22 Jun 2021
One-fifth of Australians have admitted to not telling the whole truth on their credit applications, with a researcher... READ MORE
Judo Bank valued at $1.9bn after equity raise
by Malavika Santhebennur • 22 Jun 2021
The SME challenger bank has announced its latest equity funding round of $124 million in addition to an inaugural... READ MORE
Choice announces commercial white label service
by Malavika Santhebennur • 22 Jun 2021
The aggregator has partnered with a finance brokerage to add a commercial referral offering to its white label... READ MORE
Government expands FHLDS property price caps
by Annie Kane • 21 Jun 2021
The Treasury has expanded the property price caps for homes purchased under the First Home Loan Deposit Scheme and... READ MORE
Teachers Mutual targets brokers in digital bank launch
by Sarah Simpkins • 21 Jun 2021
Hiver, a new digital bank to be launched under Teachers Mutual, is exploring a deal with an unnamed aggregator in the... READ MORE

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