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Tennis legends discuss business resilience amid COVID-19

by Malavika Santhebennur • 26 Feb 2021
Andre Agassi and Lleyton Hewitt underscored the importance of business resilience during a crisis at an Aussie webinar,...READ MORE

Turnaround issues highlight need for better tech

by reporter • 26 Feb 2021
Delays in approvals could be reduced if lenders and brokerages harnessed technology that provided them with up-to-date... READ MORE

Hot Property: The biggest property headlines from the week 22-26...

by Reporter • 26 Feb 2021
The weekly round-up of the biggest news stories from across Momentum Media’s property titles for the week ending 26... READ MORE

Brokers contribute to Auswide Bank book growth

by Annie Kane • 25 Feb 2021
Improved broker services and the FHLDS have helped the Queensland-based bank deliver loan book growth in 1H21,... READ MORE

Real value of property ‘an inexact science’

by reporter • 25 Feb 2021
Raine & Horne Group’s executive chairman has said that predicting market value remains an “inexact science”,... READ MORE

Loan Market reports CSM influx

by reporter • 25 Feb 2021
The major brokerage has hired 148 new client service managers since October, as it works to bring in 250 new members to... READ MORE

Why this broker wants brokers to be specialists

by Malavika Santhebennur • 25 Feb 2021
Specialising in one loan segment could not only make a new broker an industry knowledge expert but also build stronger... READ MORE

86 400 confirms broker commitment

by Annie Kane • 24 Feb 2021
The neobank has confirmed that the broker channel will play a key role for UBank under the proposed merger, adding that... READ MORE

Connective achieves record settlements

by Annie Kane • 24 Feb 2021
The aggregation group has revealed that its brokers settled a new record of $5.61 billion in December 2020,... READ MORE

Finsure appoints new state managers

by Malavika Santhebennur • 24 Feb 2021
The aggregation group has promoted several of its BDMs to new state managers, and has appointed new BDMs to support its... READ MORE

Westpac, SocietyOne partner for digital banking

by Malavika Santhebennur • 24 Feb 2021
The major bank has announced SocietyOne as a partner on its digital banking platform, with plans to expand its offer to... READ MORE

Former Resimac CEO joins Prospa board

by Annie Kane • 24 Feb 2021
Mary Ploughman, the former CEO of Resimac and current chairman of Plenti Group, is set to join Prospa’s board next... READ MORE

Expanded BOQ Group to focus on mortgage growth

by Annie Kane • 23 Feb 2021
Brokers will continue to be “extremely important” to the expanded BOQ Group, as it looks to grow its mortgage book... READ MORE

Decade-low listings spur buyer urgency: Aussie

by Malavika Santhebennur • 23 Feb 2021
The number of properties listed for sale across Australia has fallen to a 10-year low, creating some “urgency” in... READ MORE

Trail book lender reports increase in retiring brokers

by Annie Kane • 23 Feb 2021
Trail Homes has revealed that its turnover has increased 56 per cent in a year, which it attributes to an increase in... READ MORE

BOQ to acquire ME Bank for over $1bn

by Annie Kane • 22 Feb 2021
Bank of Queensland Ltd has entered into an agreement to acquire 100 per cent of Members Equity Bank Limited... READ MORE

Submissions on RLO and BID extension released

by Annie Kane • 22 Feb 2021
More than 100 submissions into the bill repealing responsible lending laws – which includes extending the best... READ MORE

Application rework claims ‘contentious’, says broker

by Malavika Santhebennur • 22 Feb 2021
A mortgage broker has suggested that inconsistencies in credit application criteria between lenders and credit... READ MORE

90% of brokers want more government support

by Annie Kane • 22 Feb 2021
Nine in 10 brokers would like to see more government support for the industry this year, according to a new... READ MORE

Major brokerage welcomes new NSW state manager

by Annie Kane • 22 Feb 2021
Mortgage Choice has named Jason Mares as its new state manager for NSW, following the departure of David... READ MORE

Mortgage Choice reports second-highest settlement figures

by Annie Kane • 19 Feb 2021
Mortgage Choice settled more than $1 billion of loans a month in 1H21, resulting in the brokerage’s largest volume of... READ MORE

ABA launches financial assistance hub

by Annie Kane • 19 Feb 2021
The banking association has launched a financial assistance hub for those needing advice on repaying their mortgages,... READ MORE

Lend welcomes Butn to panel

by Annie Kane • 19 Feb 2021
Business lending platform Lend has welcomed cash flow financier Butn to its panel of lender... READ MORE

Hot Property: The biggest property headlines from the week 15-19...

by reporter • 19 Feb 2021
The weekly round-up of the biggest news stories from across Momentum Media’s property titles for the week... READ MORE

End of property bull market in sight: AMP Capital

by Malavika Santhebennur • 18 Feb 2021
The two key drivers of the long-term property boom may be drawing to a close, which may relieve the pressure off house... READ MORE

Lumi welcomes 3 new executive hires

by Annie Kane • 18 Feb 2021
The SME lender has welcomed Ahmed Khan, Andrew Beckett and Steve Lambert to its executive team as it looks to support... READ MORE

Inquiry launches into financial services practices impacting exports

by reporter • 18 Feb 2021
The joint standing committee on trade and investment growth has commenced an inquiry into the prudential regulation of... READ MORE

Loan Market launches data platform

by Malavika Santhebennur • 18 Feb 2021

The major brokerage has launched a data platform within its MyCRM system that analyses broker notes.

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House prices to soar by 16% over 2 years: CBA

by Malavika Santhebennur • 17 Feb 2021
Analysis of lending indicators have suggested that property prices could rise more rapidly than at any point the major... READ MORE

PLAN brokers settled record amount in January

by Annie Kane • 17 Feb 2021
The aggregation group has revealed that it saw its largest settlement month on record in January 2021, with $1.9... READ MORE
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