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Female brokers make Loan Market history

by Annie Kane • 18 Nov 2020
WOMEN IN FINANCE MONTH: Sarah Thomson and Paulette Trotter have been named as Loan Market’s top-performing brokers in...READ MORE

NSW looks at making stamp duty optional

by Annie Kane • 17 Nov 2020
The NSW government is launching a public consultation on enabling home buyers to opt out of stamp duty and instead... READ MORE

Resimac moves to digitise loan process

by Malavika Santhebennur • 17 Nov 2020
The non-bank lender has announced that it is partnering with industry technology and service providers to transition to... READ MORE

Former broker pleads guilty to loan fraud - NOV 2020

by reporter • 17 Nov 2020
A former mortgage broker has pleaded guilty to “giving misleading information” on five different loans that... READ MORE

GetCapital expands sales team, appoints BDMs

by Malavika Santhebennur • 17 Nov 2020

The business lender has announced a number of appointments, including the expansion of its national sales team.

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Thinktank unveils rebrand

by Annie Kane • 17 Nov 2020
Non-bank lender Thinktank has rebranded its logo to “revise, modernise and evolve” its branding in a bid to... READ MORE

Mike Baird joins Australian Business Growth Fund board

by Annie Kane • 16 Nov 2020
The former NAB executive and NSW premier has been named as chair of the Australian Business Growth Fund, following the... READ MORE

New Broker Academy 2020: Day 2 round-up

by reporter • 16 Nov 2020
The secrets behind client conversion and retention, successful referral partnerships, and creating a leading... READ MORE

2021: The year of aggregation consolidation?

by Annie Kane • 13 Nov 2020
ANALYSIS: With Loan Market looking to acquire NAB’s aggregation businesses, it seems that consolidation of the groups... READ MORE

New Broker Academy 2020: Day 1 round-up

by Annie Kane • 13 Nov 2020
New and prospective brokers tuned in to hear how to build a successful brokerage at the first day of the New Broker... READ MORE

Hot Property: The biggest property headlines from the week 9-13...

by Reporter • 13 Nov 2020
The weekly round-up of the biggest news stories from across Momentum Media’s property titles for the week ending 13... READ MORE

Loan Market to buy NABregators

by Malavika Santhebennur • 12 Nov 2020

Loan Market is to purchase NAB’s aggregation groups as the bank continues its “simplification” strategy.

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Neobank releases ‘lowest variable rate’ to broker channel

by reporter • 12 Nov 2020
86 400 is launching a new home loan product that is said to have the “lowest ongoing variable rate” available to... READ MORE

Demand for business credit recovering: Equifax

by Annie Kane • 12 Nov 2020
Applications for business credit continue to recover as states ease out of lockdown and SMEs take advantage of tax... READ MORE

Housing sentiment rebounds, worries ease: ME Bank

by Malavika Santhebennur • 12 Nov 2020
There is renewed optimism about the property market, while fewer people are worried about paying back their home loan... READ MORE

Treasury to make unfair contract terms unlawful

by Annie Kane • 11 Nov 2020
The federal government is to develop exposure draft legislation that will make it unlawful to have unfair contract... READ MORE

ASIC updates proposed product intervention order

by Annie Kane • 11 Nov 2020
A consultation has launched on proposed changes to ASIC’s industry-wide product intervention order for continuing... READ MORE

SME Broker Bootcamp opens for registrations

by reporter • 11 Nov 2020
The SME Broker Bootcamp 2020, taking place as a virtual, live-streamed event this year, is now open for... READ MORE

Charting a course to broking for aspiring women

by Malavika Santhebennur • 11 Nov 2020
WOMEN IN FINANCE MONTH: Mortgage Choice CEO Susan Mitchell outlines why mortgage broking is an attractive career... READ MORE

MFAA welcomes ‘appropriate’ BID changes

by Annie Kane • 10 Nov 2020
The MFAA has welcomed the consumer credit reforms and the extension of BID to all brokers, which it says will help... READ MORE

Pepper extends trail policy for COVID-19 loans

by Malavika Santhebennur • 10 Nov 2020
The non-bank lender has announced that it has extended its commitment on trail commission payments to brokers for... READ MORE

ScotPac looks to expand product line

by Annie Kane • 10 Nov 2020
The non-bank is looking to work closely with brokers as it expands its product suite under its rebranded offering,... READ MORE

BID extension ‘the right thing to do’: FBAA

by Annie Kane • 9 Nov 2020
The managing director of the FBAA has tentatively welcomed the Treasury’s proposed extension of the best interests... READ MORE

Connective launches online broker forum

by Malavika Santhebennur • 9 Nov 2020

The aggregator has launched a new online community that will allow lenders to communicate with brokers.

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Finance broker pleads guilty to making false statements

by Malavika Santhebennur • 9 Nov 2020
An NSW mortgage broker has pleaded guilty to knowingly making false statements in relation to his ACL compliance... READ MORE

‘Unconscionable’ for majors to fail to pass on rate: FBAA

by reporter • 6 Nov 2020
The managing director of the Finance Brokers Association of Australia has challenged the major banks for failing to... READ MORE

Non-majors announce rate cuts

by Malavika Santhebennur • 6 Nov 2020
ME bank has announced that it will pass on the full RBA rate cut to all existing variable rate home loan borrowers,... READ MORE

Hot Property: The biggest property headlines from the week 2-6...

by Reporter • 6 Nov 2020
The weekly round-up of the biggest news stories from across Momentum Media’s property titles for the week ending 6... READ MORE

Treasury seeks to extend BID to all credit assistance providers

by Annie Kane • 5 Nov 2020
The federal government is consulting on extending the best interests duty to all credit assistance providers –... READ MORE

Open banking expected to ease income and expense verification

by Annie Kane • 5 Nov 2020
Streamlining the lending process through income and expense verification has been cited by industry as the most popular... READ MORE
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