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WA extends home building grant construction deadline

by Annie Kane • 26 Oct 2020
The WA government has extended the deadline for when construction must start on new homes bought with the Building...READ MORE

Loan Market ramps up audit program ahead of BID

by Reporter • 26 Oct 2020
The aggregator has restructured its audit process, announcing it will conduct “health checks” in preparation for... READ MORE

ASIC chair 'steps aside' over relocation expenses

by Annie Kane • 23 Oct 2020
The chairman of the financial services regulator has "stepped aside" from his position, effective... READ MORE

Fewer businesses defer loan repayments: ABS

by Malavika Santhebennur • 23 Oct 2020
The number of businesses reporting that they were deferring loan repayments dropped substantially in October, with... READ MORE

ING, Citi reduce investor rates

by Annie Kane • 23 Oct 2020
The two non-major banks have announced that they are reducing interest rates on a range of new-to-bank investor loan... READ MORE

Angle Finance gears up for broker-driven growth

by Reporter • 23 Oct 2020
The asset finance business is banking on the broker channel to achieve its growth ambitions as it resets its focus... READ MORE

Hot Property: The biggest property headlines from the week 19-23...

by Reporter • 23 Oct 2020
The weekly round-up of the biggest news stories from across Momentum Media’s property titles for the week ending 23... READ MORE

Broker-run platform secures $64.5m development deal

by Reporter • 23 Oct 2020
An online financing platform co-founded by Victoria-based broker Marshall Condon has secured funding for a major... READ MORE

Societe Generale slapped with $30k penalty

by Malavika Santhebennur • 22 Oct 2020
The financial institution has been sentenced in Sydney’s Downing Centre Local Court on charges brought by ASIC... READ MORE

Mark Haron joins LIXI board

by Malavika Santhebennur • 22 Oct 2020
The not-for-profit company that develops data message transaction standards for the Australian mortgage processing... READ MORE

Effi announces tech council, appointments

by Malavika Santhebennur • 22 Oct 2020
Newly formed fintech Effi has established a mortgage broker technology council, while also appointing two new... READ MORE

How this broker is primed for BID

by Malavika Santhebennur • 22 Oct 2020
Aussie Liverpool franchisee Evelyn Burton speaks about how she has prepared for the best interests duty and how she... READ MORE

Major banks open New Home Guarantee waitlists

by Annie Kane • 21 Oct 2020
The two major banks on the FHLDS are opening their waitlists for the additional 10,000 places under the New Home... READ MORE

Brokers urged to contact clients on deferred loans

by Malavika Santhebennur • 21 Oct 2020
The industry association MD has appealed to brokers to contact clients who are still on mortgage repayment... READ MORE

Former Vow Financial BDM joins Loan Market

by Charbel Kadib • 21 Oct 2020

Loan Market has announced the appointment of a former Vow Financial BDM to its Broker Success team.

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Mortgage Choice exec joins wealth platform board

by Malavika Santhebennur • 21 Oct 2020

The major brokerage’s general manager of distribution has joined the board of wealth fintech group Stropro.

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NAB gains ground in broker space as peers slip

by Charbel Kadib • 20 Oct 2020
NAB was the only big four bank to attract a greater share of broker lodgements in the latest release of Momentum... READ MORE

Millennials prioritising home ownership

by Annie Kane • 20 Oct 2020
The Millennial generation is the largest cohort prioritising home ownership over lifestyle aspirations, new data from... READ MORE

Complaints extension to end on 1 November

by Annie Kane • 20 Oct 2020
From 1 November, finance companies will need to respond to complaints that have already been through an IDR process in... READ MORE

Major bank to pay $15m for engaging unlicensed introducers

by Annie Kane • 19 Oct 2020
A big four bank has been ordered to pay a civil penalty of $15 million for engaging with unlicensed home loan... READ MORE

Brokers reveal what they want in an aggregator

by Annie Kane • 19 Oct 2020
The results of the 2020 Aggregator of Choice survey, run by Momentum Intelligence, are in – revealing the key areas... READ MORE

Broker charged for falsifying ACL statement

by Malavika Santhebennur • 19 Oct 2020
A NSW mortgage broker has been changed with making a false statement in a credit licence annual compliance certificate... READ MORE

Mortgage Choice partners with financial education platform

by Malavika Santhebennur • 19 Oct 2020
Mortgage Choice has announced that it has become a founding partner of a new financial education platform for women,... READ MORE

Further details of the Australian Business Growth Fund revealed

by Annie Kane • 16 Oct 2020
The inaugural CEO of the Australian Business Growth Fund has outlined further details of the newly incorporated... READ MORE

Brokers increasingly writing loans with non-majors

by Annie Kane • 16 Oct 2020
The proportion of loans sent to non-major lenders by AFG brokers has risen in recent months, driven by a jump in... READ MORE

Deposit Power posts 44% year-on-year growth

by Malavika Santhebennur • 16 Oct 2020
The deposit bond provider has attributed a substantial year-on-year growth in revenue to brokers increasingly... READ MORE

Wisr kicks off FY21 with 47% loan growth

by Reporter • 16 Oct 2020

The lender has reported a sharp increase in lending volumes over the first quarter of the 2021 financial year.

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Hot Property: The biggest property headlines from the week 12-16...

by Reporter • 16 Oct 2020
The weekly round-up of the biggest news stories from across Momentum Media’s property titles for the week ending 16... READ MORE

Record number of mortgage brokers writing commercial loans

by Annie Kane • 15 Oct 2020
The number of mortgage brokers writing commercial loans has hit a new high for the second time in a row, with the value... READ MORE

AFG brokers lodged record $18bn in 1Q21

by Annie Kane • 15 Oct 2020
More than $18 billion worth of loans were lodged by AFG brokers in the first quarter of FY21, the aggregator has... READ MORE
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