Mortgage and Finance Brokers Breaking News - The Adviser

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. READ MORE

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

PLAN Australia rolls out two white label products

by Malavika Santhebennur • 15 Oct 2020

The aggregator has followed the footsteps of Choice Aggregation by expanding its white label offering in partnership... READ MORE

How this broker chose his aggregator

by Malavika Santhebennur • 15 Oct 2020

Melbourne-based mortgage broker Bernard Desmond recounts his painstaking process of choosing a new aggregator for his... READ MORE

Mutual bank to move to ‘digital first’ strategy

by Annie Kane • 14 Oct 2020

Teachers Mutual Bank Ltd has revealed that it is moving to a “digital first” strategy and will develop an online... READ MORE

New Broker Academy 2020 launches

by Annie Kane • 14 Oct 2020

New and prospective brokers will learn the key strategies and tools they need to succeed at The Adviser’s New Broker... READ MORE

Virgin Money announces aggregator deal

by Malavika Santhebennur • 14 Oct 2020

The lender has formed a new partnership with Vow Financial which will allow the aggregator’s brokers access to its... READ MORE

Quarter of SMEs risk shutdown without support

by Malavika Santhebennur • 14 Oct 2020

A quarter of small businesses that are currently receiving income support would shut down if this support was removed... READ MORE

Lender to pay trail on loans with extended deferrals

by Annie Kane • 13 Oct 2020

A non-major lender has confirmed that it will continue to pay trail to brokers whose clients require extended loan... READ MORE

Liberty appoints national sales manager

by Malavika Santhebennur • 13 Oct 2020

The non-bank lender has appointed internally for its newly created role of national sales manager. READ MORE

NSW, Vic get lion’s share of SME scheme: CBA

by Malavika Santhebennur • 13 Oct 2020

Nearly two-thirds of the funding provided under the first phase of the Coronavirus SME Guarantee Scheme by the major... READ MORE

Commercial brokerage acquires asset finance broker

by Annie Kane • 12 Oct 2020

Commercial finance and insurance brokerage QPF Finance Group has acquired an 80 per cent interest in an asset finance... READ MORE

FHLDS New Home Guarantee details released

by Annie Kane • 12 Oct 2020

Further details regarding the new 10,000 places released under the First Home Loan Deposit New Home Guarantee scheme... READ MORE

Former BDM banned for falsifying loan documents

by Malavika Santhebennur • 12 Oct 2020

A former St.George Bank BDM has been banned from engaging in credit activity and providing financial services for five... READ MORE

ActivePipe integrated into Podium in new partnership

by Malavika Santhebennur • 12 Oct 2020

Three aggregators have partnered with marketing automation platform ActivePipe to provide their 4,000 brokers with... READ MORE

Call for states to harmonise e-signing laws

by Annie Kane • 9 Oct 2020

Federal and state governments are being called on to not only make permanent the ability for mortgages to be signed... READ MORE

AAT upholds ban on former director of credit business

by Reporter • 9 Oct 2020

The former director of Financial Circle has been permanently banned from engaging in credit activities after the... READ MORE

Why this broker charges a fee for service

by Malavika Santhebennur • 9 Oct 2020

Infinity Group Australia director Graeme Holm explains why he began charging fees for services and started operating an... READ MORE

Hot Property: The biggest property headlines from the week 5-9 October

by Reporter • 9 Oct 2020

The weekly round-up of the biggest news stories from across Momentum Media’s property titles for the week ending 9... READ MORE

Aggregator heads welcome budget 2020-21

by Annie Kane • 8 Oct 2020

The heads of several leading aggregation groups have welcomed the budget 2020-21 but noted the “gut-wrenching” size... READ MORE

Lenders applaud FHLDS expansion