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Brokers, bankers rocked by ‘messy’ mortgage market

by James Mitchell • 4 Jul 2018
Tighter credit and changing lending policies are creating confusion and complexity in the third-party channel as...READ MORE

Property prices continue to slip

by Reporter • 4 Jul 2018
National home values have fallen for the ninth consecutive month, with tighter lending conditions and the slowdown in... READ MORE

Financial group taken to court by ASIC

by Reporter • 3 Jul 2018
The corporate regulator has commenced proceedings in the Supreme Court of Queensland against a business owner/former... READ MORE

RBA announces July cash rate

by Sasha Karen • 3 Jul 2018

The central bank has today announced the official cash rate for July following its monthly board meeting. 

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Bankwest announces broker commission changes

by James Mitchell • 2 Jul 2018
The Australian mortgage provider has introduced the first of three changes to broker remuneration and business in a... READ MORE

Tighter credit slowing new home sales: HIA

by James Mitchell • 2 Jul 2018
The Housing Industry Association has cited the royal commission’s impact on bank lending policies as a contributing... READ MORE

Have your say on the non-major banks

by Reporter • 2 Jul 2018
Momentum Intelligence, in partnership with The Adviser, is calling on brokers to rank the performance of the non-major... READ MORE

FBAA unsatisfied with ABC broker correction

by Reporter • 2 Jul 2018
The head of the FBAA has urged the ABC to do more to repair the damage caused by an inaccurate statement made about... READ MORE

New digital bank to offer home loans

by Reporter • 2 Jul 2018
A new digital bank will enter the mortgage market in the first quarter 2019 as it looks to challenge the traditional... READ MORE

Homeloans Ltd expands team

by Reporter • 2 Jul 2018
Non-bank lender Homeloans has created two new roles to grow the third-party sales team and help support future... READ MORE

Rate hike would be a ‘major policy mistake’: AMP

by Reporter • 2 Jul 2018
AMP economist Shane Oliver has dismissed a claim from former Reserve Bank board member Warwick McKibbin, who suggested... READ MORE

Australia’s top brokers revealed!

by Reporter • 29 Jun 2018
The best mortgage and finance brokers in Australia have been named at The Adviser’s Australian Broking Awards... READ MORE

Brokers flagged in ASIC’s scathing ‘one-stop shop’ report

by Miranda Brownlee and James Mitchell • 29 Jun 2018
Mortgage brokers, accountants, financial planners and property agents have been named in a damning report from the... READ MORE

Brokerage hires new head of debt capital

by Reporter • 29 Jun 2018
Brokerage and financial advisory firm Catalyst Advisers has appointed a former NAB associate to lead its commercial... READ MORE

‘Significant’ spike in funding costs prompts rate hike

by Reporter • 28 Jun 2018
BOQ has announced that it will be increasing interest rates across its variable home loans and lines of credit for... READ MORE

Loans approved outside of serviceability triple in one year

by Reporter • 28 Jun 2018
The value of loans approved outside of serviceability has tripled to a whopping $4.3 billion in just 12 months, which... READ MORE

Investors abandon interest-only loans

by Reporter • 28 Jun 2018
New APRA data shows that at least half of all new investor borrowers are taking out loans with principal and interest... READ MORE

Booming property has ‘conditioned’ us to expect profits: CEO

by James Mitchell • 27 Jun 2018
The chief executive of a Sydney-based real estate group says that skyrocketing property prices have given Australians a... READ MORE

NAB brings on ‘home lending specialists’

by Reporter • 27 Jun 2018
“Specially trained” home lending specialists are being brought in to NAB’s banks to “offer customers expert... READ MORE

Non-bank assumes 20% default rate for apartments

by James Mitchell and Tim Stewart • 27 Jun 2018
A non-bank lender has revealed how it stress-tests new residential projects amid fears of oversupply, rising defaults,... READ MORE

Mortgage Choice partners with P2P lender

by Reporter • 26 Jun 2018
Mortgage Choice brokers will now have access to a greater range of loan products following the announcement of a new... READ MORE

Find out who the leading brokers in Australia are

by Reporter • 26 Jun 2018
There are just two days left to buy tickets for the Australian Broking Awards 2018, so make sure you secure your spot... READ MORE

Property professional expects tighter credit to lift house prices

by Reporter • 26 Jun 2018
On Your Side Investments founder Mike Harvey is forecasting Brisbane property prices to grow by up to 70 per cent over... READ MORE

‘Clean and timely exit’: CBA to cut ties with Aussie

by James Mitchell • 26 Jun 2018
CBA’s decision to distance itself from Aussie Home Loans via the bundled spin-off of its wealth management business... READ MORE

ASIC wants to embed agents within major banks

by Tim Stewart • 25 Jun 2018
New ASIC chairman James Shipton is asking the government for additional funds to embed staff within the big four banks... READ MORE

RateSetter to ‘accelerate’ broker strategy with new appointment

by Reporter • 25 Jun 2018
Peer-to-peer lender RateSetter has confirmed that it has hired ING’s former head of third-party distribution and... READ MORE

Aussie to list on ASX as part of new wealth group

by Reporter • 25 Jun 2018
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has announced that it will demerge its wealth management and mortgage broking... READ MORE

Industry ‘on notice’ over conflicts of interest: ASIC

by Reporter • 25 Jun 2018
The new chairman of ASIC has told a parliamentary committee that he plans to use “every inch” of the corporate... READ MORE

Credit squeeze hits elite brokers as lenders scrutinise expenses

by Reporter • 25 Jun 2018
As banks continue to tighten their home lending policies in response to regulatory pressure and the negative press... READ MORE

Young brokers recognised among elite finance professionals

by Reporter • 25 Jun 2018
A handful of young Australians working in the mortgage and finance industry have been recognised for their excellence... READ MORE
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