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Wealth firm launches new home loans subsidiary
by staff reporter • 18 Apr 2017
Wealth management firm Stanford Brown has merged one of its divisions with a Sydney-based mortgage broking firm to...READ MORE
Tasmania mortgage demand outstrips NSW and Victoria
by Francesca Krakue • 18 Apr 2017
The annual rate of growth in mortgage applications was +4.3 per cent year-on-year for the March quarter with the... READ MORE
Brokerage hires broker and financial adviser Shane Marini
by Richard van der Draay • 18 Apr 2017
Regional mortgage brokerage firm Mint Equity has announced that it has expanded its team by hiring mortgage broker and... READ MORE
FBAA: ASIC peer review panel ‘a great idea’
by Reporter • 13 Apr 2017
The executive director of the Finance Brokers Association of Australia has welcomed the consultation on ASIC’s... READ MORE
Aggregator to launch new council
by Reporter • 13 Apr 2017
The winner of the 2016 Australian Broking Awards’ Training and Education of the Year category, PLAN Australia, has... READ MORE
Mortgage broker sentenced for fraud
by Reporter • 13 Apr 2017
The former GM of a mortgage manager, Beth Ngoc Stolyar (nee Nguyen), has been found guilty of mortgage fraud at... READ MORE
Major bank increases investor rates
by staff reporter • 13 Apr 2017
A big four bank has increased its fixed home loan rates for new residential investor borrowers.
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New ASIC panel to be given power to ban brokers
by Reporter • 12 Apr 2017
A consultation has launched to determine whether a new Financial Services Panel being set up by ASIC should be given... READ MORE
Financial planning ‘fantastic way’ to diversify
by Francesca Krakue • 12 Apr 2017
The general manager of lending at Yellow Brick Road has stressed the growing importance of diversification in the... READ MORE
Elite broker reveals his top tips for business development
by Richard van der Draay • 12 Apr 2017
The “best investment brokers could ever make” for their business is to hire staff to help with the front piece of... READ MORE
What brokers look for in an aggregator
by Reporter • 12 Apr 2017
One of the most important choices a broker makes when coming into the business is which aggregator to go with. Five... READ MORE
Major bank reveals lack of ‘clarity’ around aggregator oversight
by Reporter • 11 Apr 2017
A big four bank has acknowledged that data quality and public reporting could be further improved in the mortgage... READ MORE
Big four bank announces strategic appointment
by Francesca Krakue • 11 Apr 2017
Westpac has newly appointed a state general manager for NSW/ACT to lead a team of BDMs who provide expert mortgage... READ MORE
Regional broker thriving in ‘buoyant’ Cairns market
by Francesca Krakue • 11 Apr 2017
An award-winning broker has discussed the flourishing Cairns mortgage market and what winning Regional Office of the... READ MORE
71% of consumers are happy with broker advice
by Reporter • 11 Apr 2017
Nearly three-quarters of consumers have rated the advice they have received from brokers as ‘good’ (or higher), new... READ MORE
Broker to fork out over $1.2m for breaching credit laws
by Francesca Krakue • 10 Apr 2017
The Federal Court fined on Friday the sole director of a Cairns-based brokerage a total of $776,000 for breaching... READ MORE
Mortgage lender appoints Chum Darvall as deputy chairman
by Reporter • 10 Apr 2017
A former CEO of Deutsche Bank ANZ has become deputy chairman of mortgage manager Homeloans Ltd.
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Major bank launches home loan rewards campaign
by Francesca Krakue • 10 Apr 2017
NAB has announced a new rewards points campaign for its home loan customers, in a move aimed at helping brokers shape... READ MORE
Up to 60% of broker application rework caused by VOI problems
by Reporter • 10 Apr 2017
Between 20 and 60 per cent of all broker applications require rework from funders due to problems with identification... READ MORE
Broker share could reach 73%: NAB
by Reporter • 7 Apr 2017
The executive general manager for broker partnerships at NAB has told brokers that they could achieve a similar market... READ MORE
Millennials ‘not prepared’ for reality of owning home
by Francesca Krakue • 7 Apr 2017
A recent survey has revealed that while most Australian millennials intend on buying a home in the next five years,... READ MORE
Client strike rate ‘much higher’ with financial advice
by Francesca Krakue • 7 Apr 2017
Taking the step to become qualified as a financial planner can make a significant difference to brokers’ client... READ MORE
Submissions flooding in for ABAs 2017
by Reporter • 7 Apr 2017
There has been a surge in submissions for the 2017 Australian Broking Awards, the only industry awards focusing... READ MORE
Former mortgage broker pleads guilty to deception
by Francesca Krakue • 6 Apr 2017
A former mortgage broker has pleaded guilty to six charges of deception in the Adelaide District Court totalling $1.9... READ MORE
Revealed: Best of the non-banks 2017
by Reporter • 6 Apr 2017
New research has revealed which non-bank lenders brokers think are at the top of their game for short-term, commercial,... READ MORE
Mutual lender halts investor lending
by Francesca Krakue • 6 Apr 2017
Credit Union Australia has announced it will temporarily pause accepting applications for investor lending until... READ MORE
Brokers are ‘elite money managers’, says PIPA chair
by Richard van der Draay • 6 Apr 2017
The chair of the Property Investment Professionals of Australia has said that mortgage brokers are “elite money... READ MORE
Mortgage insurer raises awareness of bone marrow failure syndrome
by Reporter • 6 Apr 2017
Loan protection specialist ALI Group has partnered with not-for-profit organisation Maddie Riewoldt’s Vision, to... READ MORE
Majority of brokers expect more out-of-cycle rate hikes
by Francesca Krakue • 5 Apr 2017
A recent survey has revealed that 85 per cent of brokers believe there are more out-of-cycle rate hikes in the... READ MORE
FHBs accessing super to fund properties ‘irresponsible’
by Tamikah Bretzke • 5 Apr 2017
Allowing first home buyers to access their superannuation to fund property purchases would be “frowned upon” by... READ MORE
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