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Lenders announce P&I rate changes
by Lucy Dean • 21 Jul 2017

Two lenders have announced reductions to fixed interest rates on principal and interest loans.

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Auswide classes off-the-plan lending as ‘unacceptable’
by Lucy Dean • 21 Jul 2017
Auswide Bank has announced a raft of changes to its credit policy, stripping off-the-plan purchases and owner-builder... READ MORE
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Top 25 brokerages in Australia revealed
by Reporter • 21 Jul 2017
Eight new entrants and four franchise groups made it into this year’s Top 25 Brokerages ranking, revealing the... READ MORE
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Reduced sentence for loan fraud broker
by Lucy Dean • 20 Jul 2017
A Queensland broker who was found guilty of submitting false documents to support mortgage applications has had her... READ MORE

Cross-industry group agrees on ASIC response framework
by Reporter • 20 Jul 2017
Members of the mortgage broking and banking industries have agreed on the framework to develop an industry response to... READ MORE
Suncorp Bank

Regional banks update turnaround times
by Lucy Dean • 20 Jul 2017
Two non-major banks have released revised turnaround times for home loans, stating that they can now service PAYG... READ MORE
Rent, vacancy rates

National vacancy rates on the increase
by Staff reporter • 20 Jul 2017
Led by a jump in Sydney, the overall number of national residential vacancies is 78,314 in June 2017, giving a national... READ MORE

Mutuals welcome government announcement
by James Mitchell • 20 Jul 2017
COBA has praised the government on moving quickly to allow all credit unions and building societies to use the term... READ MORE
Helping hand, homeless

Broker uses trail commission to house the homeless
by James Mitchell • 19 Jul 2017
As consumer groups call for “urgent action” on trail commissions, one Sydney mortgage professional has started... READ MORE
Out of control, complex

Consumer law groups are ‘out of control’ on broking: FBAA
by Reporter • 19 Jul 2017
The FBAA has hit out at an article released by CHOICE this week, which suggested that mortgage brokers are targeting... READ MORE
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Diversity is helping to grow industry, says aggregator head
by Reporter • 19 Jul 2017
The chief executive of a leading aggregator has said that the broking industry has grown as a result of “a lot more... READ MORE

Lenders announce LVR changes
by Lucy Dean • 18 Jul 2017

A non-major lender and a mortgage manager have announced changes to maximum LVR ratios.

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Opinion: It's time for the broker bashing to stop
by James Mitchell • 18 Jul 2017
Enough now. The attack on brokers is getting out of hand. Also, the irony of a consumer group called ‘CHOICE’... READ MORE
first-time homebuyers, stress, struggle, mortgage, investment

First-time home buyers struggling with mortgages: report
by Julianne Leybag • 18 Jul 2017
First-time home buyers are currently having a hard time navigating the mortgage maze, with Queensland having the... READ MORE
Money, fees, cash

Brokers will soon ‘have to’ charge fees, predicts elite broker

by Reporter • 18 Jul 2017
Mortgage brokers will soon “have to” charge fees for some, or all, of their services, one of Australia’s top loan... READ MORE
people

Opportunity for brokers ‘to help millions’
by Reporter • 18 Jul 2017
New research has suggested that 3.6 million people could be “underserviced” in terms of finance, which a specialist... READ MORE
Mortgage technology pioneer Brett Spencer, missing link, gap, puzzle piece

The missing link that would help brokers close more deals

by James Mitchell • 18 Jul 2017
Mortgage technology pioneer Brett Spencer has identified a gap in the market for a mezzanine-style debt facility that... READ MORE
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Bankwest launches new online mortgage portal
by James Mitchell • 17 Jul 2017
The CBA subsidiary has launched its new online home lending portal, which enables brokers to access real time... READ MORE
Competitive market

Analysis: How brokers can break up the big banks
by James Mitchell • 17 Jul 2017
Brokers are driving a wedge between the majors that could ultimately strengthen the industry and create a more... READ MORE

Specialist lender reduces fixed rates
by staff reporter • 17 Jul 2017
Bluestone Mortgages has today announced that it has reduced its two and three-year fixed rates as a result of “market... READ MORE
Broker

Clients with complex needs keep brokers in business
by Lucy Dean • 14 Jul 2017
The need for brokers will remain high for as long as there are clients with complicated loan structures, HashChing has... READ MORE
Paper and pen

First ASIC invoices to be issued in January
by Reporter • 14 Jul 2017
Regulated entities will be invoiced by ASIC in January 2019 for regulatory services provided by the commission for the... READ MORE
Aussie chief executive James Symond

Aussie keeping ‘keen eye’ on new digital brokerages
by James Mitchell • 14 Jul 2017
A complex and competitive mortgage market means customers are seeking human contact more than ever, despite the... READ MORE
Caution sign

Industry should ‘tread carefully’ with remuneration rhetoric
by Lucy Dean • 14 Jul 2017
The broking sector should avoid “throwing the baby out with the bath water” in responding to the Australian... READ MORE
Interest rate increase

Advantedge lifts interest-only rates

by Reporter • 13 Jul 2017
The NAB-owned funder has increased rates on new fixed rate interest-only home loans and will hike all new and existing... READ MORE
Whistle, called out

Associations denounce consumer groups’ ASIC response
by Reporter • 13 Jul 2017
The MFAA and FBAA have discredited the consumer advocacy groups’ response to ASIC's remuneration review, calling... READ MORE
Mortgage Choice

Mortgage Choice stands firm on current commission model
by Reporter • 13 Jul 2017
The leading brokerage has told the Treasury that the current upfront commission structure for brokers is “sound”... READ MORE
APRA

‘Disassociation’ between government policies and borrower...
by Lucy Dean • 13 Jul 2017
Outdated or ill-judged government policies have turned some borrowers into “collateral damage”, a leading broker... READ MORE
House and money

Lender will increase broker commissions
by Reporter • 12 Jul 2017
Non-bank lender Homeloans has announced that it will increase upfront and trail commissions on some of its loan... READ MORE
Criticize, Rice Warner, lack of knowledge

Rice Warner taken to task over commission calls
by James Mitchell • 12 Jul 2017
Research firm Rice Warner has been criticised by an industry association for its “significant lack of knowledge” of... READ MORE
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