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How thinking outside the box can boost your business

by Francesca Krakue • 28 Dec 2016
One of the country’s top brokers has discussed how thinking laterally and creatively can help spark a long and...READ MORE

Brokers divided on rate outlook

by James Mitchell • 23 Dec 2016

Mortgage brokers appear to be split on whether the Reserve Bank will cut rates again in 2017.

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False payslips see broker permanently banned

by James Mitchell • 23 Dec 2016

ASIC has permanently banned a former finance broker from engaging in credit activities.

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The 12 days of broking

by Tamikah Bretzke • 23 Dec 2016
For brokers, the ‘silly season’ is often associated with skeleton staff, slow business and closures over the... READ MORE

‘Too many unknowns’ in ASIC funding model: FBAA

by James Mitchell • 22 Dec 2016
The Finance Brokers Association of Australia remains in ongoing discussions with Treasury and key profile industry... READ MORE

Melbourne brokerage to list on ASX

by Reporter • 22 Dec 2016
A multi-disciplinary financial services firm that provides finance brokering has announced that it will list on the... READ MORE

Flavell warns of further rate hikes in 2017

by James Mitchell • 22 Dec 2016
Mortgage Choice chief executive officer John Flavell believes Australia’s lenders will continue to lift interest... READ MORE

Majority of Aussies struggle with overspending

by Francesca Krakue • 22 Dec 2016
A new study has revealed that the majority of Australians have problems with overspending, particularly over the... READ MORE

Westpac third-party GM to join specialist lender

by James Mitchell • 21 Dec 2016
Westpac’s NSW state general manager of third-party distribution will head up broker sales at a leading specialist... READ MORE

Bank launches new home loan following broker feedback

by James Mitchell • 21 Dec 2016
An Australian bank has today launched a new home loan product which offers a discount against the combined average... READ MORE

Non-major sells estates business to trustee company

by Reporter • 21 Dec 2016
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Equity Trustees, after... READ MORE

Major brokerage supports food donation drive

by Reporter • 21 Dec 2016
Brokers, team members, and those in the head office of Aussie Home Loans are being asked to bring in non-perishable... READ MORE

ANZ appoints customer fairness adviser

by Staff reporter • 21 Dec 2016
The major bank has appointed a Commonwealth Ombudsman to the newly created role of customer fairness adviser, which is... READ MORE

REA Group to roll out white-label home loans

by James Mitchell • 20 Dec 2016
Online real estate portal realestate.com.au has partnered with a major bank to launch a suite of branded home loan... READ MORE

Apartment prices to fall up to 20%, warns economist

by James Mitchell • 20 Dec 2016
A leading economist has predicted unit prices in Sydney and Melbourne to lose up to 20 per cent of their value as areas... READ MORE

FHBs waiting longer to enter property market

by Staff reporter • 20 Dec 2016
Recent research has revealed that in the ’90s it took from just a few months to a year to save a deposit for the... READ MORE

Suncorp appoints Microsoft boss to new role

by Staff reporter • 20 Dec 2016
The lender announced last week that it has made an appointment to the newly-created position of chief executive officer... READ MORE

The New Frontier: how lending curbs have changed the broking industry

by Reporter • 19 Dec 2016
We have entered a new era in Australian lending. Some brokers are struggling to survive by specialising in once-booming... READ MORE

Major bank sees 8.4% fall in broker market share

by James Mitchell • 19 Dec 2016
The non-major lenders have won back a significant share of broker-originated home loans over the three months to... READ MORE

Brokers set to become market innovators

by James Mitchell • 19 Dec 2016
Ever wondered what it takes to create an innovative business? TV’s The New Inventors host James O’Loghlin has some... READ MORE

Bank changes fixed and variable rates

by Reporter • 19 Dec 2016
A regional bank has announced variations to fixed and variable home loan rates for both new and existing customers,... READ MORE

Hayden becomes COO of mortgage marketplace

by Reporter • 19 Dec 2016
The former CEO of the Mortgage & Finance Association of Australia, Siobhan Hayden, has become the new chief... READ MORE

Brokers write $36bn for big four over September quarter

by James Mitchell • 16 Dec 2016
Mortgage brokers are writing more new home loans for the major banks than they did in 2015, according to the latest... READ MORE

APRA rules force non-major to reprice home loans

by James Mitchell • 16 Dec 2016
According to the CEO of an Australian challenger bank, rising funding costs and APRA’s investor lending growth cap... READ MORE

FBAA opposes MFAA stance on new EDR scheme

by Reporter • 16 Dec 2016
The Finance Brokers Association of Australia has said that the merger of the Credit and Investments Ombudsman and the... READ MORE

UK regulator to investigate ‘misaligned incentives’ in broker...

by James Mitchell • 16 Dec 2016
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a market study into competition in the mortgage sector and the... READ MORE

CUA named employer of choice third consecutive year

by James Mitchell • 16 Dec 2016
Mutual mortgage lender CUA has once again been recognised for its commitment to workplace equality, being named as a... READ MORE

AMP Bank to increase rates for investors in 2017

by James Mitchell • 15 Dec 2016

A challenger bank will hit property investors with a 15 basis point variable rate hike in the new year.

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ASIC funding model hits brokers harder than lenders

by James Mitchell • 15 Dec 2016
Proposed changes to the ASIC Industry Funding Model could see brokers pay more than seven times as much as lenders for... READ MORE

Brokers should be utilising ‘useful belief’

by Reporter • 15 Dec 2016
Mortgage brokers should be practising “useful belief” to get into the right frame of mind and succeed in business,... READ MORE
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