Broker

What’s Making Headlines – the Federal Budget 2024/25

by Adrian Suljanovic • 17 May 2024

The Adviser’s What’s Making Headlines podcast runs down the big news stories for the week into bite-sized chunks to...READ MORE

What’s Making Headlines – the RBA’s May cash rate decision

by Adrian Suljanovic • 10 May 2024

The Adviser’s What’s Making Headlines podcast runs down the big news stories for the week into bite-sized chunks to... READ MORE

Great Southern champions brokers in 1H23 loan growth

by Fabian Cotter • 3 Mar 2023

Onboarding 2,000 mortgage brokers has boosted its first-half loan book, the customer-owned bank has confirmed.

Brokers reveal borrowers’ top rising-rate questions — and why

by Fabian Cotter • 9 Jan 2023

Many borrowers are experiencing rising rates for the first time, but are they asking brokers the right questions now?... READ MORE

AFG champions broker market share at FY22 AGM

by Fabian Cotter • 28 Nov 2022

The aggregator has highlighted how brokers are helping to deliver good consumer outcomes for borrowers in Australia,... READ MORE

NAB confirms 50m+ monthly cyber attacks, warns brokers

by Fabian Cotter • 25 Nov 2022

Incessant cyber attacks per month have prompted NAB chief executive, Ross McEwan, to issue mortgage brokers... READ MORE

Growing SME debt finance puts brokers in focus, says Scotpac

by Fabian Cotter • 24 Nov 2022

Brokers are playing an increasingly key part in helping SMEs get crucial debt help fast – and much more, non-bank... READ MORE

Broking embraces government franchising transparency push

by Fabian Cotter • 21 Nov 2022

Both peak bodies for the national mortgage broking industry welcome recent franchising transparency requirements, they... READ MORE

Cash rate to surpass 4% in next year: survey

by Fabian Cotter • 1 Nov 2022

Cash rate increases will impact consumer spending habits more than mortgage repayments and property costs, Joust has... READ MORE

CBA offers flood-impacted brokers support

by Fabian Cotter • 21 Oct 2022

Victorian flood-affected brokers are being offered advanced trail payments to help them manage, the major bank has... READ MORE

‘Lock your doors!’: MFAA anti-hacker warns brokers

by Fabian Cotter • 20 Oct 2022

Post-Optus data breach, Kaesim Cybersecurity’s Paul Hankin has urged brokers to adopt two-factor authentication for... READ MORE

Brokers ‘at the heart of the future’: MyState Bank

by Fabian Cotter • 20 Oct 2022

Tasmania’s MyState Bank has reported a 6.9 per cent jump in its mortgage book — with brokers driving the majority... READ MORE

Turnaround times reach 5-year low: AFG

by Fabian Cotter • 7 Oct 2022

A bigger “Big 4” market share and faster loan turnaround times were key highlights in AFG’s latest Mortgage Index... READ MORE

Revealed: What brokers really think of BDMs

by James Mitchell • 20 Sep 2022

The latest Broker Pulse survey has identified which banks were rated highest by brokers for their business development... READ MORE

Big 4 warned: Brokers drive growth

by Fabian Cotter • 20 Sep 2022

Brokers contributed around 70 per cent of all Great Southern Bank home lending in its first year as a bank, quantifying... READ MORE

Small bank turnarounds fastest since January 2020: Broker Pulse

by Malavika Santhebennur • 19 Sep 2022

Turnaround times at smaller lenders dipped to six days in August while broker satisfaction with this lender segment was... READ MORE

Opinion: Get ready for a new breed of broker

by James Mitchell • 16 Sep 2022

Mortgage broking is on the cusp of an exciting new age in which loan writers become business managers and salaried... READ MORE

Brokers reach parity on turnaround times: Report

by James Mitchell • 15 Sep 2022

EXCLUSIVE Mortgage brokers have clawed back customer satisfaction on turnaround times after being beaten by the banks... READ MORE

Clawbacks v cashbacks: New MFAA CEO speaks

by Fabian Cotter • 13 Sep 2022

New Mortgage & Finance Association of Australia (MFAA) chief executive Anja Pannek hits the ground running... READ MORE

Why Liz Zaki loves being a broker

by Robyn Tongol • 26 Apr 2022

In this feel-good episode, NSW broker Liz Zaki reveals why she loves being a broker and how she’s been sharing her... READ MORE

How this broker grew her business over 20 years

by Robyn Tongol • 19 Apr 2022

As she celebrates her 20th year in business, we discover how MoneyQuest broker Peita Davies has built her broking... READ MORE

How this established broker set up her own brokerage

by Robyn Tongol • 12 Apr 2022

After having been a branded broker for over a decade, South Australia-based broker Kristy de Poel took the leap to go... READ MORE

From firefighter to putting out financial fires

by Robyn Tongol • 5 Apr 2022

Five years ago, former firefighter Nikki Berzin hung up the hose to become a mortgage broker down in Victoria and now... READ MORE

How this new-to-industry broker has hit the ground running

by Robyn Tongol • 22 Mar 2022

For new-to-industry brokers, starting a broking business from scratch can feel like a gargantuan task – let alone... READ MORE

How this female-run brokerage thrives in a male-dominated space

by Robyn Tongol • 8 Mar 2022

ACT-based broker Lucy Blain of Blain Financial has been broking for the past six years, setting up her eponymous... READ MORE

uno revamps broker offering

by Annie Kane • 7 Mar 2022

The online brokerage has overhauled its broker offering, moving to become a branded brokerage and mortgage manager... READ MORE

Major bank offers assistance to flood-affected brokers

by Annie Kane • 4 Mar 2022

A big four bank has released an emergency assistance package to support brokers who have been directly and... READ MORE

In case you missed it (the week ending 4 March)

by reporter • 4 Mar 2022

The weekly round-up of some of the biggest news stories in the broking industry from the week ending 4... READ MORE

Commercial and asset finance broking could become recognised...

by Annie Kane • 4 Mar 2022

CAFBA is pursuing a Professional Standards Scheme for commercial and asset finance brokers in “one of the most... READ MORE

Brokers dominate market share as settlements smash records

by Annie Kane • 2 Mar 2022

Mortgage brokers continue to write more than two-thirds of residential home loans and settled a record $95.65 billion... READ MORE