Will Paige is a senior journalist at mortgage broking title, The Adviser. He writes news and features about the Australian broking industry and property market, reporting on regulation, lending trends, banking and emerging technology. Before joining The Adviser in 2024, Will covered M&A and debt financing news at London-based publication TMT Finance. He has previously written about business and finance news for a variety of media brands including Insider Intelligence, The Sunday Times Fast Track and Alliance News. Contact Will at: [email protected].
Banks step up support for NSW flood victims
Lenders are providing emergency assistance to customers and businesses as fears grow that floods could worsen in parts of NSW.
LENDER • Thu, 22 May 2025
Plenti portfolio grows by a fifth after originations surge
Growth across all lending verticals drove a 19 per cent jump in Plenti’s loan portfolio in the financial year ending March.
LENDER • Wed, 21 May 2025
LMG adds 2 lenders to commercial panel
Specialist lenders Funding and N1 Holdings have joined LMG’s commercial lending panel as the aggregator continues its asset finance growth drive.
LENDER • Wed, 21 May 2025
ASIC sues Resimac over customer hardship failings
The regulator has claimed Resimac adopted a one-size-fits-all approach to hardship applications that was “particularly unfair for customers experiencing vulnerability”
LENDER • Wed, 21 May 2025
CBA acts to speed up asset finance options
The major has made a host of changes to its asset finance offering, including for brokers, as it works to reduce the time it takes SMEs to access funding.
LENDER • Tue, 20 May 2025
Lenders remain bullish on commercial real estate
Demand for commercial mortgages has remained relatively unchanged over the past year despite intensifying global uncertainty, CBRE research shows.
LENDER • Tue, 20 May 2025
RBA cuts cash rate below 4% for first time in 2 years
The cash rate will drop below 4 per cent for the first time in two years as the central bank continues its rate-easing cycle.
BORROWER • Tue, 20 May 2025
Market widely expects 25-bp rate cut today
There is near-unanimous agreement that the RBA will reduce the cash rate today, but longer-term forecasts are being revised down.
BORROWER • Mon, 19 May 2025
February rate cut triggers refinancing flurry
Refinancing surged in March and April as the rate-easing cycle prompted mortgage holders to seek out more competitive deals, according to new data.
BORROWER • Mon, 19 May 2025