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James Mitchell

James Mitchell

AUTHOR | No. of articles: 1243

James Mitchell has over eight years’ experience as a financial reporter and is the editor of Wealth and Wellness at Momentum Media. He has a sound pedigree to cover the business of mortgages and the converging financial services sector having reported for leading finance titles InvestorDaily, InvestorWeekly, Accountants Daily, ifa, Mortgage Business, Residential Property Manager, Real Estate Business, SMSF Adviser, Smart Property Investment, and The Adviser. He has also been published in The Daily Telegraph and contributed online to FST Media and Mergermarket, part of the Financial Times Group. James holds a BA (Hons) in English Literature and an MA in Journalism.  


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CBA broker flows continue to fall

The major bank’s half-year results show that the group is driving more new mortgage originations through its proprietary channels.

BROKER • Wed, 07 Feb 2018

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Brokerage reveals big plans following Westpac deal

A mortgage brokerage has this week received $25 million in funding from Westpac and aims to serve 10 per cent of Australian mortgage customers by 2028.

BROKER • Mon, 05 Feb 2018

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Industry consolidation to improve quality of deals

The broking head of one of Australia’s largest non-bank lenders believes that the consolidation of smaller players will lift the quality of mortgage applications.

GROWTH • Sun, 04 Feb 2018

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CBA-owned aggregator not dropping lenders from panel

The chief executive of eChoice has assured brokers that CBA-owned Finconnect will not be cutting any lenders from its panel after it acquired the boutique aggregator.

LENDER • Thu, 01 Feb 2018

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Marketplace lender reveals big plans for broker channel

MoneyPlace CEO Stuart Stoyan is banking on Liberty’s broker relationships and funding capabilities to execute an ambitious strategy for the widespread distribution of ...

LENDER • Wed, 31 Jan 2018

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Property prices continue to fall

The latest CoreLogic data has found that home values fell in all but one capital city last week.

GROWTH • Tue, 30 Jan 2018

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ASIC probe confirms in-house product bias

The regulator’s review of Australia’s five largest financial advice providers has found alarming levels of in-house financial product recommendation by financial planners

COMPLIANCE • Wed, 24 Jan 2018

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Opinion: Why do the majors get so much broker business?

One would think that with more than half of mortgages being written by brokers, the dominance of the big four would be disrupted. But this is not the case.

BROKER • Wed, 24 Jan 2018

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‘We will never sell to a bank’, says aggregation boss

The head of a boutique aggregator has explained the group’s position on vertical integration following the acquisition of one of its competitors.

AGGREGATOR • Tue, 23 Jan 2018

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