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.
Former broker becomes CEO of non-bank lender
Non-bank lender Pepper has announced today the appointment of a new country CEO for Australia.
LENDER • Thu, 14 Sep 2017
Brokers originate $3.9bn in mortgages for regional bank
Non-major bank ME has reported this week that mortgage brokers contributed more than 60 per cent of home loan settlements for the group over the 12 months to 30 June 2017
BROKER • Thu, 14 Sep 2017
MFAA responds to UBS claims
The MFAA has questioned the way UBS represented the results of its recent consumer survey.
BROKER • Wed, 13 Sep 2017
Loan Market awards top performers
The major brokerage has announced the winners of the International Loan Market Awards 2017 held on the Gold Coast this week.
BROKER • Tue, 12 Sep 2017
Channel conflict ‘biggest issue’ for veteran broker
A Queensland mortgage broker with more than 20 years’ experience has warned that channel conflict has once again “reared its head” as bank branches attempt to lock in ...
BROKER • Mon, 11 Sep 2017
ANZ takes broker business from Westpac
The major banks are hungry for broker business, with ANZ winning a significant share of the market over August, according to AFG.
BROKER • Mon, 11 Sep 2017
Going digital: Level up
A number of digital giants have made big investments in the mortgage broking space. Is this disruption or development for the Australian mortgages market?
TECH • Fri, 01 Sep 2017
Major brokerage negotiates higher commissions
One of Australia’s largest brokerages has reset its commercial terms with the banks as its CEO believes strong competition can drive broker commissions higher in the ...
BROKER • Thu, 24 Aug 2017
CBA hungry for broker business
Australia’s biggest bank could be making an aggressive play to win broker business after losing a significant amount of home loans through the third-party channel in ...
BROKER • Thu, 24 Aug 2017