James Mitchell

James Mitchell

AUTHOR | No. of articles: 1017

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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Lender to lift investor rates on Friday

A non-major lender has announced rate changes across its fixed and variable rate home loans for owner-occupiers and investors.

LENDER • Wed, 04 Jan 2017

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ASIC cancels broker’s credit licence

ASIC has cancelled the Australian credit licence held by a South Australian company.

BROKER • Tue, 03 Jan 2017

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Brokers to play key role in REA mortgage business

Online real estate giant REA Group is currently exploring opportunities to work with mortgage brokers after announcing that it will soon offer home loans through a ...

BROKER • Tue, 03 Jan 2017

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Top broker predicts investors will ‘come out and play’ in 2017

One of Australia’s most successful mortgage brokers who wrote over 1,000 home loans in the 2016 financial year believes property investors will return to the market in ...

BROKER • Tue, 03 Jan 2017

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Top 10 biggest stories of 2016

It’s been a big year for mortgage broking. This year’s top 10 stories reveal what headlines caught the industry’s attention over the last 12 months.

GROWTH • Thu, 29 Dec 2016

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Industry body hopes to see an end to ‘unfair clawbacks’

The Finance Brokers Association of Australia has revealed some of its top priorities for 2017, including the termination of “unfair clawbacks”.

GROWTH • Thu, 29 Dec 2016

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Christmas debt tipped to hit $3.8bn

A new report from comparison website finder.com.au has revealed how Australians will manage their spending over the Christmas period.

GROWTH • Thu, 29 Dec 2016

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Major aggregator reflects on 2016 milestones

The CEO of one of Australia’s largest mortgage aggregators looks back on a successful year that saw the group surpass a $50bn milestone.

AGGREGATOR • Wed, 28 Dec 2016

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White-label lending a ‘runaway success’ in 2016

One of the biggest funders in the Australian mortgage market has explained why white-label products have been so successful in the third-party channel.

BROKER • Tue, 27 Dec 2016

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