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.
ANZ reprices investor loans
The big four bank has today announced that its variable mortgage rates for property investors will rise in response to changing market conditions.
LENDER • Fri, 09 Dec 2016
Forget the home loan business
Yellow Brick Road chairman Mark Bouris has revealed how a meeting with Kerry Packer helped him understand what the mortgage business was really all about.
BORROWER • Thu, 08 Dec 2016
Regional bank to lift investor loan rates
A non-major bank will increase its variable interest rates on new and existing investor home loans by 15 basis points from next Tuesday.
LENDER • Thu, 08 Dec 2016
FHB numbers fall by 6.7%: report
The number of first home buyers decreased by 6.7 per cent during the September quarter, down 5.8 per cent compared to the September quarter of 2015.
BORROWER • Thu, 08 Dec 2016
Former Vow CEO to lead industry body
Vow Financial’s former chief executive officer has secured a new role, just weeks after announcing his departure from Yellow Brick Road.
GROWTH • Wed, 07 Dec 2016
Brokers to benefit from rate confusion
Mortgage holders face more confusion with banks imposing increases to some home loan interest rate products while official interest rates remain on hold, says broker ...
BROKER • Tue, 06 Dec 2016
Kinghorn returns to mortgages with franchise model
RAMS founder John Kinghorn is back in the mortgage business and looking to recruit franchisees for his revamped branded offering.
BORROWER • Mon, 05 Dec 2016
Fintech goes head-to-head with traditional non-banks
The non-bank sector has changed dramatically over the last year. Now’s the chance to have your say on how these alternative funders are performing.
TECH • Sun, 04 Dec 2016
Financial counsellors back ombudsman merger
Australia’s financial counsellors have thrown their support behind the proposed merger of the Financial Ombudsman Service and the Credit and Investments Ombudsman into a ...
GROWTH • Sun, 04 Dec 2016