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.
SMSF loans: too hard to handle?
SMSF loans have stepped out of the limelight. Tighter credit and regulatory rumblings are making these loans increasingly difficult to deal with.
BORROWER • Wed, 05 Apr 2017
Three more banks lift rates
Australia’s smaller banks are joining the big four in lifting their home loan rates out-of-cycle.
LENDER • Thu, 30 Mar 2017
Highly paid referrers looking to eat brokers’ lunch
Sophisticated referral aggregators are muscling in on the third-party channel and providing a lucrative revenue source for Australian businesses sending home loans to the ...
BROKER • Wed, 29 Mar 2017
Broker protects 1,000 Aussies from financial hardship
A Victoria-based mortgage broker has recently achieved the milestone of protecting 1,000 Australians from financial hardship through ALI Group.
BROKER • Wed, 29 Mar 2017
Adelaide broker loses credit licenses
ASIC has cancelled the Australian credit licences held by two companies associated with an Adelaide broker.
BROKER • Tue, 28 Mar 2017
Tougher lending not the go for WA
REIWA president Hayden Groves says claims of unilateral credit tightening are a knee-jerk reaction to market conditions on the east coast, in particular Sydney and ...
BROKER • Mon, 27 Mar 2017
Award-winning brokerage hires C-suite exec
Top 25 mortgage brokerage 1st Street Financial has announced the appointment of Ofer Greenberg as the group’s chief operating officer.
BROKER • Mon, 27 Mar 2017
Fintech looking to ‘double down’ after $5bn in mortgage deals
Online mortgage marketplace HashChing has revealed plans to raise $6 million to grow its business and implement new technology that will streamline the mortgage process ...
TECH • Sun, 26 Mar 2017
Major banks team up with alternative SME lenders
The chief executive of an ASX-listed SME lender says non-banks and fintechs are increasingly partnering with Australia’s biggest banks.
LENDER • Thu, 23 Mar 2017