James Mitchell

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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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Broker Q&A: Peter Smith, Red Finance

Red Finance director Peter Smith talks about the importance of education and training in the commercial lending sector.

GROWTH • Thu, 19 Jan 2017

Broker Q&A: Bertie Stanley, Stanley Finance

Stanley Finance’s Bertie Stanley has a loan book made up of more than 50 per cent commercial lending. He reveals why other brokers should be adopting this new revenue ...

GROWTH • Thu, 19 Jan 2017

‘Volume hurdles need to be banned’

As the industry digests the findings of the interim Sedgwick Review, one association has called for volume-based incentives in broking to be outlawed.

GROWTH • Wed, 18 Jan 2017

Credit score analysis and its impact on personal loans

I’ve been involved in the personal loan industry for many years now, and one area I’ve seen a substantial change in is the importance of credit score analysis and its ...

BORROWER • Wed, 18 Jan 2017

Young brokerage on big recruitment drive

A Sydney-based brokerage is looking to double its number of loan writers in 2017 by hiring new-to-industry brokers and educating them across residential and commercial ...

BROKER • Tue, 17 Jan 2017

Looming rate hikes fail to curb home loan demand

Home loan demand remains strong, with new data showing the total number of dwelling commitments approved surged 0.9 per cent throughout the month of November.

LENDER • Tue, 17 Jan 2017

Remuneration report sounds alarm on broker commissions

The Australian Bankers Association has welcomed the release of the interim Sedgwick Review into remuneration that has warned of “the risk of commission-related ...

BROKER • Tue, 17 Jan 2017

Elite broker says more lending curbs are coming

A Melbourne-based broker and Elite Business Writer believes that regulators will put further restraints on credit for property investors in 2017.

BROKER • Mon, 16 Jan 2017

Broker secures $100m in private finance

A Melbourne-based brokerage is seeing an influx of funding from private lenders as developers continue to be locked out by the banks.

BROKER • Thu, 12 Jan 2017

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