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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Westpac announces major home lending changes

New parents will have their paid parental leave and return to work income recognised when they apply for a home loan, Westpac has announced.

LENDER • Mon, 06 Jun 2016

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Consumer-brokered mortgages the new distribution channel

Consumer-brokered home loans are the “next wave” of innovation, especially given the increasing number of online mortgage platforms hitting the market, says an industry ...

BROKER • Mon, 06 Jun 2016

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Investors saving for years to buy property

Almost one-third of investors took more than four years to save the deposit for their investment property, Mortgage Choice has revealed.

BORROWER • Mon, 06 Jun 2016

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ING Direct’s new mortgage process to accelerate approvals

ING Direct has streamlined its customer verification process by extending its pilot program with Veda’s ZipID to brokers across the country.

BORROWER • Wed, 01 Jun 2016

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AMP Bank announces major lending changes

AMP Bank has classified foreign borrowers as “unacceptable”, while also cracking down on overseas income sources and currencies used for lending purposes.

LENDER • Tue, 31 May 2016

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CBA confirms new home loan process

The nation’s largest lender has announced a new home loan process that aims to speed up turnaround times for mortgage brokers.

LENDER • Mon, 30 May 2016

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Brokers warned about income docs and record keeping

Mortgage brokers have been warned they are putting themselves at significant risk by only collecting the minimum documentation needed to meet a lender’s requirements.

BROKER • Sun, 29 May 2016

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Virgin unveils major lead generation platform for brokers

Sir Richard Branson attended a broker event in Sydney yesterday at which Virgin unveiled a new system that connects six million of its customers to mortgage brokers ...

BROKER • Thu, 26 May 2016

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Commercial lending spared from broker commission review

ASIC has revealed that it will only be reviewing remuneration arrangements associated with the sale of residential mortgage products as it prepares its findings for the ...

BROKER • Wed, 25 May 2016

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