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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FBAA partners with Veda

The FBAA has struck a deal with credit information provider Veda that will help brokers write more loans by making it easier to pre-qualify applicants.

BROKER • Mon, 28 Sep 2015

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Brokers find alternative solutions for property investors

Mortgage brokers are finding alternative sources of finance for their investor clients as the banks pull back on landlord lending with stricter serviceability ...

BROKER • Sun, 27 Sep 2015

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ING Direct ups rates for existing investors

One of Australia’s biggest challenger banks has just announced that it is increasing variable rates on existing investment property loans.

BORROWER • Fri, 25 Sep 2015

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Brokers integral to the growth of Australian businesses

FAST chief executive Brendan Wright explains how the aggregator’s diversified approach to lending is helping Australian businesses grow into successful companies.

BROKER • Thu, 24 Sep 2015

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Brokers hit out at APRA’s ‘scatter gun’ crackdown

Mortgage brokers from across the country have slammed the prudential regulator’s investor lending curbs, explaining the knock-on effects the measures have had on their ...

BROKER • Thu, 24 Sep 2015

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Mortgage brokers 'create risks' for smaller lenders: Moody’s

A new report by Moody’s Investors Service claims that third-party channels create risks for Australia’s mutual lenders by burdening them with systems and resources to ...

LENDER • Thu, 24 Sep 2015

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Add value or risk becoming obsolete, says business leader

The head of the SME Association of Australia has urged brokers to consider the value proposition of diversifying into business lending as the home loan market faces stiff ...

LENDER • Thu, 24 Sep 2015

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Heritage cuts discount variable rate

Heritage Bank has just announced a new discount variable mortgage rate for owner-occupiers.

LENDER • Thu, 24 Sep 2015

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One in three mortgages for self-employed borrowers

In an effort to highlight the cross-sell opportunities with residential lending and business loans, one of Australia’s largest challenger banks says almost one in three ...

BORROWER • Wed, 23 Sep 2015

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