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ACCC deputy named to AFCA board

The deputy chair of the consumer watchdog has joined the Australian Financial Complaints Authority, with her role expected to commence next month.

COMPLIANCE • Tue, 26 Jul 2022

Loan Market onboards 800th CSM

The aggregator has confirmed that its 800th customer service manager has been enlisted to its ranks, with the latest addition joining on 1 July.

AGGREGATOR • Tue, 26 Jul 2022

Elite Broker Q&A: Sarcha Sagisaka, Success Finance Solutions

We catch up with Sarcha Sagisaka to find out her journey into the broking space, the expectations and realities of creating your own business, and why new brokers should ...

BROKER • Fri, 22 Jul 2022

Azora Finance secures $100m warehouse facility

Azora has expanded its equipment finance loan limit to $85,000 after securing a new funding facility.

LENDER • Thu, 21 Jul 2022

Mergers, new products tipped for non-bank sector

Grow Finance's managing partner has said that, over this financial year, the space will face ‘an interesting period’ as more non-banks consider acquisitions.

LENDER • Wed, 20 Jul 2022

Plenti portfolio hits $1.44bn over June quarter

The lending group noted a 90 per cent year-on-year surge in its portfolio, driven extensively by a lift in auto lending.

LENDER • Wed, 20 Jul 2022

Financial difficulty, broker complaints trend downwards over FY22: AFCA

The number of complaints related to financial difficulty have declined over the last financial year, according to new preliminary AFCA data.

BORROWER • Tue, 19 Jul 2022

ASIC bans broker, cancels company licence over false documents

 An Adelaide broker has been blacklisted by the corporate watchdog over providing fraudulent information to five lenders.

BROKER • Tue, 19 Jul 2022

ABA encourages PayID use as means to prevent scams

The banking association has released a new media campaign directed at customers, encouraging PayID as a means to stifle scammer activity.

TECH • Mon, 18 Jul 2022