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Thursday, 22 Jun 2017

The corporate regulator has said it is conducting a surveillance of certain dealer groups that financial advisers perceive as “licensees of last resort” as part of its crackdown on poor reference-...

13:59 PM, 22 Jun 2017

With the new financial year approaching soon, it’s important that owners pay off home loans sooner rather than later. MoneyQuest, a national mortgage broking franchise, gives five tips on how own...

13:53 PM, 22 Jun 2017

Following AMP’s decision to reduce LVRs on investor loans, a second challenger bank has this week announced significant lending changes. ...

07:50 AM, 22 Jun 2017

A significant reduction in broker-originated loans at Australia’s biggest bank is intentional, according to a major aggregator, which recently found that the big four have collectively lost 8 per...

07:45 AM, 22 Jun 2017

A leading mortgage provider has urged brokers to look beyond their trail book when building a business in today’s rapidly changing home lending market. ...

15:15 PM, 21 Jun 2017

Regulatory restrictions on investor lending have been condemned by a senior economist as a dangerous application of a ‘one size fits all’ policy. ...

15:10 PM, 21 Jun 2017

Home values climbed in all but one of Australia’s capital cities last week, with Perth flatlining week-on-week rather than decreasing, according to the latest CoreLogic data. ...

Fraudsters targeting brokers in Sydney hotspots

07:50 AM, 21 Jun 2017

Incidents of fraud through the broker channel are skyrocketing, according to Equifax, which has now revealed the top suburbs where fraud is most prevalent. ...

07:45 AM, 21 Jun 2017

The global financial services group has leveraged technology to provide two ground-breaking new offerings to the Australian mortgage broking industry. ...

16:04 PM, 20 Jun 2017

The major bank has today announced further interest rate increases but says they are not in response to the bank levy. ...

15:24 PM, 20 Jun 2017

The major aggregator has upgraded its net profit expectations for 2017 by nearly 45 per cent following changes to how trail revenues on its white-label mortgages are measured. ...

14:44 PM, 20 Jun 2017

The major brokerage today announced that Vicki Allen has been appointed a director of Mortgage Choice and she will succeed Peter Ritchie as chairman upon his retirement on 1 July. ...

Monday, 19 Jun 2017

The Commonwealth Bank has released the seventh and final independent report into its compensation scheme for victims of poor financial advice. ...

Monday, 19 Jun 2017

Bestselling author and speaker Chris Helder explains how brokers can apply “useful belief” to achieve better results in business and in life. ...

Monday, 19 Jun 2017

The majority of mortgage brokers surveyed by a non-major bank believe the Sydney and Melbourne property markets are yet to reach their peak, despite recent figures pointing to a slowdown. ...