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Tuesday, 27 Jun 2017

The major bank has followed its peers by announcing rate increases across its interest-only home loans. ...

15:05 PM, 27 Jun 2017

Brokers need to keep customers "front and centre" in order to navigate the “dynamic and challenging” landscape created by increasing regulatory intervention, according to a major aggregator....

‘Face-to-face’ interview critical to combating fraud

10:08 AM, 27 Jun 2017

With mortgage fraud through the broker channel on the rise, an Equifax fraud expert says the initial interview with a client is the best time to uncover fraudsters. ...

09:42 AM, 27 Jun 2017

REA Group, the parent company of realestate.com.au, has today announced that it will acquire a majority 80.3 per cent stake in one of Australia’s largest mortgage broking franchise businesses....

07:50 AM, 27 Jun 2017

Mortgage brokers have called out bank branches for failing to comply with NCCP rules and using “loose” lending standards to get deals across the line. ...

06:20 AM, 27 Jun 2017

The most common mistake businesses building digital marketing strategies make is trying to do too many things at once, says a leading business coach. ...

15:28 PM, 26 Jun 2017

As fears continue to mount over the number of financial advisers set to exit the industry and demand for qualified advisers grows, the sector is forgetting a huge chunk of the market who would make...

07:50 AM, 26 Jun 2017

Leading trail book merchant and former Vow Financial boss Jeff Zulman has slammed allegations that broker trail books are no longer seeing the multiples they once were. ...

07:45 AM, 26 Jun 2017

The challenger bank has brought together its direct and third-party business units under the leadership of Mark Woolnough in the newly created role of head of distribution. ...

10:59 AM, 23 Jun 2017

A major Australian bank has announced today a rate hike of 0.35 per cent on interest-only loans. ...

07:50 AM, 23 Jun 2017

A big four bank has decided to overhaul its third-party origination process with a new digital program expected to hit the market next month. ...

14:19 PM, 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 referen...

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...