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Former Aussie Home Loans broker permanently banned

by James Mitchell7 minute read

ASIC has permanently banned a former Aussie Home Loans mortgage broker from credit and financial services industries.

The corporate watchdog announced on Friday that Mr Madhvan Nair of Kellyville NSW has been permanently banned following an ASIC investigation which led to Mr Nair, a former mortgage broker with AHL Investments Pty Ltd (trading as Aussie), being convicted in Downing Centre Local Court on 18 charges relating to home loan fraud.

“On each of the 18 charges, Mr Nair was convicted and released upon entering into a recognizance of $1,000 with the condition that he be of good behaviour for three years,” ASIC said in a statement.

ASIC's investigation found that Mr Nair provided documents in support of 18 loan applications knowing that they contained false or misleading information.  

"The applications contained letters which purported to be from the applicant's employer. These documents were false and in most instances, the loan applicant had never worked for the particular employer," ASIC said. 

Mr Nair has the right to appeal to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) for a review of ASIC's decision.

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James Mitchell

AUTHOR

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.