Broker

Govt. brings broker legislation forward

by Staff Reporter • 28 Aug 2009

On 14 August 2009, the government released the National Consumer Credit Protection (NCCP) Regulations and announced... READ MORE

FHOG inflates property market: MFAA

by Staff Reporter • 27 Aug 2009

According to the Index, 17.6 per cent of respondents said the grants had caused house prices to go up while 13.9 per... READ MORE

NAB move for Challenger underpins broker strength: Mortgage Choice

by Staff Reporter • 24 Aug 2009

Speaking at the company’s annual financial results meeting on Friday, Mr Russell told Mortgage Business NAB’s... READ MORE

RAMS withdraws accreditations with low volume brokerages

by Staff Reporter • 21 Aug 2009

Around 16-18 brokerages were this week told by the lender that they would no longer be able to write RAMS loans... READ MORE

Rising rates no threat to brokers

by Staff Reporter • 20 Aug 2009

Mortgage Detective and Tiffen & Co director Gerard Tiffen told Mortgage Business that the Canberra market had been... READ MORE

BoQ to build lending book

by Staff Reporter • 20 Aug 2009

According to a report in The Australian Financial Review, the main capital raising was carried out through a $143... READ MORE

St George simplifies broker commissions

by Staff Reporter • 18 Aug 2009

St George general manager of intermediary distribution Steven Heavey told Mortgage Business that the bank’s previous... READ MORE

Pepper ramps up lending

by Staff Reporter • 17 Aug 2009

Pepper’s executive director sales and marketing Duco Sickinghe told Mortgage Business that the two new products are... READ MORE

Healthy home lending paves way for recovery

by Staff Reporter • 11 Aug 2009

The number of loans to owner occupiers rose for the eighth straight month in June, by 1.1 per cent in seasonally... READ MORE

Bankwest bolsters broker support

by Staff Reporter • 7 Aug 2009

Earlier this week, Mark Reid, Bankwest’s head of retail sales, announced the appointment of Christa Corner as state... READ MORE

Brokers brace for influx of first home buyers

by Staff Reporter • 5 Aug 2009

Aussie CEO Stephen Porges said first home buyers were worried time was running out to secure a property before the 30... READ MORE

Clarification: Westpac slams broker legislation; Friday July 31

by Staff Reporter • 3 Aug 2009

However, a media spokesperson for the Minister for Human Services, Financial Services, Superannuation and Corporate... READ MORE

Brokers split on prospects for property price growth

by Staff Reporter • 3 Aug 2009

According to the report, which surveyed 329 mortgage brokers, 37 per cent forecasted residential property prices to... READ MORE

Sirianni voted new MFAA President-elect

by Staff Reporter • 2 Aug 2009

Mr Sirianni is currently vice president of the MFAA, chair of the National Brokers Committee and executive director of... READ MORE

Westpac slams broker legislation

by Staff Reporter • 31 Jul 2009

Under the proposed laws, all credit providers would be required to hold a license. Furthermore, brokers and lenders... READ MORE

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