Broker
June lending figures down
by Staff Reporter • 12 Aug 2008
The total value of commercial finance commitments also fell by 5.8 per cent compared with May 2008.
Personal... READ MORE
ING DIRECT rationalises broker servicing and distribution
by Staff Reporter • 9 Aug 2008
According to Brett Morgan, executive director of intermediary mortgages at ING DIRECT, the changes were made to allow... READ MORE
Lending activity tipped to strengthen
by Staff Reporter • 8 Aug 2008
John Flavell, NAB Broker’s head of sales, told Mortgage Business as well as a pick-up in refinancing activity... READ MORE
Rate cuts to boost broker refinancing business
by Staff Reporter • 8 Aug 2008
The RBA signalled this week that a drop in rates may not be far away.
Borrowers already hurt by rising fuel and... READ MORE
Mortgage brokers popular with first home buyers
by Staff Reporter • 7 Aug 2008
The 2008 Mortgage Choice First Homebuyers Survey revealed that 25 per
cent of home buyers favoured a lender as... READ MORE
Insurance products gain traction with brokers
by Staff Reporter • 31 Jul 2008
Brian Pillemer, ALI’s executive director and head of distribution, said the current funding environment and a... READ MORE
BankWest cuts Rate Tracker from broker channel
by Staff Reporter • 29 Jul 2008
A BankWest spokesperson told Mortgage Business that “unanticipated volumes” and the bank’s... READ MORE
Raine & Horne Financial Services hits broker milestone
by Staff Reporter • 25 Jul 2008
RHFS also indicated that it intended to extend its network to 125 brokers by July next year and increase its... READ MORE
Report shows brokers valued by borrowers
by Staff Reporter • 23 Jul 2008
72 per cent of the report’s 2000 plus survey respondents held a mortgage with a bank. This was the highest... READ MORE
July 08: Brokers look to non-banks: poll
by Staff Reporter • 23 Jul 2008
Seventy-one per cent of respondents to a recent Mortgage Business poll said they believed brokers would favour... READ MORE
Diversified brokers unfazed by property slump
by Staff Reporter • 17 Jul 2008
Earlier this week John Edwards, chief executive of Residex, said that the current slowdown in property markets could... READ MORE
ING reveals new broker commissions
by Staff Reporter • 17 Jul 2008
The new structure, to be phased in from October this year, will be based on volumes and conversion levels and... READ MORE
Fed reveals responsible lending rules
by Staff Reporter • 15 Jul 2008
As part of the new rules, which come into effect in October next year, lenders will not be able to make any... READ MORE

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