Mortgage and Finance Brokers Breaking News - The Adviser

Aggregator expands offering to brokers

by Emma Ryan • 27 Jul 2015

A boutique aggregator has partnered with a risk insurance specialist to incorporate mortgage protection into its core... READ MORE

5 ways to boost your Google ranking and increase leads

by Damon Pezaro • 26 Jul 2015

The internet has forever changed the way consumers find their mortgage brokers. Domain Group chief product officer... READ MORE

ANZ unveils new interest rates

by Huntley Mitchell • 24 Jul 2015

ANZ has announced that it will reduce fixed rates for owner-occupiers by as much as 40 basis points, while... READ MORE

Macquarie boasts solid loan book growth

by Huntley Mitchell • 24 Jul 2015

Macquarie Bank has revealed its mortgage portfolio has grown by almost 50 per cent in 2014-15, approximately four years... READ MORE

Broker IQ finalists revealed

by Reporter • 24 Jul 2015

The search for Australia’s brightest broker is hotting up with the top six finalists now revealed. READ MORE

Dwelling oversupply on the horizon

by Reporter • 24 Jul 2015

The residential building boom and slowing population growth could result in a housing oversupply by 2018, according to... READ MORE

‘Brokers are educators, not salespeople’

by Huntley Mitchell • 23 Jul 2015

The Customer Owned Banking Association’s controversial comments about brokers have ignited a debate of a different... READ MORE

Third-party player partners with trade giant

by Huntley Mitchell • 23 Jul 2015

One Australian lender has announced a new deal with one of the world’s biggest online wholesale trade platforms,... READ MORE

Consumer watchdog seeks credit reporting transparency

by Emma Ryan • 23 Jul 2015

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is seeking to improve the supply of consumer credit... READ MORE

Housing boom? What boom?

by Reporter • 23 Jul 2015

Property prices have grown slower than the inflation rate in most Australian capitals during the past five years. READ MORE

MFAA defends brokers, COBA defends itself

by Huntley Mitchell • 22 Jul 2015

Another industry heavyweight has condemned comments made by the Customer Owned Banking Association (COBA), labelling... READ MORE

Scepticism over RBA’s negative gearing stance

by • 22 Jul 2015

The Reserve Bank of Australia’s push for a review of negative gearing to the parliamentary Inquiry into Home... READ MORE

TV show to generate interest in YBR offering

by Huntley Mitchell • 22 Jul 2015

Yellow Brick Road (YBR) is continuing its investment in a popular TV show that will increase the focus on the group’s... READ MORE

Aggregator offers new avenue for broker diversification

by Emma Ryan • 22 Jul 2015

Mortgage aggregation group eChoice has become the latest aggregator to join Allianz’s referral program. READ MORE

Broker comments ‘laughable’, says FBAA

by Huntley Mitchell • 21 Jul 2015

A statement by the Customer Owned Banking Association (COBA) criticising mortgage brokers’ delivery of customer... READ MORE

ME makes variable rate cut

by Huntley Mitchell • 21 Jul 2015

Industry super fund-owned bank ME has slashed the variable rate on its Flexible Home Loan product for owner-occupiers... READ MORE

APRA reins in mortgage lending by banks

by Nick Bendel • 21 Jul 2015

After warning of “heightened levels of risk” in the housing market, the regulator has taken firm action on... READ MORE

Brokers banned for breaching NCCP

by Reporter • 21 Jul 2015

ASIC has permanently banned two Perth-based finance brokers from engaging in credit activities and providing financial... READ MORE

Westpac announces 0.64pc rate discount

by Huntley Mitchell • 20 Jul 2015

Westpac is offering a two-year discount of 64 basis points for one of its variable-rate home loans. READ MORE

Choice's trail book tops $50 billion

by Emma Ryan • 20 Jul 2015

Mortgage aggregation group Choice has exceeded $50 billion in the value of its trail book. READ MORE

YBR introduces new broker service

by Emma Ryan • 20 Jul 2015

Yellow Brick Road has launched a new in-house service to its broker network. READ MORE

Buyers increasingly making use of tax break

by Reporter • 20 Jul 2015

Property investors are using tax depreciation in higher numbers and more quickly than ever before, new data suggests. READ MORE

Industry figures respond to CPA move

by Huntley Mitchell • 17 Jul 2015

An industry association, a prominent aggregator and an award-winning broker have all weighed in on CPA Australia’s... READ MORE

‘Case for reviewing negative gearing’ exists: RBA

by Nick Bendel • 17 Jul 2015

The Reserve Bank is open to a negative gearing review after revealing that an increasing number of investors are using... READ MORE

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