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How brokers are helping borrowers navigate the fixed-rate cliff
by Annie Kane • 5 Jun 2023
With hundreds of thousands of borrowers rolling off their fixed-rate mortgages, we ask brokers what they are doing to...READ MORE

Lender penalised for charging excessive interest to consumers: ASIC
by Adrian Suljanovic • 5 Jun 2023
The Federal Court has issued a penalty to a lender that was found to charge excessive interest rates on its... READ MORE

Mortgage Choice launches campaign to recruit more female brokers
by Annie Kane • 5 Jun 2023
The brokerage group today (5 June) launched a new campaign to help increase the number of women in the mortgage broking... READ MORE

AMP Bank ‘sticking with 3%’ buffer for now
by Annie Kane • 2 Jun 2023
The non-major bank has said it is “sticking with a 3 per cent buffer” on its loans as it considers it to be “very... READ MORE

MA Money appoints head of sales and strategic partnership

by Adrian Suljanovic • 2 Jun 2023
The non-bank lender has announced the appointment of Alex Brgudac as the company’s new head of sales and strategic... READ MORE

MFAA announces new Qld state manager
by Adrian Suljanovic • 2 Jun 2023

The MFAA has appointed Chad Hoy Poy as its new state manager for Queensland.

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Hot Property: The biggest property headlines from week 29 May to 2...
by Adrian Suljanovic • 2 Jun 2023
The weekly round-up of the biggest news stories from across Momentum Media’s property brands from the week ending 2... READ MORE

The fixed-rate cliff arrives
by Annie Kane • 1 Jun 2023
The bulk of super-low fixed-rate loans will be expiring over the next few weeks onto much higher revert rates, but APRA... READ MORE

Student debt hampers borrowers’ serviceability

by • 1 Jun 2023
Lingering university debt will put home ownership further out of reach for many Australians, as home loan... READ MORE

Owner-occupied lending lifts more than $5bn in April

by • 1 Jun 2023
Australian banks’ total mortgage portfolio surpasses $2 trillion, as owner-occupied lending continues to... READ MORE

Major bank announces 2 appointments
by Adrian Suljanovic • 1 Jun 2023
The major bank has announced the appointment of a new chief information security officer and a new board... READ MORE

Broker market share hits March quarter record: MFAA
by Adrian Suljanovic • 31 May 2023

The MFAA has confirmed mortgage broker market share has reached a new milestone for the March quarter.

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15% of FHBs facing ‘mortgage prison’: Lendi
by Annie Kane • 31 May 2023
More than 15 per cent of first home buyers have a loan-to-value ratio over 90 per cent and could find it difficult to... READ MORE

Brokers complete 1,115km bike ride from Sydney to Melbourne

by Annie Kane • 31 May 2023
Victoria-based brokers Jason Butcher and Ashley Jones have completed a 1,115km bike ride from Sydney to Melbourne to... READ MORE

SMEs avoid personal finance to fund business costs: ScotPac
by • 31 May 2023

Small businesses are steering clear from personal finance to fund business costs, a new report reveals.

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‘Less favourable conditions’ drag rental investments down: Report

by • 30 May 2023
Increased mortgage repayments and declining housing finance have made conditions less favourable for investors, despite... READ MORE

SME lender flags importance of brokers at EOFY
by Adrian Suljanovic • 30 May 2023
The SME lender has encouraged small businesses to act fast to take advantage of EOFY tax breaks with assistance from... READ MORE

Consumer spending dip signals rate pause: CBA
by Charbel Kadib • 30 May 2023
A sharper-than-expected fall in retail spending is “just what the Reserve Bank wants to see” ahead of its next... READ MORE

ING, Suncorp repeal cashback offers
by Annie Kane • 29 May 2023
Two non-major banks have become the latest lenders to confirm they will be pulling their cashback offers from market in... READ MORE

Another major bank dumps cashbacks

by Adrian Suljanovic • 29 May 2023

A third major bank has announced it would cease offering cashbacks.

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88.1% of property sales settled on 1st date: PEXA
by Adrian Suljanovic • 29 May 2023
A PEXA report has revealed a high number of property sales were settled on the first date by Australian... READ MORE

Light shed on BNPL contribution to economy: Report

by Maja Garaca Djurdjevic • 29 May 2023
A new report has emphasised the BNPL sector’s key contribution to the Australian... READ MORE

Battle of the Fast Fintechs - LoanOptions.ai networking day
by LoanOptions.ai • 29 May 2023
Despite it being a cool morning on 26 May, things were heating up at Luddenham Raceway, as members of the fintech... READ MORE

Cyber attack “materially worsened” non-bank lender's bottom line
by • 26 May 2023

A non-bank lender expects to incur more than $50 million in total costs following a cyber attack.

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AFG to enable brokers to recommend loans with 1% buffer
by Annie Kane • 26 May 2023
The aggregation group has changed its policy to allow brokers to recommend to ‘mortgage prisoners’ loans that have... READ MORE

MFAA CEO unpacks vision for the future of broking
by Annie Kane • 26 May 2023
The chief executive of the Mortgage & Finance Association of Australia has said the future of broking looks bright... READ MORE

Brokers ‘left behind’ by slow digital ID adoption: Broker
by • 26 May 2023
While lenders are embracing digital ID verification processes, one mortgage broker said there is a lack of... READ MORE

Hot Property: The biggest property headlines from week 22–26 May
by Adrian Suljanovic • 26 May 2023
The weekly round-up of the biggest news stories from across Momentum Media’s property brands from the week ending 26... READ MORE

Perth broker attempts to become 1st person to row non-stop to Africa
by Annie Kane • 25 May 2023
Strawberry Finance broker Rob Barton is 30 days into a Guinness World Records Challenge to become the first person to... READ MORE

Broker urges industry to lift SMSF loan writing standards
by Annie Kane • 25 May 2023
A Sydney mortgage broker has warned of the lending advice risks within the SMSF lending sector and is calling for... READ MORE
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