Mortgage and Finance Brokers Breaking News - The Adviser

SMEs avoid personal finance to fund business costs: ScotPac

by Reporter • 31 May 2023

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

‘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. READ MORE

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 lenders. 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 economy. 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. READ MORE

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 James Mitchell • 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

Deposit Power appoints 2 BDMs

by Adrian Suljanovic • 25 May 2023

The deposit bond provider has announced the appointments of Chris Christofilos and Vy Le as the company’s new... READ MORE

Plenti sees record volume of broker-originated loans

by Annie Kane • 25 May 2023

The personal lender has seen broker originations hit a new record, rising 23 per cent in the year to March, according... READ MORE

Vic stamp duty change should ‘pique interest’ in commercial...

by • 24 May 2023

The state government’s move to abolish stamp duty on certain properties could spark more commercial property... READ MORE

MFAA appoints new board director

by Adrian Suljanovic • 24 May 2023

The Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia has announced the appointment of Katherine McDermott as a director to... READ MORE

New CEO, CTO announced at diñeiro

by Annie Kane • 24 May 2023

Industry marketing specialist Andrew Gooding has been named the new chief executive of the personal finance management... READ MORE

Alex Bank hires NSW/ACT BDM