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Why more brokers need a nurture strategy for existing clients
by Malavika Santhebennur • 3 Mar 2023
Existing clients are a broker’s “low hanging fruit” that should be proactively nurtured, sales coach Abbie White... READ MORE

Renee Tocco buys back Loanezi from Prospa
by Annie Kane • 2 Mar 2023
Queensland-based brokerage Loanezi has been sold back to its founder Renee Tocco less than two years after it was sold... READ MORE

Finsure partners with CitoPlus
by Adrian Suljanovic • 2 Mar 2023
The mortgage aggregator has launched a partnership with CitoPlus to facilitate easier and faster SME loan processes. READ MORE

Assetline joins LMG and Loan Market panel
by James Mitchell • 2 Mar 2023
Alternative lender Assetline has joined the lending panel of Loan Market and LMG, providing a wide range of commercial... READ MORE

MONEYME reports new loans fell 45% in 1H23
by • 2 Mar 2023
The digital lender has reported a fall in originations as it shifted its business strategy to tighten credit criteria... READ MORE

Interest rate ‘buffer’ should be reassessed: FBAA
by Fabian Cotter • 1 Mar 2023
APRA's decision to keep the loan buffer at 3 per cent is making it even harder for mortgagors refinancing, the industry... READ MORE

Home ownership no longer sole definition of ‘wealthy’
by Fabian Cotter • 1 Mar 2023
Do Aussies define their wealth just by home ownership? Financial freedom has evolved, a new AMP report has revealed. READ MORE

Shift appoints new treasurer
by Adrian Suljanovic • 1 Mar 2023
The credit and payment platform provider has announced that Ross Horsburgh has been appointed to its newly created... READ MORE

Brett Halliwell joins Humbli
by • 1 Mar 2023
Former Advantedge GM and solicitor advocate Brett Halliwell has been appointed as non-executive director of digital... READ MORE

Brokers set new market share record for December quarter
by Annie Kane • 28 Feb 2023
Mortgage brokers wrote 69.3 per cent of all home loans in the three months to December, a new record for the December... READ MORE

Enhanced loan rate tool gives NAB brokers ‘more support’
by Fabian Cotter • 28 Feb 2023
Another major bank has boosted its broker portal capability for faster borrower rate processing. READ MORE

Ageing population to bring new opportunities for brokers, demographer...
by • 28 Feb 2023
With Australians downsizing ‘to the final box’, the next generation of home buyers will be able to take up housing... READ MORE

Liberty reports 14% drop in mortgage originations
by Fabian Cotter • 28 Feb 2023
Residential mortgage originations dropped to $1.7 billion in 1H23, the non-bank lender has revealed. READ MORE

AFG’s loan book nears $200bn
by Fabian Cotter • 27 Feb 2023
The aggregation group's residential and commercial loan book reached $199.8 billion in 1H23, the group has confirmed. READ MORE

Prospa posts 1H23 profit despite increased investment

by Fabian Cotter • 27 Feb 2023
Business lender Prospa has confirmed its 35.1 per cent hike in first-half loan originations, plus future strategy. READ MORE

Revenue NSW has ‘no legal basis’ to levy payroll tax: MFAA
by Annie Kane • 24 Feb 2023
Revenue NSW has ‘no legal basis to levy payroll tax on the industry’, the MFAA has said in a letter to Revenue NSW... READ MORE

In Memoriam: Craig ‘Kitch’ Kitchen, 1962–2023
by Annie Kane • 24 Feb 2023
Craig Kitchen, business development manager at Keylend and a former long-serving state manager for PLAN Australia, has... READ MORE

Clawbacks ‘constantly under review’: Pepper Money
by • 24 Feb 2023
Following the release of its full-year results for calendar year 2022, the non-bank lender said it would continue to... READ MORE

Brokers help deliver record settlements at MyState
by Annie Kane • 24 Feb 2023
The third-party channel helped deliver record home loan settlements for the Tasmanian-based lender in 1H23, its... READ MORE

Finsure loans up 37% to $91bn, MAF reports
by Fabian Cotter • 24 Feb 2023
An extra 500 brokers joined Finsure in 2022 and aided MA Financial Group’s overall full-year result, the group has... READ MORE

Hot Property: The biggest property headlines from week 20–24...
by Adrian Suljanovic • 24 Feb 2023
The weekly round-up of the biggest news stories from across Momentum Media’s property brands from the week ending 24... READ MORE

Lendi restructures again, farewells CEO of lending
by Annie Kane and James Mitchell • 23 Feb 2023
Lendi Group has announced a change to its operating structure and revealed that its chief executive of lending David... READ MORE

Counter broker ‘loneliness’ with ‘camaraderie’, IFBF says

by Fabian Cotter • 23 Feb 2023
An education forum has highlighted the value of brokers embracing peer-to-peer social support for a range of... READ MORE

CBA launches ‘Your Loans’ broker self-service tool
by Fabian Cotter • 23 Feb 2023
The major bank’s new portal enhancement will help ‘arm brokers’ as fixed-rate ‘mortgage cliffs’ approach, CBA... READ MORE

65% of Australians exposed to scams in 2021–22: ABS
by Adrian Suljanovic • 23 Feb 2023
Data released by the ABS has revealed two-thirds of Australians over the age of 15 were subjected to scams over... READ MORE