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AFG launches new ‘trail book marketplace’
by • 24 Mar 2021
An outsourced trail book marketplace for AFG brokers is being rolled out following a new arrangement with specialist...READ MORE
Mortgage broker banned for seven years
by • 24 Mar 2021
The corporate regulator has banned an NSW mortgage broker from engaging in credit activities for seven years.
READ MOREMortgage broker complaints remain below 1%
by • 23 Mar 2021
Less than 1 per cent of the complaints received by the financial complaints authority around banking and finance... READ MORE
CBA announces fixed rate cuts
by • 23 Mar 2021
The major bank has slashed its two-year fixed rates to new lows but increased its four-year fixed rates by 20... READ MORE
Fintech lender launches ‘COVID Flexible Loan’
by • 23 Mar 2021
Non-bank lender Capify has launched a new loan product that provides SMEs with flexible repayments to help them... READ MORE
Why this brokerage set up a mentoring program
by • 23 Mar 2021
Queensland-based senior finance specialist Mat Crossley spoke to The Adviser about how his business established a... READ MORE
Victoria passes mortgage e-signature laws
by • 22 Mar 2021
Victoria has become the first state to make permanent reforms that will allow the use of digital signatures for... READ MORE
HIA calls for stamp duty abolition
by • 22 Mar 2021
The Housing Industry Association has called for the abolition of the “inefficient, inequitable and unreliable tax”,... READ MORE
Mortgage Choice CEO contract extended
by • 22 Mar 2021
The contract for the chief executive officer of the major brokerage, Susan Mitchell, has been extended by another 18... READ MORE
SME responsible lending exemption extended
by Annie Kane • 19 Mar 2021
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has announced that government will extend the SME responsible lending exemption, given the... READ MORE
Bill to extend BID delayed again
by • 19 Mar 2021
The progression of the bill that proposes to extend best interests duty obligations to more brokers has been delayed... READ MORE
Property prices rise in all capital cities: ABS
by • 19 Mar 2021
Property prices continued to spike and break records over the December 2020 quarter, while prices increased in all... READ MORE
Broker settlements hit new high
by • 19 Mar 2021
Mortgage brokers settled a record $107.51 billion in residential home loans between April-September 2020, new MFAA... READ MORE
Mortgage rates continue to drop to new lows
by • 19 Mar 2021
Lenders continue to drop rates, with fixed rates in particular reaching new record... READ MORE
Hot Property: The biggest property headlines from the week 15-19 March
by • 19 Mar 2021
The weekly round-up of the biggest news stories from across Momentum Media’s property titles for the week ending 19... READ MORE
RBA highlights SME finance ‘challenge’
by • 18 Mar 2021
The RBA’s assistant governor (financial markets) has acknowledged the “longstanding challenge” that SMEs face in... READ MORE
BID to ‘intersect’ with design and distribution obligations
by • 18 Mar 2021
The incoming design and distribution obligations will “intersect” with BID, as lenders examine the “competency”... READ MORE
Only 3.5% of deferred loans still in deferral: ABA
by • 18 Mar 2021
New figures have revealed that almost 97 per cent of all deferred loans resumed repayments by the end of... READ MORE
RedZed opens Sydney office
by • 18 Mar 2021
Self-employed lender RedZed Lending Solutions has opened new company premises in Sydney, as it looks to provide a base... READ MORE
Third-party originated loans rise 28%: APRA
by • 17 Mar 2021
More than $69 billion of new residential loans at the banks were originated by the third-party channel in the December... READ MORE
Due diligence key in choosing private lender
by • 17 Mar 2021
Brokers considering a private lender for clients need to research the parties behind the lender, who their funding... READ MORE
NAB announces new head of broker
by Annie Kane • 16 Mar 2021
The major bank has announced its new executive, broker distribution, filling the void left by the departure of Steve... READ MORE
RLO repeal would reduce ‘policy creep’: CAFBA
by • 16 Mar 2021
As politicians debate the bill to repeal responsible lending, CAFBA has said that repealing the obligations would help... READ MORE
Better Business Summit 2021 agenda revealed
by • 16 Mar 2021
Saroo Brierley, whose autobiography was turned into the award-winning movie Lion, and Thankyou Water founder and... READ MORE
FAST adds SME lender to panel
by • 16 Mar 2021
The aggregator has added Moula to its lender panel, which the lender said would grow its presence in the third-party... READ MORE
Finalists revealed for the Better Business Awards 2021
by Annie Kane • 15 Mar 2021
The finalists for The Adviser’s state-based Better Business Awards 2021 have been revealed, with 645 finalists in the... READ MORE
‘Strong reservations’ with ASIC’s ‘overreaching’: FBAA
by • 15 Mar 2021
While welcoming the Senate committee’s position on removing RLOs and extending BID, the managing director of the FBAA... READ MORE
Sydney property prices reach new record high
by • 15 Mar 2021
Sydney property prices have recovered from a slump in 2019 and during the COVID-19 crisis to reach a new record high,... READ MORE
SFG appoints new national operations manager
by • 15 Mar 2021
The aggregation group has hired a former PLAN Australia partnerships manager and BDM as its national operations... READ MORE
Senate inquiry backs BID extension
by • 12 Mar 2021
The Senate economics legislation committee has recommended that the bill extending best interests duty to more brokers... READ MORE

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