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Consultation launches on broker reference checking

Consultation launches on broker reference checking
by Annie Kane • 19 Nov 2020
ASIC has opened for consultation its proposed approach to reference checking and information sharing protocol for...READ MORE
Deferred loans drop by almost 70%: ABA

Deferred loans drop by almost 70%: ABA
by • 19 Nov 2020
The number of deferred loans has plummeted since the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic earlier this year, while the value... READ MORE
Plenti loan originations hit $1bn

Plenti loan originations hit $1bn
by • 19 Nov 2020

The fintech consumer lender has reported that it has originated over $1 billion in its half-year results.

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Broker sentenced to good behaviour bond
by • 19 Nov 2020
An NSW mortgage broker who recently pleaded guilty to knowingly making false statements in relation to his ACL... READ MORE
SA shuts down real estate activity

SA shuts down real estate activity
by • 18 Nov 2020
Open inspections and auctions are among the business activities across South Australia that will be closed for the next... READ MORE
Aussie posts record October loan settlements

Aussie posts record October loan settlements
by • 18 Nov 2020
The major brokerage has reported what it says are record home loan applications and settlements for an October month,... READ MORE
Mortgage Ezy joins Buyers Choice panel

Mortgage Ezy joins Buyers Choice panel
by • 18 Nov 2020
The non-bank lender has joined the lender panel of boutique aggregator Buyers Choice, providing its broker members with... READ MORE
Female brokers make Loan Market history

Female brokers make Loan Market history
by • 18 Nov 2020
WOMEN IN FINANCE MONTH: Sarah Thomson and Paulette Trotter have been named as Loan Market’s top-performing brokers in... READ MORE
NSW looks at making stamp duty optional

NSW looks at making stamp duty optional
by • 17 Nov 2020
The NSW government is launching a public consultation on enabling home buyers to opt out of stamp duty and instead... READ MORE
Resimac moves to digitise loan process

Resimac moves to digitise loan process
by • 17 Nov 2020
The non-bank lender has announced that it is partnering with industry technology and service providers to transition to... READ MORE
Former broker pleads guilty to loan fraud

Former broker pleads guilty to loan fraud - NOV 2020
by • 17 Nov 2020
A former mortgage broker has pleaded guilty to “giving misleading information” on five different loans that... READ MORE
GetCapital expands sales team

GetCapital expands sales team, appoints BDMs
by • 17 Nov 2020

The business lender has announced a number of appointments, including the expansion of its national sales team.

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Thinktank unveils rebrand

Thinktank unveils rebrand
by • 17 Nov 2020
Non-bank lender Thinktank has rebranded its logo to “revise, modernise and evolve” its branding in a bid to... READ MORE
Mike Baird joins Australian Business Growth Fund board

Mike Baird joins Australian Business Growth Fund board
by • 16 Nov 2020
The former NAB executive and NSW premier has been named as chair of the Australian Business Growth Fund, following the... READ MORE
New Broker Academy 2020: Day 2 round-up

New Broker Academy 2020: Day 2 round-up
by • 16 Nov 2020
The secrets behind client conversion and retention, successful referral partnerships, and creating a leading... READ MORE
2021: The year of aggregation consolidation?

2021: The year of aggregation consolidation?
by • 13 Nov 2020
ANALYSIS: With Loan Market looking to acquire NAB’s aggregation businesses, it seems that consolidation of the groups... READ MORE
New Broker Academy 2020: Day 1 round-up

New Broker Academy 2020: Day 1 round-up
by • 13 Nov 2020
New and prospective brokers tuned in to hear how to build a successful brokerage at the first day of the New Broker... READ MORE
Hot Property: The biggest property headlines from the week 9-13 November

Hot Property: The biggest property headlines from the week 9-13...
by • 13 Nov 2020
The weekly round-up of the biggest news stories from across Momentum Media’s property titles for the week ending 13... READ MORE
Loan Market to buy NABreggators

Loan Market to buy NABregators
by • 12 Nov 2020

Loan Market is to purchase NAB’s aggregation groups as the bank continues its “simplification” strategy.

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Neobank releases ‘lowest variable rate’ to broker channel

Neobank releases ‘lowest variable rate’ to broker channel
by • 12 Nov 2020
86 400 is launching a new home loan product that is said to have the “lowest ongoing variable rate” available to... READ MORE
Demand for business credit recovering: Equifax

Demand for business credit recovering: Equifax
by • 12 Nov 2020
Applications for business credit continue to recover as states ease out of lockdown and SMEs take advantage of tax... READ MORE
Housing sentiment rebounds, worries ease: ME Bank

Housing sentiment rebounds, worries ease: ME Bank
by • 12 Nov 2020
There is renewed optimism about the property market, while fewer people are worried about paying back their home loan... READ MORE
Treasury to make unfair contract terms unlawful

Treasury to make unfair contract terms unlawful
by • 11 Nov 2020
The federal government is to develop exposure draft legislation that will make it unlawful to have unfair contract... READ MORE
ASIC updates proposed product intervention order

ASIC updates proposed product intervention order
by • 11 Nov 2020
A consultation has launched on proposed changes to ASIC’s industry-wide product intervention order for continuing... READ MORE
SME Broker Bootcamp opens for registrations

SME Broker Bootcamp opens for registrations
by • 11 Nov 2020
The SME Broker Bootcamp 2020, taking place as a virtual, live-streamed event this year, is now open for... READ MORE
Charting a course to broking for aspiring women

Charting a course to broking for aspiring women
by • 11 Nov 2020
WOMEN IN FINANCE MONTH: Mortgage Choice CEO Susan Mitchell outlines why mortgage broking is an attractive career... READ MORE
MFAA welcomes ‘appropriate’ BID changes

MFAA welcomes ‘appropriate’ BID changes
by • 10 Nov 2020
The MFAA has welcomed the consumer credit reforms and the extension of BID to all brokers, which it says will help... READ MORE
Pepper extends trail policy for COVID-19 loans

Pepper extends trail policy for COVID-19 loans
by • 10 Nov 2020
The non-bank lender has announced that it has extended its commitment on trail commission payments to brokers for... READ MORE
ScotPac looks to expand product line

ScotPac looks to expand product line
by • 10 Nov 2020
The non-bank is looking to work closely with brokers as it expands its product suite under its rebranded offering,... READ MORE
BID extension ‘the right thing to do’: FBAA

BID extension ‘the right thing to do’: FBAA
by • 9 Nov 2020
The managing director of the FBAA has tentatively welcomed the Treasury’s proposed extension of the best interests... READ MORE
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