Mortgage and Finance Brokers Breaking News - The Adviser

Business lending volumes bounce

by Reporter • 27 Jul 2020

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has reported a sharp increase in the flow of business credit from the big four banks over the... READ MORE

Younger cohort slammed with COVID-19 job loss

by Malavika Santhebennur • 27 Jul 2020

Younger Australians have been most affected by the economic crisis of COVID-19, with almost half losing their jobs or... READ MORE

Treasurer details severity of COVID headwinds

by Charbel Kadib • 24 Jul 2020

The budget deficit has surged to unprecedented levels, and the unemployment rate is set to hit a record high,... READ MORE

AFG prices largest RMBS transaction to date

by Malavika Santhebennur • 24 Jul 2020

The aggregation group has successfully priced its largest RMBS transaction to date, totalling $700 million. READ MORE

Hot Property: The biggest property headlines from the week 20-24 July...

by reporter • 24 Jul 2020

The weekly round-up of the biggest news stories from across Momentum Media’s property titles for the week ending 24... READ MORE

Amfin welcomes new head of sales and BDM

by reporter • 24 Jul 2020

The asset finance specialist has appointed Paul Murray as its new head of sales and expanded its business development... READ MORE

Heritage appoints head of business to spearhead expansion

by Reporter • 23 Jul 2020

The mutual bank has revamped its business division as part of a plan to “quadruple” its business portfolio and... READ MORE

AFG brings on digital mortgage lender

by Annie Kane • 23 Jul 2020

The major aggregation group has signed a strategic partnership with 86 400 to give its brokers access to the... READ MORE

Aussie partners with Salesforce

by Malavika Santhebennur • 23 Jul 2020

Aussie has partnered with Salesforce as part of its ongoing “digital transformation” for its broker network. READ MORE

Why this broker values strong accountant relationships

by Malavika Santhebennur • 23 Jul 2020

The recently crowned Broker of the Year stresses the importance of building trust with referral partners and clients to... READ MORE

FBAA head urges lenders to resolve processing lags

by Charbel Kadib • 22 Jul 2020

Turnaround times, VOI processes and form standardisation have been flagged by FBAA managing director Peter White as... READ MORE

Specialist lender appoints new GM of distribution

by Annie Kane • 22 Jul 2020

RedZed has hired its first executive general manager of distribution as part of its growth strategy to support and... READ MORE

Government extends JobKeeper scheme

by Malavika Santhebennur • 22 Jul 2020

The federal government has announced an extension to JobKeeper payments, following the release of a review into the... READ MORE

Suncorp introduces digital signatures for loans

by Malavika Santhebennur • 22 Jul 2020

Suncorp has announced that it is now accepting electronic signatures on residential loan forms. READ MORE

FHB scheme director lauds ‘phenomenal’ brokers

by Reporter • 21 Jul 2020

The director of the First Home Loan Deposit Scheme has praised the third-party channel for its contribution to... READ MORE

CBA rolls out financial abuse support program

by Malavika Santhebennur • 21 Jul 2020

The major bank has launched two new services under a new program to support people impacted by financial abuse. READ MORE

1 in 5 SMEs opting for local lenders

by Reporter • 21 Jul 2020

Almost a quarter of small businesses are preferencing locally based credit institutions when searching for finance... READ MORE

Government extends Coronavirus SME Guarantee Scheme

by Annie Kane • 20 Jul 2020

The government guarantee scheme for small businesses is to be extended to permit secured lending and increase the... READ MORE

Lender ramps up home lending scrutiny

by Charbel Kadib • 20 Jul 2020

COVID-induced crackdowns on home loan serviceability have continued with yet another lender reducing its risk... READ MORE

ANZ launches eSign tool

by Malavika Santhebennur • 20 Jul 2020

The major bank has announced that it is introducing a new digital signature and document execution process, effective... READ MORE

Emotional hygiene: Returning to the office post-COVID-19

by Annie Kane • 20 Jul 2020

As businesses return to offices and prepare for work post-COVID, creating a calm working environment for your staff is... READ MORE

Major bank calls for long-term SME reform

by Malavika Santhebennur • 17 Jul 2020

New research by NAB has shown that the SME sector will require long-term reform to recover and grow once the COVID-19... READ MORE

Government unveils skills stimulus package