Mortgage and Finance Brokers Breaking News - The Adviser

SME players urged to contribute to market survey

by Annie Kane • 18 Dec 2019

The Australian Office of Financial Management is calling on all small-business lenders to complete its survey on the... READ MORE

AFG announces NSW sales manager

by Hannah Dowling • 18 Dec 2019

The aggregator has appointed David Vizza as its new state sales manager for NSW, effective immediately. READ MORE

ASIC approves banking code changes

by Hannah Dowling • 18 Dec 2019

ASIC has signed off on the updated version of the ABA’s Banking Code of Practice, which aims to better align with... READ MORE

Stiffer penalties flagged as alternative to BID

by Charbel Kadib • 17 Dec 2019

The industry should focus on “preventing and penalising” broker misconduct rather than imposing a new legal... READ MORE

Broker develops CSR platform for financial services sector

by Annie Kane • 17 Dec 2019

A leading asset finance broker and principal of Astute Ability Finance Group is set to launch a new corporate social... READ MORE

Volt Bank releases savings account details

by Hannah Dowling • 17 Dec 2019

The neobank has begun the onboarding process of its 40,000-strong waitlist for its initial savings account product... READ MORE

Neobank partners with FMS for digital mortgage

by Hannah Dowling • 17 Dec 2019

Challenger bank 86 400 has partnered with mortgage software provider FMS to utilise its eSign solution for mortgages. READ MORE

Reach of FHLDS questioned

by Hannah Dowling • 16 Dec 2019

Criticism for the government’s First Home Loan Deposit Scheme has sparked once more, following on from the... READ MORE

Connective welcomes HEM clarification

by Charbel Kadib • 16 Dec 2019

The mortgage aggregator has welcomed ASIC’s new guidance regarding the application of expense benchmarks. READ MORE

Andrew Rasby becomes bank CEO

by Annie Kane • 16 Dec 2019

Former YBR GM Andrew Rasby has become the acting CEO of Police Bank following the resignation of former CEO Tony... READ MORE

Non-bank lender partners with IA Group

by Annie Kane • 13 Dec 2019

The non-bank lender has announced that it will take a controlling stake in financial services company International... READ MORE

Call for brokers to help regional businesses

by Annie Kane • 13 Dec 2019

An SME fintech is urging brokers to help regional and rural businesses secure finance as they face “more challenges... READ MORE

Brokers urged to wind down to avoid ‘burnout’

by Reporter • 13 Dec 2019

Brokers have been encouraged to take a much-needed break this Christmas amid new research revealing that a third of... READ MORE

Mortgage Choice launches marketing support program

by Hannah Dowling • 13 Dec 2019

The major brokerage has announced the launch of a new six-month support plan for brokers who purchase an existing... READ MORE

CBA joins FHB scheme lender panel

by Hannah Dowling • 12 Dec 2019

Twenty-six additional lenders have been appointed to the initial panel of the government’s First Home Loan Deposit... READ MORE

Lenders to determine fate of new RG 209

by Charbel Kadib • 12 Dec 2019

The effectiveness of ASIC’s new guidance will be contingent on its interpretation by lenders, broking industry... READ MORE

BOQ hires new relationship manager for Qld

by Annie Kane • 12 Dec 2019

The Bank of Queensland has hired former Connective BDM Aaron Hase as its new state relationship manager for its home... READ MORE

ASIC permanently bans broker, charges another

by Annie Kane • 12 Dec 2019

The financial services regulator has banned a former Aussie broker for allegedly providing false documents to banks and... READ MORE

Major bank appoints new head of broker

by Annie Kane • 11 Dec 2019

NAB has appointed a new executive general manager of broker partnerships, replacing Anthony Waldron, effective... READ MORE

Finalists for the Better Business Awards 2020 revealed

by Annie Kane • 11 Dec 2019

The finalists for The Adviser’s state-based Better Business Awards 2020 – partnered by NAB – have been revealed... READ MORE

Refinancers increasingly looking at smaller lenders

by Hannah Dowling • 11 Dec 2019

New and existing borrowers increasingly favour smaller lenders over the big four, new data from online brokerage Lendi... READ MORE

Wisr appoints CRO to prepare business for ‘industry changes’

by Reporter • 11 Dec 2019

The fintech lender has appointed a former Commonwealth Bank executive to its newly created role of chief risk and data... READ MORE

Brokerage group hires data scientist

by reporter • 11 Dec 2019

Loan Market Group has appointed a former Westpac senior analyst to be its first data scientist in anticipation of... READ MORE

BOQ, Virgin Money slash serviceability rates

by Charbel Kadib • 10 Dec 2019

The non-major and its subsidiary have lowered their interest rate floors for home loan serviceability assessments. READ MORE