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Home values

Home values creep in most capital cities
by Staff Reporter • 19 Sep 2017
Home values increased marginally in all but one capital city last week, with Sydney being the only one that recorded a... READ MORE
Mortgage

Mortgage arrears at five-year high: Moody’s
by Reporter • 19 Sep 2017
The proportion of Australian residential mortgages more than 30 days in arrears rose to its highest level in five... READ MORE
Policy

NAB Group changes credit policy
by Reporter • 19 Sep 2017
NAB Group, including Advantedge, has changed its credit policy so that applications for interest-only and principal... READ MORE

Brokers need flexible commission model, says non-bank boss
by James Mitchell • 19 Sep 2017
The CEO of an award-winning non-bank lender has revealed why the group allows its broker partners to choose how they... READ MORE
Handshake

Insurance provider partners with Our Broker
by Reporter • 19 Sep 2017
The financial services and broking arm of real estate agency Raine & Horne has partnered with the ALI Group to... READ MORE
brad cramb aussie home loans general manager

Toyota exec to drive Aussie expansion
by James Mitchell • 18 Sep 2017
Australia’s largest mortgage broking business has today named its new general manager of distribution. READ MORE
Boxing gloves

Banks have 'no excuse for not challenging expenses'
by Reporter • 18 Sep 2017
The financial services regulator has disagreed with some of the findings of UBS’ recent "liar loans" report, adding... READ MORE
Launch, computer, technology, rebrand

Insurance portal rebrands and expands broker offering
by Reporter • 18 Sep 2017
Multi-insurance provider Ensurance Now has rebranded and rolled out additional measures to provide better broker... READ MORE
Fraud, jail

Former car finance manager convicted for loan fraud
by James Mitchell • 15 Sep 2017
A Victorian man has been convicted in the Ringwood Magistrates Court after pleading guilty to one charge of dishonestly... READ MORE
APRA

Brokers provide regional lenders with ‘plenty of opportunities’:...
by Lucy Dean • 15 Sep 2017
Brokers are part of both the cause for and the solution to regional lenders’ struggle with the Australian Prudential... READ MORE
Question

ASIC questions legality of bank rate hikes
by James Mitchell • 15 Sep 2017
The corporate watchdog told a parliamentary hearing this week that the big banks could be in breach of the ASIC Act... READ MORE
Blind man

Political 'tit for tat' destructive in the Sydney housing debate
by Tim Neary • 14 Sep 2017
The political “tit for tat” over Sydney’s growth is not a helpful way to find sustainable solutions for meeting... READ MORE
Mario Rehayem

Former broker becomes CEO of non-bank lender
by James Mitchell • 14 Sep 2017
Non-bank lender Pepper has announced today the appointment of a new country CEO for Australia. READ MORE
Money

Brokers originate $3.9bn in mortgages for regional bank
by James Mitchell • 14 Sep 2017
Non-major bank ME has reported this week that mortgage brokers contributed more than 60 per cent of home loan... READ MORE
Greg Medcraft

'I'd do it': ASIC chairman would place consumers in larger loans

by Reporter • 14 Sep 2017
Greg Medcraft, the chairman of ASIC, has suggested that he would be tempted to place consumers in larger loans to get... READ MORE
Question mark

MFAA responds to UBS claims

by Staff Reporter • 13 Sep 2017
The MFAA has questioned the way UBS represented the results of its recent consumer survey. READ MORE
Ok hand sign

FBAA asks brokers: R U OK?
by Reporter • 13 Sep 2017
The Finance Brokers Association of Australia (FBAA) is hosting a breakfast in Melbourne asking brokers to discuss and... READ MORE
Blame game

OPINION: The blame game (part 2)
by Reporter • 13 Sep 2017
A new report from UBS has re-fuelled the blame game, after it found that more than a third of broker customers said... READ MORE
Mobile phone, technology

New direct-to-voicemail tech breaks into broker channel
by Reporter • 13 Sep 2017
A new technology provider, co-founded by Brisbane-based broker George Samios, aims to offer brokers a "new way of doing... READ MORE
CBA

CBA offers $1,250 refinance rebate
by Lucy Dean • 12 Sep 2017
The Commonwealth Bank has announced the availability of a $1,250 refinance rebate for “select applications” along... READ MORE
Loan Market

Loan Market awards top performers
by James Mitchell • 12 Sep 2017
The major brokerage has announced the winners of the International Loan Market Awards 2017 held on the Gold Coast this... READ MORE
Chess piece, conflict

Channel conflict ‘biggest issue’ for veteran broker
by James Mitchell • 12 Sep 2017
A Queensland mortgage broker with more than 20 years’ experience has warned that channel conflict has once again... READ MORE
Brokers

Direct accreditation a ‘minefield’ for new brokers
by Lucy Dean • 11 Sep 2017
Brokers looking to diversify into the asset finance sector can find navigating the space to be a “minefield”, so... READ MORE
ANZ

ANZ takes broker business from Westpac
by Staff Reporter • 11 Sep 2017
The major banks are hungry for broker business, with ANZ winning a significant share of the market over August,... READ MORE
Blame

OPINION: Turnaround slowdown — who’s to blame?
by Reporter • 11 Sep 2017
ING DIRECT recently suggested that the broker channel was partly to blame for its delayed turnaround times. While the... READ MORE