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PLAN CEO shares top tips on broker success
by • 19 Apr 2017
The new CEO of PLAN Australia shares her enthusiasm for the role and key advice on succeeding in the mortgage broking...READ MORE

Free aggregation platform launches
by • 19 Apr 2017
One of Australia’s largest loan processing groups has launched a new, zero-aggregation-fee platform that aims to help... READ MORE

Young guns carve out niche with new brokerage
by • 19 Apr 2017
Two Sydney mortgage brokers have managed to put their university education to use by targeting a particular type of... READ MORE

Average broker home loan portfolio is $38m, finds MFAA
by • 18 Apr 2017
The national average value of a broker’s home loan portfolio is around $38 million, new research from the Mortgage... READ MORE

Wealth firm launches new home loans subsidiary
by staff reporter • 18 Apr 2017
Wealth management firm Stanford Brown has merged one of its divisions with a Sydney-based mortgage broking firm to... READ MORE

Tasmania mortgage demand outstrips NSW and Victoria
by • 18 Apr 2017
The annual rate of growth in mortgage applications was +4.3 per cent year-on-year for the March quarter with the... READ MORE

Brokerage hires broker and financial adviser Shane Marini

by Richard van der Draay • 18 Apr 2017
Regional mortgage brokerage firm Mint Equity has announced that it has expanded its team by hiring mortgage broker and... READ MORE

FBAA: ASIC peer review panel ‘a great idea’
by • 13 Apr 2017
The executive director of the Finance Brokers Association of Australia has welcomed the consultation on ASIC’s... READ MORE

Aggregator to launch new council

by • 13 Apr 2017
The winner of the 2016 Australian Broking Awards’ Training and Education of the Year category, PLAN Australia, has... READ MORE

Mortgage broker sentenced for fraud
by • 13 Apr 2017
The former GM of a mortgage manager, Beth Ngoc Stolyar (nee Nguyen), has been found guilty of mortgage fraud at... READ MORE

Major bank increases investor rates
by staff reporter • 13 Apr 2017

A big four bank has increased its fixed home loan rates for new residential investor borrowers.

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New ASIC panel to be given power to ban brokers
by • 12 Apr 2017
A consultation has launched to determine whether a new Financial Services Panel being set up by ASIC should be given... READ MORE

Financial planning ‘fantastic way’ to diversify
by • 12 Apr 2017
The general manager of lending at Yellow Brick Road has stressed the growing importance of diversification in the... READ MORE

Elite broker reveals his top tips for business development
by Richard van der Draay • 12 Apr 2017
The “best investment brokers could ever make” for their business is to hire staff to help with the front piece of... READ MORE

What brokers look for in an aggregator
by • 12 Apr 2017
One of the most important choices a broker makes when coming into the business is which aggregator to go with. Five... READ MORE

Major bank reveals lack of ‘clarity’ around aggregator oversight
by • 11 Apr 2017
A big four bank has acknowledged that data quality and public reporting could be further improved in the mortgage... READ MORE

Big four bank announces strategic appointment
by • 11 Apr 2017
Westpac has newly appointed a state general manager for NSW/ACT to lead a team of BDMs who provide expert mortgage... READ MORE

Regional broker thriving in ‘buoyant’ Cairns market
by • 11 Apr 2017
An award-winning broker has discussed the flourishing Cairns mortgage market and what winning Regional Office of the... READ MORE

71% of consumers are happy with broker advice
by • 11 Apr 2017
Nearly three-quarters of consumers have rated the advice they have received from brokers as ‘good’ (or higher), new... READ MORE

Broker to fork out over $1.2m for breaching credit laws
by • 10 Apr 2017
The Federal Court fined on Friday the sole director of a Cairns-based brokerage a total of $776,000 for breaching... READ MORE

Mortgage lender appoints Chum Darvall as deputy chairman
by • 10 Apr 2017

A former CEO of Deutsche Bank ANZ has become deputy chairman of mortgage manager Homeloans Ltd.

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Major bank launches home loan rewards campaign
by • 10 Apr 2017
NAB has announced a new rewards points campaign for its home loan customers, in a move aimed at helping brokers shape... READ MORE

Up to 60% of broker application rework caused by VOI problems
by • 10 Apr 2017
Between 20 and 60 per cent of all broker applications require rework from funders due to problems with identification... READ MORE

Broker share could reach 73%: NAB
by • 7 Apr 2017
The executive general manager for broker partnerships at NAB has told brokers that they could achieve a similar market... READ MORE

Millennials ‘not prepared’ for reality of owning home
by • 7 Apr 2017
A recent survey has revealed that while most Australian millennials intend on buying a home in the next five years,... READ MORE

Client strike rate ‘much higher’ with financial advice
by • 7 Apr 2017
Taking the step to become qualified as a financial planner can make a significant difference to brokers’ client... READ MORE

Submissions flooding in for ABAs 2017
by • 7 Apr 2017
There has been a surge in submissions for the 2017 Australian Broking Awards, the only industry awards focusing... READ MORE

Former mortgage broker pleads guilty to deception
by • 6 Apr 2017
A former mortgage broker has pleaded guilty to six charges of deception in the Adelaide District Court totalling $1.9... READ MORE

Revealed: Best of the non-banks 2017
by • 6 Apr 2017
New research has revealed which non-bank lenders brokers think are at the top of their game for short-term, commercial,... READ MORE

Mutual lender halts investor lending
by • 6 Apr 2017
Credit Union Australia has announced it will temporarily pause accepting applications for investor lending until... READ MORE
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