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Why this elite broker offers budgeting advice
by Reporter • 26 Jul 2017
A WA-based broker and elite business writer reveals how offering financial advice and a budgeting service has helped... READ MORE
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CommSec founder buys into HashChing, joins board
by Staff reporter • 25 Jul 2017
CommSec founder Paul Rickard has joined the advisory board of online mortgage marketplace HashChing and formed part of... READ MORE
Red tape

Broker applauds China innovation partnership, warns against ‘red...
by Lucy Dean • 25 Jul 2017
A commercial broker has lauded Austrade’s innovation partnership with China, but warns against adding “red tape”... READ MORE

Dalton says ‘flat fee’ model could hurt consumers
by James Mitchell • 25 Jul 2017
Mortgage industry figure Kym Dalton has outlined a number of issues with the proposed flat-fee broker remuneration... READ MORE
Gavel

Property developer and strip-club owner charged with fraud
by Lucy Dean • 24 Jul 2017
A property developer and operator of Hobart’s Men’s Galley and Launceston’s Show Girls has been charged with... READ MORE

Bankwest to lift rates for existing borrowers
by James Mitchell • 24 Jul 2017
The major bank subsidiary has announced significant changes to its home loan rates as it looks to “balance the needs... READ MORE
Performance review

Why ongoing performance review is critical
by Lucy Dean • 24 Jul 2017
An ongoing review process can mitigate “oodles of worry and stress,” but all players need to be accountable, a... READ MORE
Fraud

ASIC permanently bans former finance analyst
by Lucy Dean • 24 Jul 2017
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has permanently banned a former finance analyst convicted of... READ MORE

Vow Financial reveals top performers
by James Mitchell • 24 Jul 2017
Major aggregator Vow Financial has crowned its leading commercial business writers, who explained how they have found... READ MORE

Lenders announce P&I rate changes
by Lucy Dean • 21 Jul 2017
Two lenders have announced reductions to fixed interest rates on principal and interest loans. READ MORE

Auswide classes off-the-plan lending as ‘unacceptable’
by Lucy Dean • 21 Jul 2017
Auswide Bank has announced a raft of changes to its credit policy, stripping off-the-plan purchases and owner-builder... READ MORE
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Top 25 brokerages in Australia revealed
by Reporter • 21 Jul 2017
Eight new entrants and four franchise groups made it into this year’s Top 25 Brokerages ranking, revealing the... READ MORE
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Reduced sentence for loan fraud broker
by Lucy Dean • 20 Jul 2017
A Queensland broker who was found guilty of submitting false documents to support mortgage applications has had her... READ MORE

Cross-industry group agrees on ASIC response framework
by Reporter • 20 Jul 2017
Members of the mortgage broking and banking industries have agreed on the framework to develop an industry response to... READ MORE
Suncorp Bank

Regional banks update turnaround times
by Lucy Dean • 20 Jul 2017
Two non-major banks have released revised turnaround times for home loans, stating that they can now service PAYG... READ MORE
Rent, vacancy rates

National vacancy rates on the increase
by Staff reporter • 20 Jul 2017
Led by a jump in Sydney, the overall number of national residential vacancies is 78,314 in June 2017, giving a national... READ MORE

Mutuals welcome government announcement
by James Mitchell • 20 Jul 2017
COBA has praised the government on moving quickly to allow all credit unions and building societies to use the term... READ MORE
Helping hand, homeless

Broker uses trail commission to house the homeless
by James Mitchell • 19 Jul 2017
As consumer groups call for “urgent action” on trail commissions, one Sydney mortgage professional has started... READ MORE
Out of control, complex

Consumer law groups are ‘out of control’ on broking: FBAA
by Reporter • 19 Jul 2017
The FBAA has hit out at an article released by CHOICE this week, which suggested that mortgage brokers are targeting... READ MORE
FAST Brendan Wright

Diversity is helping to grow industry, says aggregator head
by Reporter • 19 Jul 2017
The chief executive of a leading aggregator has said that the broking industry has grown as a result of “a lot more... READ MORE

Lenders announce LVR changes
by Lucy Dean • 18 Jul 2017
A non-major lender and a mortgage manager have announced changes to maximum LVR ratios. READ MORE

Opinion: It's time for the broker bashing to stop
by James Mitchell • 18 Jul 2017
Enough now. The attack on brokers is getting out of hand. Also, the irony of a consumer group called ‘CHOICE’... READ MORE
first-time homebuyers, stress, struggle, mortgage, investment

First-time home buyers struggling with mortgages: report
by Julianne Leybag • 18 Jul 2017
First-time home buyers are currently having a hard time navigating the mortgage maze, with Queensland having the... READ MORE
Money, fees, cash

Brokers will soon ‘have to’ charge fees, predicts elite broker

by Reporter • 18 Jul 2017
Mortgage brokers will soon “have to” charge fees for some, or all, of their services, one of Australia’s top loan... READ MORE
people

Opportunity for brokers ‘to help millions’
by Reporter • 18 Jul 2017
New research has suggested that 3.6 million people could be “underserviced” in terms of finance, which a specialist... READ MORE