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Non-bank launches ‘Australia’s first two-week settlement...
by • 14 Oct 2016
Australia’s largest non-bank lender has announced it is offering the country’s “first ever” two-week settlement...READ MORE
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Elite broker offers 3 top tips for new-to-industry
by • 14 Oct 2016
A successful mortgage professional has provided three fundamentals to being a successful broker, following the... READ MORE
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FBAA welcomes HSBC’s return
by • 14 Oct 2016
The leading industry body has welcomed HSBC’s re-establishment of a relationship with brokers, emphasising that smart... READ MORE
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Home renovation sector ‘packs a punch’ across Aussie economy
by • 14 Oct 2016
A senior economist has revealed that the home renovations market is currently worth $31 billion and could rise further... READ MORE

FBAA ‘condemns’ mortgage misrepresentation report
by • 13 Oct 2016
The industry body has “condemned” the findings of a recent UBS Investment Bank study that suggested some brokers... READ MORE
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The benefits of mentoring a new broker
by • 13 Oct 2016
One mortgage professional explains the process of hiring new loan writers and integrating them into his... READ MORE
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Rate cut chatter drives uptick in variable loan demand
by • 13 Oct 2016
Ongoing speculation about another rate cut this year has encouraged an increasing number of borrowers to opt for a... READ MORE
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New home lending ‘steadily trending higher’

by • 13 Oct 2016
Lending to households building or purchasing new homes saw an improvement in August, according to the Housing Industry... READ MORE

Bank confirms return to broker channel
by • 12 Oct 2016
One of the world’s largest banking groups has confirmed that it will return to the third-party channel and recommence... READ MORE
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Broking franchise celebrates ‘champion performers’
by • 12 Oct 2016
MoneyQuest has recognised its best brokers at a national business awards event where its director said the franchise is... READ MORE
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Free on-the-go learning program launches for brokers
by • 12 Oct 2016
A new “commuter learning” program has been launched to help brokers “refresh, enhance and develop their... READ MORE

PLAN Australia appoints new CEO
by • 11 Oct 2016

An industry leader has been appointed to the role of CEO of PLAN Australia and Advantedge Financial Solutions.

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Mortgage misrepresentation ‘more prevalent via brokers’
by • 11 Oct 2016
Almost a third of Aussie mortgagors have admitted to providing factually inaccurate applications, with the level of... READ MORE
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Ambitious broker offers top tips for customer retention
by • 11 Oct 2016
When it comes to writing large volumes, there is “huge value” in taking the time to put in personal calls to... READ MORE
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Financial advice group cops ASIC fine
by • 11 Oct 2016
A group of companies that promotes itself as one of Australia’s largest financial advisory businesses has been fined... READ MORE
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Client retention programme delivers 94% success rate
by • 11 Oct 2016
A mortgage funder has reported that its new client retention initiative has helped brokers retain nearly 2,500... READ MORE

FBAA presses Treasury on banking transparency and LMI
by • 10 Oct 2016
A leading industry body has met with the Treasury to discuss banking transparency and lenders mortgage insurance,... READ MORE
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Untapped equity could assist struggling retirees

by • 10 Oct 2016
The financial, emotional and health-related hardships many “poorly prepared” retirees experience could be... READ MORE
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Broker develops CRM platform
by • 10 Oct 2016
An experienced mortgage professional is in the process of designing his own customer relationship management system,... READ MORE
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Mortgage professional creates strategy to help FHBs into market
by • 10 Oct 2016
A broker has partnered with financial planners to devise a “fun and innovative” decision-making model for first... READ MORE

Challenger bank to reach 75% of broker market
by • 7 Oct 2016
The CEO of Bank of Queensland has emphasised that growing the broker channel is one of the challenger bank’s main... READ MORE
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Non-major ‘shines a light’ on growing wealth opportunities
by • 7 Oct 2016
With brokers poised to vie for the title of the country’s best commercial writer, ING DIRECT has partnered with the... READ MORE
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Nearly 80% of brokers believe rates will hold until 2017
by • 7 Oct 2016
Around four-fifths of brokers think that the Reserve Bank of Australia will hold the cash rate at its current... READ MORE
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Regional bank ‘enhances’ home loan offering
by • 7 Oct 2016
Adelaide Bank has announced an ‘enhanced’ service and product offering for the home loans offered under AFG’s... READ MORE

Brokers facilitate 14% rise in mutual’s loan portfolio
by • 6 Oct 2016
A leading mutual bank has seen its housing loan portfolio swell by 14.2 per cent to $4.3 billion in 2015/16, thanks in... READ MORE
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Lending changes present brokers with ‘golden opportunity’
by • 6 Oct 2016
Brokers remain “ideally placed” to give people a pathway to “financial choice and freedom” amid the APRA... READ MORE
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Home loan rate cuts diverge from RBA hold
by • 6 Oct 2016
“Competition to get new customers” has resulted in lenders making nearly 200 cuts to home loan rates in the past... READ MORE
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Brokers continue to play important role for alternative lender
by • 6 Oct 2016
The third-party channel remains “very important” to alternative lender Keystart, one of its executive managers has... READ MORE

Commercial lending ‘too dynamic and complex’ for NCCP
by • 5 Oct 2016
A broking industry body has warned that business loans “are not easy” and are “too dynamic and complex” to be... READ MORE
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Calling Australia’s best commercial writers
by • 5 Oct 2016
Are you Australia’s best commercial loan writer? If you think you are the country’s most prolific commercial broker... READ MORE
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