Mortgage and Finance Brokers Breaking News - The Adviser

ASIC: change standard commissions and move away from bonuses

by Annie Kane • 17 Mar 2017

Linking standard commissions to LVR and “moving away” from bonus and soft dollar commissions are just three of the... READ MORE

WA’s best brokers crowned

by Reporter • 17 Mar 2017

The top brokers, brokerages, lender BDMs and loan administrators in Western Australia have been crowned at The... READ MORE

National recruitment drive for brokerage

by Reporter • 17 Mar 2017

Elders Home Loans’ head of home loans has spearheaded a restructured strategy for the company, growing its broking... READ MORE

Brokers hear from industry leaders at aggregator conference

by Francesca Krakue • 17 Mar 2017

Mortgage professionals have been provided with insights into how they can evolve and thrive in a highly competitive... READ MORE

Remuneration report released

by Annie Kane • 16 Mar 2017

The government has today released the long-awaited remuneration review into broker commissions for consultation. READ MORE

Broker clients have ‘extreme’ sensitivity to rate changes

by James Mitchell • 16 Mar 2017

A JP Morgan report into the mortgage industry has found that customers who obtained a home loan through a broker are... READ MORE

Speciality lender makes changes to SMSF loan product

by Reporter • 16 Mar 2017

A leading specialty lender has announced that it has made changes to one of its self-managed super fund products in a... READ MORE

Sydney and Melbourne ‘out of favour’ with investors

by Francesca Krakue • 16 Mar 2017

Less than a quarter of property investors from Sydney and Melbourne believe now is a good time to buy an investment... READ MORE

Innovative Virtual VOI platform avoids big four banks

by Reporter • 15 Mar 2017

A new virtual verification of identify service has revealed that it is targeting mid-tier lenders, aggregators and... READ MORE

Big four bank announces investor LVR change

by Reporter • 15 Mar 2017

A major bank has announced that it is reducing the maximum LVR ratio for investment home loans, effective... READ MORE

Lender to trial virtual sales assistants

by James Mitchell • 15 Mar 2017

An ASX-listed marketplace lender with an extensive broker footprint has announced that it will trial a new artificial... READ MORE

NAB launches university scholarship

by Francesca Krakue • 15 Mar 2017

The big four bank has this week unveiled a scholarship program and academic research funding to support the future of... READ MORE

Major lenders lose 6% broker market share in a year

by Reporter • 14 Mar 2017

The proportion of mortgages being written by brokers to the major banks has fallen by 6.55 per cent in just one year,... READ MORE

In Memoriam: Brett Emerson Hartley

by James Mitchell • 14 Mar 2017

Brett Emerson Hartley, founder of MAS and FirstPoint Mortgage Brokers, has passed away after a long illness. READ MORE

Banks put heads together to ease switching

by Francesca Krakue • 14 Mar 2017

Lenders and other stakeholders have come together at an inaugural roundtable to discuss new initiatives aimed at... READ MORE

An expert’s simple digital marketing framework revealed

by Tamikah Bretzke • 14 Mar 2017

A digital marketing guru and guest speaker at the Better Business Summit recently shared her online marketing tips for... READ MORE

Major banks’ plan to scrap commissions ‘highly unlikely’

by James Mitchell • 13 Mar 2017

Recent media reports claiming that the major banks are planning to scrap broker commissions have been slammed by a... READ MORE

APRA on ‘high alert’ as investor lending soars

by James Mitchell • 13 Mar 2017

Housing finance commitments posted further growth in January, driven by the investor segment. READ MORE

Former bank CEO joins P2P lender

by Reporter • 13 Mar 2017

Peer-to-peer lender RateSetter has appointed former ING Direct chief executive Vaughn Richtor to its Australian board... READ MORE

Half of all single women struggle to recover from financial setbacks

by Francesca Krakue • 13 Mar 2017

New research has revealed that single women – and in particular single mothers – struggle with poor financial... READ MORE

Broker of the Year revealed - Mar 2017

by Francesca Krakue • 10 Mar 2017

The top brokers, brokerages, lender BDMs and loan administrators of South Australia have been crowned at The... READ MORE

CUA to ramp up broker offering, streamline process

by James Mitchell • 10 Mar 2017

The mutual lender is looking to grow its third-party footprint and has revealed how it is changing its processes to... READ MORE

Chifley Securities thanks APRA for 140% lending surge

by Staff reporter • 10 Mar 2017

Non-bank lender Chifley Securities says its record growth over the last 12 months has been the direct result of tighter... READ MORE

No surprise as new report finds drop in housing affordability