Broker
What’s Making Headlines – the Federal Budget 2024/25
by Adrian Suljanovic • 17 May 2024
The Adviser’s What’s Making Headlines podcast runs down the big news stories for the week into bite-sized chunks to...READ MORE
What’s Making Headlines – the RBA’s May cash rate decision
by Adrian Suljanovic • 10 May 2024
The Adviser’s What’s Making Headlines podcast runs down the big news stories for the week into bite-sized chunks to... READ MORE
Great Southern champions brokers in 1H23 loan growth
by Fabian Cotter • 3 Mar 2023
Onboarding 2,000 mortgage brokers has boosted its first-half loan book, the customer-owned bank has confirmed.
READ MOREBrokers reveal borrowers’ top rising-rate questions — and why
by Fabian Cotter • 9 Jan 2023
Many borrowers are experiencing rising rates for the first time, but are they asking brokers the right questions now?... READ MORE
AFG champions broker market share at FY22 AGM
by Fabian Cotter • 28 Nov 2022
The aggregator has highlighted how brokers are helping to deliver good consumer outcomes for borrowers in Australia,... READ MORE
NAB confirms 50m+ monthly cyber attacks, warns brokers
by Fabian Cotter • 25 Nov 2022
Incessant cyber attacks per month have prompted NAB chief executive, Ross McEwan, to issue mortgage brokers... READ MORE
Growing SME debt finance puts brokers in focus, says Scotpac
by Fabian Cotter • 24 Nov 2022
Brokers are playing an increasingly key part in helping SMEs get crucial debt help fast – and much more, non-bank... READ MORE
Broking embraces government franchising transparency push
by Fabian Cotter • 21 Nov 2022
Both peak bodies for the national mortgage broking industry welcome recent franchising transparency requirements, they... READ MORE
Cash rate to surpass 4% in next year: survey
by Fabian Cotter • 1 Nov 2022
Cash rate increases will impact consumer spending habits more than mortgage repayments and property costs, Joust has... READ MORE
CBA offers flood-impacted brokers support
by Fabian Cotter • 21 Oct 2022
Victorian flood-affected brokers are being offered advanced trail payments to help them manage, the major bank has... READ MORE
‘Lock your doors!’: MFAA anti-hacker warns brokers
by Fabian Cotter • 20 Oct 2022
Post-Optus data breach, Kaesim Cybersecurity’s Paul Hankin has urged brokers to adopt two-factor authentication for... READ MORE
Brokers ‘at the heart of the future’: MyState Bank
by Fabian Cotter • 20 Oct 2022
Tasmania’s MyState Bank has reported a 6.9 per cent jump in its mortgage book — with brokers driving the majority... READ MORE
Turnaround times reach 5-year low: AFG
by Fabian Cotter • 7 Oct 2022
A bigger “Big 4” market share and faster loan turnaround times were key highlights in AFG’s latest Mortgage Index... READ MORE
Big 4 warned: Brokers drive growth
by Fabian Cotter • 20 Sep 2022
Brokers contributed around 70 per cent of all Great Southern Bank home lending in its first year as a bank, quantifying... READ MORE
Small bank turnarounds fastest since January 2020: Broker Pulse
by Malavika Santhebennur • 19 Sep 2022
Turnaround times at smaller lenders dipped to six days in August while broker satisfaction with this lender segment was... READ MORE
Opinion: Get ready for a new breed of broker
by James Mitchell • 16 Sep 2022
Mortgage broking is on the cusp of an exciting new age in which loan writers become business managers and salaried... READ MORE
Brokers reach parity on turnaround times: Report
by James Mitchell • 15 Sep 2022
EXCLUSIVE Mortgage brokers have clawed back customer satisfaction on turnaround times after being beaten by the banks... READ MORE
Clawbacks v cashbacks: New MFAA CEO speaks
by Fabian Cotter • 13 Sep 2022
New Mortgage & Finance Association of Australia (MFAA) chief executive Anja Pannek hits the ground running... READ MORE
Why Liz Zaki loves being a broker
by Robyn Tongol • 26 Apr 2022
In this feel-good episode, NSW broker Liz Zaki reveals why she loves being a broker and how she’s been sharing her... READ MORE
How this broker grew her business over 20 years
by Robyn Tongol • 19 Apr 2022
As she celebrates her 20th year in business, we discover how MoneyQuest broker Peita Davies has built her broking... READ MORE
How this established broker set up her own brokerage
by Robyn Tongol • 12 Apr 2022
After having been a branded broker for over a decade, South Australia-based broker Kristy de Poel took the leap to go... READ MORE
From firefighter to putting out financial fires
by Robyn Tongol • 5 Apr 2022
Five years ago, former firefighter Nikki Berzin hung up the hose to become a mortgage broker down in Victoria and now... READ MORE
How this new-to-industry broker has hit the ground running
by Robyn Tongol • 22 Mar 2022
For new-to-industry brokers, starting a broking business from scratch can feel like a gargantuan task – let alone... READ MORE
How this female-run brokerage thrives in a male-dominated space
by Robyn Tongol • 8 Mar 2022
ACT-based broker Lucy Blain of Blain Financial has been broking for the past six years, setting up her eponymous... READ MORE
uno revamps broker offering
by Annie Kane • 7 Mar 2022
The online brokerage has overhauled its broker offering, moving to become a branded brokerage and mortgage manager... READ MORE
Major bank offers assistance to flood-affected brokers
by Annie Kane • 4 Mar 2022
A big four bank has released an emergency assistance package to support brokers who have been directly and... READ MORE
In case you missed it (the week ending 4 March)
by Annie Kane • 4 Mar 2022
The weekly round-up of some of the biggest news stories in the broking industry from the week ending 4... READ MORE
Brokers dominate market share as settlements smash records
by Annie Kane • 2 Mar 2022
Mortgage brokers continue to write more than two-thirds of residential home loans and settled a record $95.65 billion... READ MORE