podcast

Video podcast: What’s Making Headlines – Is today’s mortgage...
by Annie Kane • 10 Jul 2026
The jury is in: paying off a mortgage now is harder than it has ever been – even when interest rates were up around... READ MORE

Video podcast: Fighting fires and financing excavators – How James...
by Annie Kane • 7 Jul 2026
From forklift salesman to financing multimillion-dollar firefighting helicopters and 200-tonne excavators, James Allan... READ MORE

Video podcast: What’s Making Headlines – Mortgage fraud storms...
by Annie Kane • 3 Jul 2026
Happy new financial year! As FY27 rolls in, a wave of compliance shake-ups, shifting housing data, and explosive media... READ MORE

Video podcast: How this Bendigo broker established a successful...
by Annie Kane • 30 Jun 2026
Just one year after taking the leap to launch his own work-from-home franchise, the Bendigo-based broker took home the... READ MORE

Video podcast: What’s Making Headlines – The shocking SMSF...
by Annie Kane • 26 Jun 2026
A surprise political deal has blindsided the mortgage industry this week, threatening to wipe out large chunks of... READ MORE

Video podcast: New Broker – How a regional broker wrote 150 loans...
by Annie Kane • 23 Jun 2026
What does it take to write 150 loans in your first year as a solo broker? For regional Victoria broker Jay Nash, the... READ MORE

Video podcast: What’s Making Headlines – Is this peak cash rate?
by Ben Squires • 19 Jun 2026
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has handed out its June cash rate decision, and while the decision didn’t... READ MORE

New Broker – Top advice from the New Broker Academy 2026
by Annie Kane • 16 Jun 2026
With record market share, a rapidly changing credit environment, and increasingly sophisticated technological updates,... READ MORE

Video podcast: What’s Making Headlines – Broker market share...
by Annie Kane • 12 Jun 2026
Broker market share has finally crossed the historic 80 per cent threshold, but how much higher can the third-party... READ MORE

In Focus: How short-term lenders can help brokers ride the storm

by Ben Squires • 10 Jun 2026
In a market defined by uncertainty, brokers need lending partners that can deliver speed, flexibility, and certainty to... READ MORE

Video podcast: New Broker – How this new broker carved out her niche
by Annie Kane • 9 Jun 2026
After a life-altering accident required Katherine Looke to leave her corporate job, she thrived under the flexibility... READ MORE

Video podcast: What’s Making Headlines – A new era for the FBAA
by Ben Squires • 5 Jun 2026
You can watch the episode on YouTube above or on your device by clicking here. You can also listen to the audio-only... READ MORE

In Focus: How brokers can help connect the dots in the borrowing...
by Annie Kane • 3 Jun 2026
Rising interest rates and tightening servicing requirements have left many borrowers feeling that traditional home... READ MORE

Video podcast: How WA’s Editor’s Choice winner is building a...
by Annie Kane • 2 Jun 2026
The Western Australian property market is undergoing an unprecedented squeeze, but one broker has unlocked the secret... READ MORE

Video podcast: What’s Making Headlines – Mortgage fraud arrests
by Annie Kane • 29 May 2026
You can watch the episode on YouTube above or on your device by clicking here. You can also listen to the audio-only... READ MORE

In Focus: Why EOFY is the perfect business catalyst for brokers
by Ben Squires • 27 May 2026
The end of the financial year presents a prime opportunity for brokers to move from reactive, single-product lending to... READ MORE

New Broker – How BLANK Financial is supporting new brokers
by Annie Kane • 26 May 2026
Can joining an existing brokerage keep new brokers from becoming just another statistic? With roughly one in two... READ MORE

Video podcast: What’s Making Headlines – Budget reforms strike...
by Ben Squires • 22 May 2026
Changes flowing from the federal budget are already making their way into lending policy, with Macquarie Bank becoming... READ MORE

In Focus: How brokers can navigate the ‘rocky’ economic horizon
by Annie Kane • 21 May 2026
This year has already been one of major economic upheaval, with more disruption expected to come later this year. We... READ MORE

Video podcast: How Melissa Burt dedicates herself to first home buyer...
by Annie Kane • 19 May 2026
You can watch the episode on YouTube above or on your device by clicking here. You can also listen to the audio-only... READ MORE

What’s Making Headlines: The budget’s billion-dollar property...
by Annie Kane • 15 May 2026
What if the secret to fixing Australia’s housing crisis was making it less profitable to be an investor? Treasurer... READ MORE

In Focus: Unpacking the biggest housing tax shake-up in decades

by Annie Kane • 14 May 2026
The federal budget has been handed down, and with it, major changes to tax treatment for investors. But will the... READ MORE

New Broker – The secrets to building a solid client book fast
by Annie Kane • 13 May 2026
A new wave of technology is allowing new brokers to leapfrog the competition and land directly in front of motivated... READ MORE

Video podcast: How Amol Khuntale is harnessing AI to write 700+ loans...
by Annie Kane • 12 May 2026
You can watch the episode on YouTube above or on your device by clicking here. You can also listen to the audio-only... READ MORE

Video podcast: What’s Making Headlines – Rate hike tightens the...
by Ben Squires • 8 May 2026
After the RBA’s move to hike rates to 4.35 per cent, the team breaks down what this means for borrower serviceability... READ MORE

In Focus: The headwinds and opportunities in SME lending
by Annie Kane • 6 May 2026
What does a war in the Middle East have to do with an Australian small business? Potentially, everything. READ MORE

Video podcast: From banker to broker: How Daniel Liao writes 290...
by Annie Kane • 5 May 2026
You can watch the episode on YouTube above or on your device by clicking here. You can also listen to the audio-only... READ MORE

Video podcast: What’s Making Headlines – Finsure terminates...
by Annie Kane • 1 May 2026
What was already one of this year’s biggest stories in the mortgage and finance space continued to unfold this week,... READ MORE

Video podcast: From intelligence analyst to Editor’s Choice: How...
by Annie Kane • 28 Apr 2026
You can watch the episode on YouTube above or on your device by clicking here. You can also listen to the audio-only... READ MORE

Video podcast: What’s Making Headlines – Brokers slam major...
by Ben Squires • 24 Apr 2026
Borrower retention schemes are back in the spotlight after media reports revealed a major bank offering cash incentives... READ MORE