Economy

Barnes Home Loans executive director Janelle Rayner has urged non-bank lenders to join forces to combat the strength of the big four.

Lenders will soon be able to assess more of their clients’ credit history than previously, following last year’s changes to the Privacy Act.

Queensland mortgage manager Barnes Home Loans will not be rebranded following its acquisition by non-bank lender Homeloans Ltd.

Research commissioned by the MFAA has revealed that mortgage brokers retained a majority share of the mortgage market in the December quarter.

AMP Bank has seen a significant increase in the use of AMP-aligned financial advisers as a distribution channel for the lender’s residential mortgages.

Brokers are well placed to fill a critical gap in the growing SME space, according to a new study.

Australia’s mutual lenders have hinted at the need for a national mortgage broker register after estimating 40 per cent of loan writers are owned by the major banks.

One-third of SMEs say they have “no ultimate plans” for their business, according to a new study.

Morningstar analysts have flagged, as a “central theme”, slower growth in the Australian banking system over the coming years.

A listed mortgage group has revealed plans to provide predictive and reactionary analytics as it transitions to the cloud.