Economy

One of Australia’s fastest growing banks believes the low-rate environment will further encourage investors to continue growing their portfolios.

One of Australia’s newest banks saw significant growth in broker settlements over the six months to 31 December last year.

Former RESI chief executive and industry veteran Lisa Montgomery will chair the 10th Annual Loan Origination Excellence 2015 event in Sydney this week as industry heavyweights meet to ...

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.