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How RMBS was brought to Australia
8 September 2023

EXCLUSIVE The ‘father’ of residential mortgage-backed securities in Australia, Vernon Spencer, reveals the origin story of how securitisation was developed in Australia.

AMP halves turnaround times for loan increases
7 September 2023

The non-major bank has announced it has slashed turnaround times and has launched a digital application process for customers looking to increase their loan size.

Heritage and People’s Choice secures $1bn RMBS deal
7 September 2023

The $1 billion residential mortgage-backed security program is the inaugural transaction for the recently merged mutual bank.

LATEST PODCAST: Spring selling season starts slightly softer than expected
4 September 2023

The Mortgage Business Uncut podcast is your weekly analysis of the biggest themes shaping the Australian mortgage market.

Beyond Bank and First Choice Credit Union announce intention to merge
1 September 2023

Two customer-owned lenders have announced that they intend to merge, with member votes expected later this year.

SMSF Lending Made Easy with Granite
1 September 2023

As a broker-only brand built purely for supporting brokers in niche lending, Granite offers an innovative SMSF product with features that set it apart from competitors.

Pepper buys prime loan portfolio from bank
1 September 2023

A book of approximately NZ$1.4 billion prime New Zealand mortgages have been bought by the non-bank lender from HSBC.

Owner-occupied growth drops more than 60%: APRA
1 September 2023

Australia’s banks issued just under $3 billion in owner-occupied mortgages in July, two thirds less than the month before, according to new data.

Auswide celebrates record loan book increase
31 August 2023

After achieving its strongest-ever loan book growth in the financial year 2023, partly driven by brokers, the lender has said it will look to achieve ‘modest growth’ in FY24.

Pepper prices upsized $850m RMBS
31 August 2023

The non-bank has priced a $850 million residential mortgage-backed security transaction, which will be used to support its non-conforming mortgage business growth.