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Lisa Montgomery to chair Sydney mortgage event

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 ...

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Non-banks must unite, says Barnes' Rayner

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

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Credit reporting takes effect

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

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Barnes brand to live on

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

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Third party retains majority share of mortgage market

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

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Advisers write one in four new AMP home loans

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.

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SME market gap an opportunity for brokers

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

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Big four ‘own’ 40 per cent of brokers

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.

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SMEs in need of guidance: report

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

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Australian banking growth to slow

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

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