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It’s Simple Finance broker Joseph Daoud is set to serve up some tough questions to the Prime Minister after placing a winning bid for a charity tennis match with Anthony Albanese.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia and Westpac emerged as the fastest-growing major business lenders in May, replacing ANZ after it topped the rankings the previous month.

Brokerage Fouracre Financial has teamed up with buyer’s agent InvestorKit to acquire key assets from liquidated Dashdot, including its broking business and its proprietary technology ...

A wave of new financial-year reforms could have a “cumulative impact” on small businesses’ operations and cash flow, the Housing Industry Association has warned.

The federal government’s shared equity home ownership scheme, Help to Buy, has officially expanded for the 2026–27 financial year, introducing 10,000 new places and higher income eligibility ...

Mortgage brokers have backed calls for a National Economic Crime Strategy as the industry grapples with increasingly sophisticated forms of mortgage fraud.

Australia’s housing market has suffered its sharpest monthly decline in more than two-and-a-half years, with national dwelling values falling 0.4 per cent in June and 0.7 per cent over the ...

Loan Market Group has broadened its white label lending offering with a set of new strategic partnerships as it looks to bolster access to specialist lending options.

A 45-day transition window on the government’s SMSF lending changes has sparked a rush of inquiries, with brokers flagging a scramble among borrowers trying to beat the deadline.

Banks could gain greater capacity to fund residential property developments under proposed changes from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, which would halve the qualifying ...

More lenders have moved to update their serviceability calculations after the federal budget’s changes to negative gearing passed through Parliament.

As businesses face mounting cash flow pressures, SME brokers have been urged to move beyond loan transactions and help clients identify problems before they escalate.

The financial services sector needs an immediate, co-ordinated action plan to tackle mortgage fraud, NAB has said, as it reveals it has already “exited” multiple players from its ecosystem

Almost half of Australian SMEs are currently using some form of asset-backed lending, with over a quarter entering the market in the last year alone.

As economic conditions push SME payment arrears to a six-year high, non-bank Earlypay is urging brokers to use the new financial year to check in with clients around working capital and ...