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Access to finance has overtaken all other challenges as the biggest barrier to SMEs meeting revenue targets, according to ScotPac’s latest SME Growth Index.

The South Australia-backed low-deposit lender Homestart has expanded the scope and scale of its loan offering.

Brokers are warning borrowers to take financial advice from social media with a “big grain of salt”, as ASIC moves to clamp down on unlawful ‘finfluencer’ activity.

Judo Bank has grown its loan book to $13.8 billion in the third quarter of the financial year 2026, reaffirming its full-year targets despite increasing economic uncertainty in the SME ...

A new platform designed to help brokers detect increasingly sophisticated fraud has been launched as mortgage fraud continues to evolve in complexity.

Non-bank SME lender Banjo Loans has appointed a new chairman to replace the outgoing Rick Sawers, who is retiring after four years in the role.

Despite not usually interacting, brokers and property managers can unlock mutual benefits by collaborating to share data, boosting efficiency and maximising client satisfaction.

ORDE Financial has updated its Commercial Prime pricing, as business owners increasingly review their lending structures amid ongoing economic uncertainty.

Loan applications are falling as inflation increasingly weighs on business owners, according to a new report by SME lender Banjo Loans.

Brokers are being urged to prepare for significant change as technology, competition, and shifting customer expectations continue to reshape the industry.

Moneytech has criticised the government’s $1 billion Economic Resilience Program after it was revealed that non-bank lenders would be excluded from delivering the loans.

Bank of Queensland has posted strong growth in commercial lending as it continues to prioritise business banking, even as overall earnings softened in the first half of the financial year ...

New analysis from Cotality shows properties below 5 per cent Deposit Scheme price caps have recorded stronger growth than higher-priced homes since October last year.

Commercial brokers are increasingly moving from a transactional to a more strategic role as SME conditions become more complex, according to Connective’s head of commercial and asset finance

Australia’s small- to medium-sized businesses are leading the AI wave, new research from National Australia Bank has found.