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ORDE updates pricing as brokers support lending reviews
27 April 2026

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

Loan demand drops as SMEs turn defensive
24 April 2026

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

Brokers face threat and opportunity as AI reshapes industry
24 April 2026

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

Moneytech criticises non-bank exclusion from billion-dollar loan scheme
23 April 2026

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.

BOQ leans into business lending as commercial growth accelerates
23 April 2026

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 ...

Why are lower-priced homes surging in value?
23 April 2026

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.

How tougher business conditions are reshaping the broker role
22 April 2026

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

AI uptake surges among SMEs
22 April 2026

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

Crypto boom meets mortgage reality check
22 April 2026

As crypto ownership surges in Australia, brokers warn lending remains underdeveloped, with volatility, compliance hurdles, and regulatory uncertainty keeping it on the fringes of home ...

Macquarie tops broker satisfaction survey amid onshoring push
22 April 2026

Macquarie Bank ranked highest across a variety of metrics in March’s Broker Pulse survey, as lenders push to differentiate their offering and gain market share.

Fraud headlines ‘paint industry with one brush’, brokers warn
21 April 2026

Brokers have hit back at fraud scrutiny in the third-party channel following allegations of misconduct.

Lendi Group announces new C-level appointment
21 April 2026

The broking group has appointed a new chief operations officer, promoting from within as the broking and fintech group accelerates its push toward AI-native operations.

Brokers still trump AI when it comes to financial decisions
21 April 2026

Sixty-nine per cent of Australians consider the advice from mortgage brokers, financial advisers, and banks to be more valuable than the advice from AI, according to a new report.

AFG major bank flows steady but regaining ground
21 April 2026

Competition between major banks and non-major lenders remained broadly stable in the March quarter, even as longer-term AFG data shows non-majors losing ground across several lending ...

Shared equity scheme branded ‘utter waste of time’
20 April 2026

Brokers have criticised the Queensland government’s Boost to Buy scheme, pointing to its reliance on a single participating lender and highlighting broader structural concerns with shared ...