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Market conditions spark upsizer surge
25 August 2026

Changing conditions in the residential property market have prompted a surge in inquiry from owner-occupiers looking to upgrade their homes, a brokerage has reported.

BiiGGA expands BDM team across 2 extra states
25 August 2026

Working capital lender BiiGGA has expanded its broker-facing team with two new business development managers, as the lender looks to strengthen its presence across Queensland and South ...

Business loan demand booms as asset finance falters
24 August 2026

National business loan demand rebounded in July, while asset finance demand dropped, a new Equifax report has found.

No love lost as broker confirms tennis match with Albanese
24 August 2026

A tennis match between a broker campaigning against the government’s tax reforms and the Prime Minister has been confirmed.

Solomons Capital joins Money Quest lender panel
24 August 2026

Solomons Capital has joined the Money Quest Group lender panel, giving its brokers access to short-term private credit for transactions.

Younger buyers go big on deposits despite affordability pressures
21 August 2026

Younger Australians are entering the property market with larger deposits than previous generations, despite elevated house prices and ongoing cost-of-living pressures, new research has ...

Acquisition deal strengthens brokerage’s commercial capability
21 August 2026

Melbourne-based Acceptance Finance has completed the acquisition of a brokerage as it seeks to expand into commercial finance.

‘Widow tax’ bill passes Parliament
21 August 2026

The tax reform bill that makes the asset write-off permanent and closes the ‘widow tax’ loophole has finally passed both houses, after months of debate.

The policy round-up: Lender changes at a glance 14–21 August
21 August 2026

Lenders have been pushing out new products and tweaking policy to keep their offerings competitive. Here’s all the changes you need to know about.

The good, bad, and ugly of non-banks in open banking
20 August 2026

After the first month of non-banks having been in the open banking system, the first tranche of data reveals a telling picture.

Banks battle for SME lending as margins hit 5-year low
20 August 2026

Strong lending competition has pushed the margin on small business loans above the cash rate to a five-year low, the Australian Banking Association has found.

Cynario launches automated client review tool for brokers
20 August 2026

AI fintech Cynario has launched a new feature that automates the client review process into an automatic pipeline for social media and branded content.

Banking associations back ATO data sharing after AUSTRAC fraud probe
19 August 2026

Australia’s banking associations have renewed calls for ATO data to be made available through the Consumer Data Right, following AUSTRAC’s discovery of “potentially hundreds of millions” of ...

APRA acts over Bendigo’s ‘longstanding’ risk weaknesses
19 August 2026

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has imposed licence conditions on Bendigo and Adelaide Bank over “longstanding and pervasive weaknesses” in its non-financial risk management ...

AFG launches new white label bridging loan
18 August 2026

Fintech lender Bridgit has joined forces with aggregator Australian Finance Group to launch a new white label bridging loan.