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While overall SME lending demand is softening, businesses at the high-risk end of the credit spectrum are increasingly shopping around to find a lender to help them.

Over half of small businesses in Australia don’t think they are a target for a cyber attack, despite one in three experiencing one, reports have found.

The Labor government has handed down its federal budget for the new financial year. Here’s what you need to know relating to housing and mortgages.

While the industry has welcomed the government’s decision to make the $20,000 instant asset write-off a permanent deduction, they have suggested more could be done to support SMEs.

The finalists for the fourth annual Broker Innovation Awards have been announced following a competitive entry period for the 2026 program.

The founder and former CEO of personal lender MoneyPlace has been appointed to a new leadership role in the lending sector.

Macquarie Bank’s loan book has grown 28 per cent in a year to make up 7 per cent of the Australian mortgage market, with brokers thanked for driving its success.

Non-bank lender Pallas Capital has partnered with CitoPlus to enable brokers to submit commercial loan deals digitally.

The financial services regulator has issued a stark call to the finance industry: harden your cyber defences now or face the consequences of a "step-change" in AI-driven crime.

While major banks continue to dominate broker flows for commercial lending, non-banks are leading the market in turnaround times and broker satisfaction.

Brokers aggregating under outsource Financial can now access credit repair solutions following a new partnership with Credit Fix Solutions.

The commercial lender has welcomed former Finstreet CEO Boban Jurisic as its sales director as it moves to strengthen its broker partnerships.

Following the Reserve Bank’s decision to increase the official cash rate for the third time this year, the Australian housing market could be on the verge of a downturn.

There is a 21-day differential between the fastest and slowest movers in increasing mortgage rates following the May rate hike.

Two industry bodies have jointly launched a resource to help brokers support small-business clients in an ‘increasingly complex economic environment’.