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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.

Court backs Bendigo over brothel debanking decision
18 August 2026

A Victorian Supreme Court judgment has sided with Bendigo and Adelaide Bank over its decision to debank a legal brothel operator.

NAB business lending grows despite signs of borrower stress
18 August 2026

National Australia Bank’s business lending has continued to grow in the June quarter, with activity remaining robust despite signs of potential stress among borrowers.

LMG approval times improve 18% as AI use surges
18 August 2026

AI adoption across Loan Market Group’s broker network has surged, with use of the aggregator’s proprietary assistants hitting a new high.

Mystro pledges refunds for downtime as outage enters third week
17 August 2026

CRM platform Mystro has entered its third week of darkness, with the CEO flagging the company is frantically working on a solution and will offer users a refund for the downtime period.

Finsure expands white label range with private lender
17 August 2026

Finsure has expanded its white label lending proposition with the launch of Finsure Loans Ascend.

Purple Circle expands panel with private credit offering
17 August 2026

Non-bank lender Arc Money has joined Purple Circle’s lender panel and has been appointed a Purple Education Partner, giving brokers access to private credit solutions and lending education

NSW real estate agencies hit with $200k fine over trust accounts
17 August 2026

Trust account breaches have landed agents across the state with $200,000 fines, licence bans, and mandatory training as NSW Fair Trading ramps up scrutiny.

ANZ business lending gathers pace in Q3
14 August 2026

Australia New Zealand Banking Group’s business lending has picked up pace in the June quarter, with growth led by its diversified and specialised business portfolio.

Money Quest Group lending arm branches into insurance
14 August 2026

Money Quest Group’s lending arm is expanding beyond mortgages, with the launch of a new insurance referral hub for its brokers.

Bluestone appoints new state manager for NSW/ACT
14 August 2026

Bluestone Home Loans has appointed a new state manager for NSW and the ACT.