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RAMS settles former franchisee class action for $29.6m
24 September 2026

RAMS has struck a $29.6 million settlement deal with 15 former franchisees who alleged the home loan provider wrongfully terminated their agreements and withheld trail commissions.

Payday Super begins to bite for SMEs
24 September 2026

A new survey has found that almost three-quarters of small businesses are facing cash flow impacts from the changes to Payday Super.

Connective announces new white label range
24 September 2026

Connective has expanded its white label lending portfolio with the launch of Connective Athena, a residential lending proposition developed with non-bank Athena.

Clearance rates fall as spring seller competition heats up
24 September 2026

Capital city clearance rates have slipped ahead of a possible September cash rate hike, while rising auction volumes require agents to sharpen their spring property campaigns.

Falling prices offer little relief for FHBs, brokers warn
23 September 2026

Serviceability is putting greater pressure on first home buyers than falling house prices are easing it, according to brokers and the Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia.

Self-employed borrower data exposes broker channel gap
23 September 2026

Although self-employed borrowers are more likely to use professional advisers than the broader population, they are more likely to turn directly to their bank when it comes to a home loan, ...

ING reshuffles variable home loan rates
23 September 2026

ING has cut a range of variable rates while hiking others, depending on LVR.

RedZed joins AFIA Code of Practice
23 September 2026

RedZed has become the latest lender to be accredited under the Australian Finance Industry Association’s Finance Industry Code of Practice.

Quickli launches new fact-finding tool
22 September 2026

Fintech Quickli has launched a new tool to automate the front end of the broking process, allowing clients to submit details and documents before generating loan scenarios and submission ...

Banks recast rate hike forecasts to be harder and faster
22 September 2026

Australia’s big four banks have brought forward their forecasts for the next Reserve Bank of Australia rate hike, with all four now expecting the cash rate to rise at the September meeting

Women in Finance Awards 2026 finalists revealed
22 September 2026

A total of 238 finalists have been shortlisted across 27 categories for the 10th annual Women in Finance Awards 2026.

Lender pays $19,800 over ‘no credit check loans’ claim
21 September 2026

An online lender has paid a $19,800 infringement notice over an allegedly misleading “no credit check loans” claim on its website.

Brokers weigh equity risk as low-deposit lending hits record highs
21 September 2026

Low-deposit lending has reached new highs in the June quarter, according to fresh data from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority.

ColCap prices record non-bank RMBS
21 September 2026

ColCap Financial Group has priced a $3 billion residential mortgage-backed securities transaction, making it the largest ever RMBS issue by an Australian non-bank lender.

Banks move as rate hike expectations build
21 September 2026

As the Reserve Bank of Australia edges closer to its next cash rate decision, banks have begun acting on their revised rate forecasts.