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Mortgage brokers have conquered the majority of the residential lending market, but as home loan demand softens, can they make the same mark in commercial finance?

The national property market has weakened over the past three months, with a major bank forecasting a double-digit fall in value and a more subdued recovery in Sydney and Melbourne.

Non-bank lender Liberty Financial has priced a $1 billion SME securitisation, after strong investor demand prompted it to upsize the transaction from an initial $600 million.

Housing affordability has fallen to new lows in the 2026 financial year, with the national median-income household only able to afford 12 per cent of homes sold during the year.

A Melbourne brokerage has launched a new AI-powered system to automate ID verification in home loan applications.

Bluestone has signed the Australian Finance Industry Association’s Finance Industry Code of Practice.

A Senate committee investigating intergenerational housing inequality has been told that a competitive banking sector is key to solving Australia’s housing problem.

Digital non-bank lender Plenti has appointed a new head of commercial.

Following a mixed bag of full-year results for many lenders, policy and product offerings have continued to evolve. Here’s what you need to know.

The share of mortgages written by brokers has climbed to a new high, reaching 81.6 per cent in the June quarter, according to the Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia and ...

Australian brokers could draw inspiration from global markets by looking beyond the home loan to meet broader client financial needs, according to the MFAA and Mortgage Choice CEOs.

A new partnership has been announced between credit bureau Equifax and fintech Occubuy that will use open banking data to strengthen renters’ home loan applications.

A majority of Australian small businesses have achieved their revenue goals despite tough economic conditions, a new study has found.

A former ANZ group executive has taken the reins of SME lender ScotPac, following the retirement of the non-bank’s outgoing CEO after six years in the role.

After calling on the finance industry to step up its response to the threat of frontier AI, APRA and ASIC have hosted a series of roundtables with the industry to co-ordinate a united ...