Lender

The policy round-up: Lender changes at a glance 21–28 August
28 August 2026

This week has seen a variety of lenders shift their lending appetites and bring back some much-needed borrowing capacity. Here’s what you need to know.

Spotlight: Is your biggest opportunity already in your database?
27 August 2026

Your existing client book could hold more opportunity than you think. This week’s Spotlight explores how brokers can uncover SME funding needs, deepen client relationships, and turn existing ...

COG broker volumes grow despite earnings squeeze
27 August 2026

COG Financial Services grew its broker network and lifted finance volumes in the financial year 2026, but higher volumes struggled to translate into equally strong earnings for its broking ...

MA Money lifts LVRs and lending limits
27 August 2026

MA Money has lifted maximum LVRs, expanded its valuation policy, and increased loan limits in a series of lending policy changes.

Resimac trades asset finance volume for stronger returns
27 August 2026

Resimac has “deliberately moderated” asset finance volumes as it shifts its focus towards “higher risk-adjusted returns”, with the non-bank’s full-year results indicating strengthening ...

Rate Money names leader for new development program
26 August 2026

Non-bank lender Rate Money has brought in a national sales performance manager to head up its new development program.

LMG launches new pathway from banking to broking
26 August 2026

LMG is targeting bankers with a new pathway into mortgage broking, designed to recognise existing skills and better facilitate recognition of prior learning.

VIDEO PODCAST: The scam threat facing the broker channel
25 August 2026

Scammers are getting smarter, with AI making it easier to scale sophisticated attacks and exploit the trust sitting around property transactions.

Liberty reports record FY26 result
25 August 2026

The non-bank lending group hit a record $6.11 billion in full-year loan originations for the financial year 2026, with growth across residential mortgages, commercial mortgages, motor ...

Bendigo’s business book surges despite sluggish residential result
25 August 2026

Bendigo Bank’s commercial lending book has continued to expand, with business and agribusiness lending both recording growth over the financial year 2026, even as residential lending slipped