NEWS

BDM in the Spotlight: Lucas Horne, Bridgit

'A great BDM knows when to say no, but also knows when to fight for a deal'

Revealed: Best Australian mortgage companies to work for in 2026

MPAs' Top Mortgage Employers 2026 survey finds turnover easing, but pay, flexibility and career pathways now decide who stays

Coalition split on super for mortgages policy

Opposition leader Taylor rules out using super to pay down mortgages as shadow housing minister parrots One Nation policy

Discretionary trust tax changes put property projects at risk

Survey of 1,200 businesses finds most developers expect project delays or cancellations

PREMIUM

The right tools for complex borrowers

Non-standard financial circumstances are making specialist lenders like Bluestone increasingly useful

SPECIALTY

Education

Offset accounts: The marketing exercise costing big banks billions?

As banks face scrutiny over mismanaged offset accounts, MPA examines what's really at stake for brokers and their clients

SMSF

Unpacking SMSF lending and complex deals with Liberty's David Smith

Liberty's chief distribution officer discusses the changing face of SMSF lending, and why the non-bank lender is digging in, not shying away

MPA POD

What Gerald Foley learned building nMB over 25 years

As MPA and nMB both mark 25 years, industry veteran reflects on a defining era for Australian mortgage broking

MORTGAGE INDUSTRY

Commonwealth Bank hikes fixed mortgage rate ahead of RBA call

One-year fix creeps towards 7% as market hedges bets on cash rate rise next week

Commonwealth Bank hikes fixed mortgage rate ahead of RBA call

One-year fix creeps towards 7% as market hedges bets on cash rate rise next week

Permanent rate cuts and a limited-time loading offer give brokers a reason to revisit Horizon

Business Growth

Bespoke broker needs demand a bespoke build, says Bridgit's head of product Amber Johnston

Technology

BEST IN MORTGAGE

Female Leaders in the Mortgage Industry: Elite Women

Inside MPA’s 2026 Elite Women list: a group of outstanding professionals who are blazing a path for others to thrive

Best Mortgage Brokerages in Australia: The 2026 Top 50 Ranked

Australia’s leading mortgage brokerages proved that operational depth beats market conditions. Collectively settling $41.2 billion – a 38.6% surge on the prior year – the MPA Top 50 show what separates firms that build through hard cycles from those that merely ride the tailwind. This report ranks the country’s best mortgage brokerages, profiles their leaders and maps the market forces shaping the year ahead

2026 Brokers on Aggregators

MPA reveals Australia’s top-ranked aggregators for 2026, as voted by more than 720 experienced brokers across 11 service categories in the industry’s long-running annual survey, from commissions to technology and lending-panel quality

Best Commercial Mortgage Brokers in Australia

Australia’s best commercial mortgage brokers are writing fewer deals, placing bigger bets and making them count