NEWS

Rate hike gloom deepens, but borrowers still hold one weapon

Economists have turned grim on interest rates, but as competition ramps up, a phone call could be a borrower’s best defence

ASIC updates AFCA oversight guide ahead of scam complaints regime

First substantive update to RG 267 since AFCA began in 2018

Scrap stamp duty on new builds, Property Council urges Victoria

Poll finds 80.7% blame 32 state property taxes for housing costs

Focus Finance hires Westpac veteran to drive expansion

Award-winning brokerage led by back-to-back Broker of the Year Katie Thomas eyes national growth

PREMIUM

Unlock the green lending opportunity with Gateway Bank

Unlock the green lending opportunity with Gateway Bank

SPECIALTY

Alternative Lending

Complex deals made simple? It’s not rocket science

Aaron Taylor, head of sales strategy and performance at Bluestone, on turning complex borrower profiles into straightforward deals

SME

Bizcap’s business loan limit doubles to $1m for bigger SMEs

Higher limit aimed at businesses needing working capital for growth

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

Focus Finance hires Westpac veteran to drive expansion

Award-winning brokerage led by back-to-back Broker of the Year Katie Thomas eyes national growth

Focus Finance hires Westpac veteran to drive expansion

Award-winning brokerage led by back-to-back Broker of the Year Katie Thomas eyes national growth

Tech is helping brokers cut friction, accelerate decisions and have greater certainty on deals, says CommBank’s Joann Dakwer

Technology

As cross-border work normalizes, employers face a mounting immigration, tax, and reputational exposure without adequate governance in place

Business Growth

BEST IN MORTGAGE

Brokers on Non-Banks

Bluestone takes a third straight gold as mortgage brokers send more business to non-bank lenders, pushed by bank credit tightening

Best Mortgage Companies to Work for in Australia | Top Mortgage Employers

The 2026 list reveals which lenders and brokerages are meeting rising staff expectations to become the best mortgage companies to work for in Australia

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