NEWS

Lending standards on notice as mortgage wars heat up

Scrutiny mounts as easing of mortgage activity ramps up competition for new customers

Mortgage arrears to keep climbing, bank chiefs warn

Benefit of falling prices being cancelled out by higher borrowing costs, warns Westpac boss

Housing downturn now led by former boom towns

Speed of market correction coming as shock to forecasters as mid-sized markets that powered the boom reverse hardest

New builds claim a record share of investor lending but…

…there’s a catch. It’s because established-home lending has collapsed, not because new-build lending has grown

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Unlock the green lending opportunity with Gateway Bank

Unlock the green lending opportunity with Gateway Bank

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SME

Non-bank lenders now SMEs’ top choice for new investment

A record share of small businesses are turning to non-bank lenders for growth funding, as bank lending preference hits a three-year low

Alternative Lending

Bluestone builds its own platform to cut broker wait times

Non-bank lender’s new platform reduces turnaround times to two days, addressing one of brokers' biggest pain points

TV

Australian Mortgage Awards 2026: Highlights

Bigger brokerages chase growth without losing clients

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

Housing downturn now led by former boom towns

Speed of market correction coming as shock to forecasters as mid-sized markets that powered the boom reverse hardest

Housing downturn now led by former boom towns

Speed of market correction coming as shock to forecasters as mid-sized markets that powered the boom reverse hardest

AI to create more jobs than it eliminates by 2030: Gartner

New forecast shows impact of AI on the job market

Business Growth

Open banking at tipping point as usage surges

Mortgage applications using open banking data see over threefold increase on NextGen

Technology

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