Australian Broker

07/10/2026

Anja Pannek, chief executive officer of the Mortgage & Finance Association of Australia, highlights the launch of the latest phase of the "Find a Broker" consumer campaign, which introduces five new interactive calculators to help Australians explore borrowing power, repayments, and refinancing options.

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New tools help Australians navigate their lending options

07/10/2026

What if a commercial deal could feel more like a residential deal?

That was part of the thinking behind Wave Money’s approach to Small Ticket Commercial.

In this clip, Wave Money Founder and Managing Director John Flavell explains why the lender set out to make commercial lending simple and straightforward for brokers, including taking a familiar approach to servicing while substituting commercial property as the security.

For Flavell, another important part of the proposition is access to the person making the lending decision when something needs to be discussed or worked through.

Hear the full conversation with John, Astute Geelong’s Mark Petterwood and Wave Money Head of Marketing Wendy Robertson in the latest Australian Broker Talk podcast:

Turning Existing Clients into Commercial Opportunities

Click here to listen to the podcast:
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Read more about the discussion here: https://hubs.la/Q04yM40x0

06/10/2026

: Building trust is the foundation of every successful first-home buyer journey.

Tracey Kee, director and broker at Keywise Finance and a 2026 Five-Star Broker, shares how education, honest advice, and creating a space where no question is considered "stupid" helps first-home buyers navigate one of the biggest financial decisions of their lives with confidence.

Watch the full interview to learn more.

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Why no question is a stupid question in her client meetings

06/10/2026

We’re thrilled to welcome Westpac as an official sponsor of Australian Mortgage Awards 2026!

Join us on 16 October 2026 at The Fullerton Hotel Sydney!

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06/10/2026

Non-bank and specialist lenders that sign up to a new industry code are now bound by common standards on hardship support, scam protection, and the use of AI. The Australian Finance Industry Association Finance Industry Code of Practice came into force on 1 October.

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Industry-first framework sets hardship, scam, and AI standards for signatories

06/10/2026

Victorian Mortgage Group has made NextGen's ApplyOnline platform its only channel for new broker loan applications, starting from 28 September. The family-owned non-bank lender is phasing out manual and paper-based lodgement over the coming weeks.

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Non-bank lender retires paper-based applications in fully digital NextGen workflow

05/10/2026

We’re thrilled to welcome Titan Capital as an official sponsor of Australian Mortgage Awards 2026!

Join us on 16 October 2026 at The Fullerton Hotel Sydney!

More at: https://hubs.la/Q04ynQ1t0

05/10/2026

We’re thrilled to welcome So Money as an official sponsor of Australian Mortgage Awards 2026!

Join us on 16 October 2026 at The Fullerton Hotel Sydney!

More at: https://hubs.la/Q04ynQ0J0

05/10/2026

An unused $20,000 credit card limit can reduce a median earner's borrowing power by about $100,000, according to new research from Sydney brokerage AFMS Group. That is almost three times what a 0.75 percentage point rate cut would add.

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Modelling tests how debts, dependants and HELP reduce borrowing capacity

05/10/2026

Housing approvals continue to fall, leaving Australia's housing recovery stuck in the slow lane, with little sign the shortage is easing anytime soon.

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Building approvals continue to fall as economists warn the housing crisis will continue