3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (318+ words) Four senior appointments deepen compliance and digital capability as the peak body's fresh executive duo begins reshaping operations The Finance Brokers Association of Australia (FBAA) has made four senior executive appointments, broadening its leadership bench as new chief executive Leo…...

4+ day, 40+ min ago   (259+ words) Former Ubank COO brought in to scale SME lender’s operations across Australia, New Zealand Prospa has appointed Angelo Azar (pictured) as its chief operating officer, effective immediately, as the small business lender looks to strengthen its customer operations on both…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (922+ words) Mortgage professionals warn clients face a fragile window as swap rate surge drives fresh lender repricing Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey has warned that UK mortgage rates have risen faster than almost anywhere in the G7, as brokers urge clients…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (326+ words) Weak profitability and sliding confidence raise borrowing capacity concerns for brokers A 10-point drop in profitability and a five-point fall in trading conditions dragged Australian business conditions into negative territory in August — the first time that's happened in six years....

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (712+ words) New FCA figures show gross mortgage advances up 31.7% year-on-year as remortgage demand climbs to a two-year high Gross mortgage advances rose 11.1% in Q2 2026. The quarterly figure reached £77.4 billion, according to new data from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), published on 8 September....

4+ day, 35+ min ago   (326+ words) Weak profitability and sliding confidence raise borrowing capacity concerns for brokers A 10-point drop in profitability and a five-point fall in trading conditions dragged Australian business conditions into negative territory in August — the first time that's happened in six years....

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (292+ words) AltX Financial Group has concluded its inaugural residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) transaction, the Horizon 2026-1 Trust, raising $400 million backed by a pool of Australian residential mortgage loans. The deal marks a milestone for AltX Financial Group and its non-bank lending arm,…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (924+ words) UK housebuilding activity fell at its sharpest rate of the current downturn in August, a development that could squeeze property supply and dampen mortgage lending volumes in the months ahead. The seasonally adjusted S&P Global UK Construction PMI registered…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (163+ words) Views on the OCR's endpoint span 75 basis points across the major banks Following last week's quarter-point hike to 2.75%, New Zealand's major bank economists are largely aligned on the next few months of the tightening cycle — but a genuine spread has…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (500+ words) The services sector expanded for a second straight month in August – but rising business costs are clouding the fixed-rate mortgage outlook UK services growth reached a four-month high in August, with the S&P Global Services PMI rising to 52.5 from…...