Features

• How a budding broker settled $12m in a single month

  His team maximises the use of an internal CRM to maintain a "flawless service"

• Nine tools brokers can use to automate their businesses

  "How long until our job as mortgage brokers becomes completely automated?"

• "Being tailored, human, and simple": How a fintech topped $10bn

  The lender has leveraged its proprietary technology and specialised system to make access to capital efficient for SMEs

• Is the Australian dream turning into a nightmare?

  “These days it’s hard to tell who has money and who owes money; readily available credit has seen to that”

• Mortgage Broker Forum calls for aggregators to take on more compliance responsibilities

  A group of 11 independent broker firms has put forward its recommendations to Treasury on how to improve the sector

• FBAA lobbies for uniform accreditation for reverse mortgage providers

  However one leading reverse mortgage lender says while brokers do need specific training, it doesn't need to be uniform

• Broker fights the scourge of bullying

  After her son became a victim of bullying, a WA mortgage director found another purpose in life

• Vast majority of brokers opt to retain CBA accreditation

  Brokers who hadn't settled a loan with the bank in more than 12 months were required to complete an e-learning module

• Re-sold homes gain over $15bn in gross profit in last quarter

  But 9.8% of owner-occupied properties and 10.1% of investor-owned properties sold at a loss, according to CoreLogic

• Repayment history will help brokers better match clients to credit

  In his last column on CCR, Equifax's Australian MD explains how some clients' risk may be reclassified as a result