New modelling from The Mortgage Coach suggests many borrowers are on track to reach their mid‑50s still owing hundreds of thousands of dollars, even when they start with a typical 30‑year mortgage and ...

Mortgage brokers may need to prepare clients for a softer economic backdrop and further interest rate tightening, with ...

Financial stress and easy‑to‑use AI tools drive a surge in first‑party loan manipulation and money mule activity, according to Equifax’s latest Fraud Index. The 2025 year‑in‑review report estimates ...

All four major banks and several mutuals confirmed they will pass on the Reserve Bank’s latest 0.25 percentage point cash ...

Mortgage brokers now have a powerful new tool to benchmark lender partners and support client conversations, with ASIC ...

Mortgage brokers could see shifts in funding costs and business lending appetite as APRA moves to overhaul how banks manage capital and liquidity, aiming to keep the system “unquestionably strong” ...

“In some cases, parents or grandparents are effectively providing a ‘living inheritance’ to help their adult children or grandchildren cover rent, scrape together a house deposit, pay down their ...

Moneysmart’s Gen Z study found 63% of 18–28-year-olds use social media for financial information and guidance, with 30% turning to YouTube and 18% using AI platforms. More than half say they somewhat ...

Here's what market players are saying. "For borrowers, today’s decision represents an increase of $113 to the monthly home ...

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has raised the official cash rate (OCR) by 25 basis points to 4.10%, citing ongoing ...

Mortgage brokers who generate strong income and build sizeable trail books may still be heading toward a shortfall when they ...

New data from Canstar’s latest Weekly Rate Wrap-up shows the extent of these moves. Four lenders lifted 22 owner-occupier and ...