NEWS

ColCap prices record $3bn RMBS ahead of 20th anniversary

‘It's fitting that our latest RMBS, upsized on the back of investor demand, comes as we prepare to celebrate 20 years as a non-bank lender in Australia’

AFG continues run with $1.2bn mortgage-backed securitisation

Strong investor demand lifts AFG Securities' RMBS program to 21 term deals and $13.1 billion in total issuance

APRA data confirms record high for low deposit home loans

Mortgage arrears and interest-only lending also on the rise

Australia's population grows to 27.9 million as migration slows

Advocacy groups and builders clash over what growth means for housing

Read More

PREMIUM

The right tools for complex borrowers

Non-standard financial circumstances are making specialist lenders like Bluestone increasingly useful

SPECIALTY

SMSF

Unpacking SMSF lending and complex deals with Liberty's David Smith

Liberty's chief distribution officer discusses the changing face of SMSF lending, and why the non-bank lender is digging in, not shying away

Commercial

Trust tax overhaul will 'hurt small businesses’, including brokerages

COSBOA warns the trust tax overhaul's exit penalty could punish small family businesses navigating a wider tax shake-up

TV

Liberty on helping brokers navigate complex lending scenarios

What Gerald Foley learned building nMB over 25 years

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

Building from scratch: Bridgit's five-and-a-half-year tech journey

Bespoke broker needs demand a bespoke build, says Bridgit's head of product Amber Johnston

Building from scratch: Bridgit's five-and-a-half-year tech journey

Bespoke broker needs demand a bespoke build, says Bridgit's head of product Amber Johnston

Most Australians now open to AI agents applying for credit

Data privacy remains the biggest barrier to broader adoption, Experian finds

Technology

Canada-EU talks explore live-and-work rights for Canadians

Exploratory EU mobility talks raise employment and compliance questions for Canadian HR teams

Business Growth

E-MAG

MPA 26.04
Subscribe Now

BEST IN MORTGAGE

Female Leaders in the Mortgage Industry: Elite Women

Inside MPA’s 2026 Elite Women list: a group of outstanding professionals who are blazing a path for others to thrive

Best Mortgage Brokerages in Australia: The 2026 Top 50 Ranked

Australia’s leading mortgage brokerages proved that operational depth beats market conditions. Collectively settling $41.2 billion – a 38.6% surge on the prior year – the MPA Top 50 show what separates firms that build through hard cycles from those that merely ride the tailwind. This report ranks the country’s best mortgage brokerages, profiles their leaders and maps the market forces shaping the year ahead

2026 Brokers on Aggregators

MPA reveals Australia’s top-ranked aggregators for 2026, as voted by more than 720 experienced brokers across 11 service categories in the industry’s long-running annual survey, from commissions to technology and lending-panel quality

Best Commercial Mortgage Brokers in Australia

Australia’s best commercial mortgage brokers are writing fewer deals, placing bigger bets and making them count

Brokers on Banks 2026

Broker ratings show banks winning favour by getting the basics right, with credit policy, speed and BDM support outweighing price amid growing service and channel challenges