Mina Martin

Mina Martin

Mortgage Professional Australia

Mina Martin

Journalist

18+ years experience

Mina's specialty topics

Non-bank lending and reverse mortgages Property market trends and securitisation AI risk in financial services Superannuation and regulatory policy

Mina Martin is a journalist at Key Media, where she has been covering the financial services industry since 2016. She now focuses on the mortgage and lending sector across Mortgage Professional Australia and New Zealand Adviser, reporting on non-bank lending, reverse mortgages, property market trends, securitisation, and the evolving role of technology in broking. Earlier in her Key Media career, she reported for Insurance Business Australia and New Zealand and served as a global profiles writer.

Before joining Key Media, Mina worked as a development editor at a leading educational publisher, authoring published social studies textbooks and magazine features. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication, majoring in Journalism with a minor in Speech Communication, and a Master of Education majoring in English, a dual foundation that sharpens her investigative rigour and ability to translate complex financial subject matter into clear, authoritative prose.

How I think about writing for this industry…

“The best mortgage stories rarely come from a single headline, they come from connecting a regulator's policy shift, an AI risk report, and what it actually means for a broker's next client conversation. That's the thread I try to follow in every piece.”

Also published by

Australian Broker · NZ Adviser · Insurance Business

Featured content from Mina

Many financial services firms 'ill-equipped' for AI risk, report finds Housing Australia names new chair amid $47bn housing agenda David Bradbury joins APRA as super gets a new deputy chair

Previous experience

  • Insurance Business Australia and New Zealand — Reporter
  • Bookman Publishing — Editor-in-Chief
  • Vibal Group of Companies — Development Editor

Education

  • Master of Education, Major in English, De La Salle Araneta University
  • Bachelor of Arts in Communication, Major in Journalism, Minor in Speech Communication, University of the Philippines - Baguio

Read the latest stories by Mina

APRA data confirms record high for low deposit home loans

Mortgage arrears and interest-only lending also on the rise

APRA data confirms record high for low deposit home loans

Australia's population grows to 27.9 million as migration slows

Advocacy groups and builders clash over what growth means for housing

Australia's population grows to 27.9 million as migration slows

CBA deploys AI agents to fight back against deepfake scams

Swarm of AI agents has engaged scammers in 350,000 conversations

CBA deploys AI agents to fight back against deepfake scams

New listings fall sharply in Sydney and Melbourne, rise elsewhere

Smaller capitals buck the trend as new listings rise

New listings fall sharply in Sydney and Melbourne, rise elsewhere

Home resale profits ease as housing downturn takes hold

Units in Sydney and Melbourne carrying the bulk of losses

Home resale profits ease as housing downturn takes hold

Most Australians now open to AI agents applying for credit

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

Most Australians now open to AI agents applying for credit

ABA updates financial abuse guideline for Australian banks

New guideline expands safeguards for small business loans and third parties

ABA updates financial abuse guideline for Australian banks

NAB, ANZ raise fixed rates as September RBA meeting nears

Fixed rate rises follow a run of lender hikes this month

NAB, ANZ raise fixed rates as September RBA meeting nears

House prices fall, but rents refuse to follow

Darwin rents jump 19.5% as vacancies stay critically tight

House prices fall, but rents refuse to follow

Westpac lifts growth forecast as Leading Index improves

Westpac now expects 1.5% growth by year-end as momentum stabilises

Westpac lifts growth forecast as Leading Index improves