William Farrington

William Farrington

Mortgage Professional Australia

William Farrington

Editor

8 years experience568,000 Total views on Mortgage Professional Australia in 2025

William's specialty topics

Australian mortgage broking Australian mortgage market Finance Non-bank lending Capital markets

William Farrington is the editor of Mortgage Professional Australia, where he covers the people, trends, and decisions shaping one of the country's most dynamic industries. With a career spanning financial journalism on both sides of the world, William has reported on mortgage markets, banking policy, and economic shifts for trade publications and news desks across UK, and Australia. He began his financial journalism career on the fast-paced London beat, working across multiple news desks and specialist trade titles, where he developed a deep fluency in credit markets and regulatory change. He returned to Australia in 2025 to lead MPA's editorial output, bringing with him a global perspective on the forces reshaping finance. William holds a BA in Journalism and Media and a Master's in Creative and Critical Writing, both from Birkbeck University, UK — and once you get to know him, just call him Billy.

How I think about writing for this industry…

“Behind every number is a story, a human, a trend and a sign of what’s to come. My job is to dig deeper to discover what they are.”

Featured content from William

The case for SMSF lending reform is real, but blanket ban goes too far Australian housing market is rhyming with history, if not repeating Hai Money launches legal action against Finsure

Previous experience

  • Proactive Investors — Journalist
  • Capital.com — Reporter
  • Legal 500 — Researcher

Education

  • BA in Journalism and Media, Birkbeck University
  • MA in Creative Writing, Birkbeck University

Read the latest stories by William

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’

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

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

AFG continues run with $1.2bn mortgage-backed securitisation

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

Should Australia brace for an AI-powered housing shortage?

A $150 billion data centre boom is brewing, and housebuilding targets could become a victim of progress

Should Australia brace for an AI-powered housing shortage?

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

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

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

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

Australian consumer confidence remains in the pits

Latest ANZ-Roy Morgan data shows only a modest lift as economists warn further rate rises ahead

Australian consumer confidence remains in the pits

Macquarie broker head takes on direct lending in new role

Wendy Brown has widened her her remit amid wider leadership shakeup at Australia's fastest-growing major mortgage lender

Macquarie broker head takes on direct lending in new role

Thinktank celebrates 20 years with $10bln milestone

Non-bank lender marks two decades in the business with record-breaking AUM

Thinktank celebrates 20 years with $10bln milestone

LMG's offshore support arm grows amid rising broker demand

'Our offshore staff are as much part of our team as our onshore staff'

LMG's offshore support arm grows amid rising broker demand