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

Why foreign private credit wants into Australian mortgages

Blackstone's $36 billion HSBC deal and KKR's RAMS deal show global capital's growing appetite for Aussie loans

Why foreign private credit wants into Australian mortgages

Bendigo Bank appoints new chief customer officer

Former HSBC UK executive joins regional as it eyes further growth

Bendigo Bank appoints new chief customer officer

First non-bank lender approved for 5% deposit scheme

Housing Australia adds its first non-bank participant to panel

First non-bank lender approved for 5% deposit scheme

Westpac completes RAMS mortgage sale to Pepper-led consortium

Completion first in a double bill of jumbo mortgage book disposals as HSBC sale to Blackstone confirmed

Westpac completes RAMS mortgage sale to Pepper-led consortium

‘Still early days’ in housing market downturn - chief economist

Homeownership has been a one-way street since the mid-90s. Is it finally coming to an end?

‘Still early days’ in housing market downturn - chief economist

Blackstone to acquire HSBC's entire mortgage book

Pepper Money to act as loan management partner as FBAA urges brokers to reach out to affected customers

Blackstone to acquire HSBC's entire mortgage book

Bluestone exec slams Budget reforms as ‘betrayal’ at broker roadshow

Alternative lender’s leadership unpacks Budget's SMSF ban and tax changes, urging brokers to diversify

Bluestone exec slams Budget reforms as ‘betrayal’ at broker roadshow

AMP Bank latest entrant to 40-year mortgage market

Offer gives investors a 40-year term and up to 10 years interest-only as Budget tax changes reshape cashflow planning

AMP Bank latest entrant to 40-year mortgage market

Mortgage volumes plunge at NAB

Home lending volumes suggest post-Budget fallout, although business lending enjoys strong quarter

Mortgage volumes plunge at NAB

ASIC reveals ‘unsettling’ mortgage offset review

Loan Market CEO says banks ‘have some explaining to do’ after regulator flags widespread errors, customer failings

ASIC reveals ‘unsettling’ mortgage offset review