Alt Doc recommendations surge 124%, SMSF exports up 56% in March
Alt Doc product recommendations on Quickli rose 124% in March 2026, while SMSF exports increased 56% from the previous month, according to platform usage data drawn from more than 13,000 mortgage brokers.
Quickli said the figures indicate brokers are leaning more heavily on specialist lending tools to manage policy and documentation requirements in non-standard deals, rather than avoiding complex cases or sending them elsewhere.
“There are brokers out there who’d write more Alt Doc and SMSF deals if they had the right tools,” said Eric Dill (pictured top), co-founder and co-chief executive of Quickli. “These aren’t mainstream lending scenarios, so brokers need confidence they’re getting the requirements right.”
Quickli’s Alt Doc tool uses a policy-driven rules engine to surface potential specialist lender options based on a client’s ABN history, documentation type, BAS history and credit profile.
The company said March delivered the largest increase in Alt Doc product recommendations since the tool launched in October 2025. It also reported strong growth in Alt Doc scenario creation shortly after launch, citing month-on-month increases of 161% in December and 127% in January.
“What we're seeing is brokers actively using these tools to serve clients, not just exploring out of curiosity,” said Amir Shareghi Najar, head of data at Quickli. “The recommendation-to-creation ratio jumped to 3.8% in March, nearly double our previous best. That tells us brokers are following through to recommend products to clients, not just running scenarios.”
On the SMSF side, Quickli said lending activity regained momentum after a seasonal December slowdown, with exports up 56% month-on-month in March 2026 and trending back towards levels recorded at launch in October 2025.
“SMSF is moving from niche to mainstream in broker workflows,” Shareghi Najar said. “Brokers are seeing the opportunity in SMSF lending, and now they have tools that make it accessible rather than intimidating.”
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