Course aims to increase financial literacy among rookie brokers
Latitude has launched its free Broker Beginner Series for new-to-industry brokers.
The four-week, eight-module online course is designed to help rookie brokers grasp the fundamentals of responsible and sustainable lending.
Led by Latitude’s broker capability manager Nina Griffith, the course aims to support brokers who are just starting out with limited financial knowledge.
“Latitude’s Broker Beginner Series is all about giving brokers new to the industry the opportunity to train-up and get their head around the fundamentals. It will create goodwill across the broker community and make the industry more resilient down the track,” said Natasha Murray, Latitude’s general manager – brokers and partnerships.
“This is for rookies - the people who are new to the industry, who might have only rudimentary financial knowledge. It is about ensuring these new brokers get the basics right so they can build a solid foundation,” Murray added.
The initiative follows Latitude’s inaugural broker roadshow earlier in 2024, which connected the lender with over 500 brokers across Australia’s five major capitals.
The training complements Latitude’s existing compulsory education for brokers looking to write its personal and auto loan products, which includes risk, compliance, and product training.
Latitude’s investment in broker education has extended through its broader Education Series, which targets more experienced brokers. In the June 2025 quarter alone, over 2,300 brokers attended sessions on fraud, vulnerable clients, income validation, and servicing assessments.
With over 4,500 broker partners across Australia and New Zealand – and 42% of its personal loan business written via brokers in 2024 – Latitude is doubling down on broker capability as a driver of quality applications and stronger customer outcomes.
Per results published last month, new originations across personal and auto loans (cumulatively Latitude’s ‘money’ division) increased 8% year on year to $783 million.
The personal loans segment was substantially more active, with a 13% increase to $370 million in Australia against auto loan growth of 3% to $229 million.
