Rommel Lontayao

Rommel Lontayao

Mortgage Introducer

Rommel Lontayao

Senior News Writer

19 years experience510,816 Total views on Mortgage Introducer in 2025

Rommel's specialty topics

mortgage market movements regulatory developments lender announcements broker industry news

Rommel is a senior news writer at KM International, where he covers mortgage and financial services news for Mortgage Introducer and Mortgage Professional Australia — two of the industry's most widely read trade publications.

With nearly two decades of content and editorial writing experience, he covers mortgage market movements, regulatory developments, lender announcements, and broker industry news. His reporting gives mortgage professionals, brokers, and financial advisers the accurate, timely intelligence they need to serve their clients confidently.

Rommel holds a Bachelor's degree in Mass Communication from the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila, where he was awarded a journalism scholarship in recognition of academic merit and demonstrated writing ability.

Off the clock, Rommel watches documentaries, follows local news, and listens to The Beatles.

How I think about writing for this industry…

“I believe reporting for the mortgage industry should be accurate, timely, and easy to understand. My goal is to translate complex financial and regulatory developments into clear, engaging stories that provide value to industry professionals while maintaining fairness, context, and editorial integrity.”

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Previous experience

  • The Manila Times — Journalist
  • Booking.com — Content language specialist

Education

  • Mass Communication, Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila

Read the latest stories by Rommel

Buy-to-let remortgage activity matches record high as refinancing dominates market

Research shows 57% of leveraged landlords arranged a new loan in the year to June, equalling the peak set at end of last year

Buy-to-let remortgage activity matches record high as refinancing dominates market

HSBC reports UK lending growth as first-half profit rises 23%

Net loans and advances to UK customers climbs to $306 billion

HSBC reports UK lending growth as first-half profit rises 23%

Build-to-rent starts plunge 79% as viability crisis deepens

New data shows BTR development commencements have fallen sharply, with areas outside London hit hardest

Build-to-rent starts plunge 79% as viability crisis deepens

Mortgage firms offered fully funded route to train next generation of advisers

Fifteen-month programme offers firms up to 100% government-funded training to build an in-house pipeline of CeMAP-qualified advisers

Mortgage firms offered fully funded route to train next generation of advisers

'Mortgage protection is only half the conversation'

Advisers must help clients see beyond debt coverage to full income protection, says one broker

'Mortgage protection is only half the conversation'

Nationwide leads reversal of July rate hikes with fixed mortgage cuts

Swap rate retreat prompts reductions of up to 0.19% across the lender's two-, three- and five-year products

Nationwide leads reversal of July rate hikes with fixed mortgage cuts

Equity release market returns to growth in Q2 2026

Lending and customer numbers both rise 4% quarter-on-quarter as new borrower activity recovers

Equity release market returns to growth in Q2 2026

Mortgage broker in London? Yes you're right, your clients are leaving

Brokers in the capital are losing clients to regional markets as affordability pressures drive residents out of London

Mortgage broker in London? Yes you're right, your clients are leaving

Hope Capital raises bridging limits and speeds up valuations

Specialist lender's Dual+ threshold doubles to £1 million as valuations move to enquiry stage

Hope Capital raises bridging limits and speeds up valuations

Why 'relationships are everything' in complex client broking

Broker in Focus: Max Harris, of Bright Box Financial Services, on building a referral-led brokerage that serves high-net-worth clients the high street cannot accommodate

Why 'relationships are everything' in complex client broking