3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (468+ words) Under Kimber White, NAMB spent the year turning broker frustrations into legislative pressure, policy changes and a seat at the table "What sets NAMB apart is our board: mortgage professionals who volunteer their time and are in the trenches every…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (611+ words) See how lenders are stepping up to support brokers and buyers in a tough market While it’s hard to make a blanket summary of the housing market due to its hyperlocal nature, many signs are pointing to buyers having an…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (474+ words) Mortgage rate concerns drag household sentiment back down Australian consumer confidence has slumped, with fresh Westpac-Melbourne Institute data showing sentiment has fallen back towards the deeply pessimistic levels seen earlier this year — a shift brokers should be prepared to discuss…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (836+ words) Blasting a deal to 50 lenders is a red flag, not a strategy, Weinberg warns The headlines are full of headwinds in the mortgage market as summer comes to an end. For brokers, the only thing that matters is finding a…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (924+ words) UK housebuilding activity fell at its sharpest rate of the current downturn in August, a development that could squeeze property supply and dampen mortgage lending volumes in the months ahead. The seasonally adjusted S&P Global UK Construction PMI registered…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (500+ words) The services sector expanded for a second straight month in August – but rising business costs are clouding the fixed-rate mortgage outlook UK services growth reached a four-month high in August, with the S&P Global Services PMI rising to 52.5 from…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (500+ words) President threatens to end trade with countries holding US trade surpluses President Trump threatened Friday to cut off trade with countries the US runs a deficit with, unless the Federal Reserve lowers interest rates. In a Truth Social post after…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (395+ words) Canada lost 42,000 jobs in August, and bank economists say the unemployment trend is now at risk Canada's August jobs report — a loss of 42,000 positions, well below the 15,000-job gain markets had forecast — drew a pointed warning from CIBC economist Andrew…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (348+ words) Fintelligence's national network of asset finance brokers now has complimentary access to Learn, a training and development platform that centralises everything from onboarding to CPD compliance tracking. The tool has already been running across mortgage brokers in Australian Finance Group's…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (453+ words) The NY Fed's top vote-holder has a surprising read on the bond market's latest move Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams pushed back Wednesday against mounting market anxiety over surging Treasury yields. Speaking on CNBC, he argued…...