HSBC Sells Its A$36bn Australian Loan Book to Blackstone — and Shuts to New Applications
HSBC sold its A$36bn Australian home loan book to Blackstone, with Pepper Money servicing. What it means for your HSBC clients, offsets and trail.
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Author: Jennifer Austin
CBA’s Broker Share Hits 36% as Home Loan Applications Fall 17%: What FY26 Means for Your Book
CBA’s FY26 result shows brokers took 36% of its home loan fundings in 2H26 while applications fell 17% year-on-year. What it means for your book.
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The RBA Held at 4.35% – But Its Own Forecast Table Has No Rate Cut In It Through 2028
The RBA held at 4.35% on 11 August, but its own published assumption track shows no rate cut through 2028 – and markets price a coin-flip December hike.
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Every Major Bank Now Tips an RBA Hold — and No Cut Until 2027. What That Does to Your Pipeline
All four majors now tip an RBA hold at 4.35% on Tuesday, with the first cut pushed out to 2027. Here is what the plateau does to broker pipelines.
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The SMSF Residential Window Closes Monday: Your 72-Hour Triage and the Refinance Book That Survives It
New residential SMSF borrowing ends Monday 10 August 2026. Inside the 72-hour deal triage, the grandfathered refinance book, and what brokers do next.
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