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APRA and ASIC Asked 380 Entities to Prove Their AI Resilience. Brokers Aren’t on That List — But Every Platform You Log Into Is

Posted by Jennifer Austin | Sep 7, 2026 | Compliance |

APRA and ASIC want evidence, not awareness, on AI risk. Brokers sit outside that perimeter and inside the dependency – and BID record-keeping hasn’t moved.

74% of Scheme First Home Buyers Come Through Brokers. At the Senate’s Final Hearing the Channel Asked for a Discharge Framework, Not More Borrowing Capacity

Posted by Jennifer Austin | Sep 6, 2026 | Compliance |

At the Senate’s final housing hearing brokers asked for a discharge framework, not bigger borrowing capacity. What that means for your refinance files now.

2.5 Million Australians Have Little or No Credit History. The Rent-History Score Built for Them Just Opened a Broker Pilot — and It Runs on CDR Consent

Posted by Jennifer Austin | Sep 6, 2026 | Technology |

Equifax and Occubuy opened an Open Score pilot to brokers. Rent history isn’t credit data — what CDR consent and BID change on your thin-file cases.

Brokers Hit a Record 81.6% Share. The Same Year, $371bn Changed Lender — and 37% of It Left Through a Sale, Not a Refinance

Posted by Jennifer Austin | Sep 5, 2026 | Growth |

Brokers wrote a record 81.6% of new home loans last quarter while $371bn of balances changed lender. Why 37% of that churn never trips a rate alert.

A 30% Trustee Tax Starts 1 July 2028. The Three-Year Restructure Window Opens First — and It Runs Through Your Loan Book

Posted by Jennifer Austin | Sep 5, 2026 | News |

Treasury’s draft trust tax opens a three-year restructure window from 1 July 2027. What the 30% rate and fixed-distribution election do to broker files.

Author: Jennifer Austin

APRA and ASIC Asked 380 Entities to Prove Their AI Resilience. Brokers Aren’t on That List — But Every Platform You Log Into Is

74% of Scheme First Home Buyers Come Through Brokers. At the Senate’s Final Hearing the Channel Asked for a Discharge Framework, Not More Borrowing Capacity

2.5 Million Australians Have Little or No Credit History. The Rent-History Score Built for Them Just Opened a Broker Pilot — and It Runs on CDR Consent

Brokers Hit a Record 81.6% Share. The Same Year, $371bn Changed Lender — and 37% of It Left Through a Sale, Not a Refinance

A 30% Trustee Tax Starts 1 July 2028. The Three-Year Restructure Window Opens First — and It Runs Through Your Loan Book

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