From a pool shed to a multi million dollar brokerage, and she still won't touch your home loan

Paper credit files. A pool shed for an office. Rebecca Justice built Benchmark Finance Group from nothing, and set one rule from day one: stick to what you're best at. In the latest Broker Bulletin, LMG's State Commercial Specialist, Todd Bateman, sits down with Benchmark Finance Group's Managing D…

$1 billion in loans. One mindset shift behind it all.

Balpreet Bal didn't set out to build a billion dollar business. He set out to give clients a better experience than the one he had as a first-time home buyer. Twelve years later, that instinct still anchors Loan Market Bal and Associates. The Perth-based brokerage has grown into a team of 15+, wit…

The $85 billion opportunity: why ‘complexity is our friend’

Nine thousand commercial properties sold last year. $85 billion in transactions. And most brokers still think commercial lending isn't for them. In this episode of Broker Bulletin, Mel Griffin sits down with John Flavell, Founder & Director of Wave Money, to bust the biggest myths around commercia…

What if flexibility wasn't a perk — but the whole point?

Jenna built a business around school pickups. Now it's reshaping what broking can look like for women and men everywhere. Fifteen years ago, Jenna Davenport left banking because there was no flexibility for a parent trying to do the school run…. In this episode of Broker Bulletin, Loan Market's E…

A Great Broker vs A Good Broker in the non-standard space

Why are deals still being left on the table in the non-standard lending space, and what do brokers need to do to achieve greatness in this niche? In this episode of Broker Bulletin, Michael Wasef, Director at Ontime Finance, sits down with Aaron Taylor, Head of Non-Standard Lending at Bluestone, t…

The Habits Behind Consistent Growth

Success in broking rarely comes down to one big moment. It's built through the habits, conversations and support systems that happen every day. In this episode of Broker Bulletin, Alberto Gorgioski sits down with Loan Market Double Bay broker Max White to unpack the practical habits behind his gro…

The hidden factor driving 90% of commercial deals today (hint: it's not rate)

Thirty year loan terms, no annual reviews, no GSAs on trading businesses, and loans up to $15 million. In the latest Broker Bulletin, Blue Crane Capital's Chris Hall sits down with Ben McKell, Head of Commercial at Brighten for LMG, to reveal how the newest kid on the LMG Lending block wins  again…

The real cost of non-compliance (and why compliance-by-design works)

The real cost of non-compliance (and why compliance-by-design works) Investigation volumes are at record highs. Lenders are suspending accreditations fast, and the fraud behind it is getting harder to spot. In this episode of Broker Bulletin, LMG Chief Risk Officer Luke Jarmaine sits down with Me…

The AI mistakes that can put your accreditation at risk — and the safeguards every broker needs

Your cyber insurance won't save you from a phishing link. Neither will an ISO 27001 certificate. So what will? In this episode of Broker Bulletin, Mel Cooney sits down with LMG's Group Chief Risk Officer Luke Jarmaine to unpack the real risks brokers are facing as AI adoption accelerates across th…

Nine systems down to one: how these brokers built smarter, not harder (Kayla Smith & Kristina Siegert)

The two-minute phone call that could save your business: inside My Lending Co's compliance-first growth story Nine systems to complete one deal. A security scare sorted from the school pick-up line. And a broker note lenders keep thanking them for. In this episode of Broker Bulletin, LMG's Luke J…