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	<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:29:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Mortgage and Finance Top Performers Honoured at Annual Industry Awards Night</title>
		<link>http://www.lendingcentral.com/2010/03/15/mortgage-and-finance-top-performers-honoured-at-annual-industry-awards-night/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:25:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LC Team</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Top industry performers were congratulated at the Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia&#8217;s (MFAA) annual Excellence Awards held at the Westin Hotel, Sydney, on Friday night.
&#8220;This special occasion gives our members, their colleagues and peers the opportunity to celebrate those this year&#8217;s industry high achievers,&#8221; said Phil Naylor, CEO of the MFAA.
There were 16 award [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Misconduct leads to expulsion from MFAA</title>
		<link>http://www.lendingcentral.com/2010/03/12/misconduct-leads-to-expulsion-from-mfaa/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lendingcentral.com/2010/03/12/misconduct-leads-to-expulsion-from-mfaa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:26:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LC Team</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Freedom Finance &amp; Property Group]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Mortgage &#38; Finance Association of Australia (MFAA) has today expelled Accredited Mortgage Consultant, Mr Anh-Tuan Pham and the company of which he is Director, Freedom Finance &#38; Property Group Pty Ltd, Footscray VIC, for misconduct.
The MFAA&#8217;s Disciplinary Tribunal stated, &#8220;Mr Anh-Tuan Pham of Freedom Finance &#38; Property Group Pty Ltd engaged in dishonest conduct [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mortgage broker advisory role welcomed by LJ Hooker</title>
		<link>http://www.lendingcentral.com/2010/03/09/mortgage-broker-advisory-role-welcomed-by-lj-hooker/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lendingcentral.com/2010/03/09/mortgage-broker-advisory-role-welcomed-by-lj-hooker/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:49:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LC Team</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[MFAA]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[LJ Hooker Financial Services]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Peter Bromley]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[LJ Hooker&#8217;s financial division supports industry organization, MFAA&#8217;s move toward encouraging its members to become fully qualified professional credit advisers.
MFAA&#8217;s proposed framework of tiered professional qualifications will see brokers qualify for a Certificate IV in Financial Services.
LJ Hooker Financial Services General Manager Peter Bromley says this level of qualification is already built into the division&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rate hike a reminder for consumers to shop around</title>
		<link>http://www.lendingcentral.com/2010/03/03/rate-hike-a-reminder-for-consumers-to-shop-around/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lendingcentral.com/2010/03/03/rate-hike-a-reminder-for-consumers-to-shop-around/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:54:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LC Team</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Broker News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Consumer]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Lender News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[MFAA]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Interest Rate Rise]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Refinance]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s interest rate increase is a reminder to mortgage holders to shop around if they are looking to refinance their home loan, according to the Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia.
&#8220;Changes to the official interest rate can present an opportunity to borrowers to get a better deal,&#8221; said Phil Naylor, Chief Executive of the Mortgage [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Banks jockey for 2010 Lender of the Year Award</title>
		<link>http://www.lendingcentral.com/2010/02/09/banks-jockey-for-2010-lender-of-the-year-award/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lendingcentral.com/2010/02/09/banks-jockey-for-2010-lender-of-the-year-award/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:59:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LC Team</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Lender News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[MFAA]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[2010 Lender of the year]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[ANZ Bank]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[CBA]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[NAB]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Westpac]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The ANZ Bank, Commonwealth Bank and ING Direct have been named as finalists for the Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia&#8217;s (MFAA) prestigious Lender of the Year Award, in the 2010 MFAA Excellence Awards.
The annual Award - to be announced at the MFAA Excellence Award&#8217;s night-of-nights on 12 March - is one of the industry&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Global financial what? Housing confidence at three year high</title>
		<link>http://www.lendingcentral.com/2010/01/29/global-financial-what-housing-confidence-at-three-year-high/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lendingcentral.com/2010/01/29/global-financial-what-housing-confidence-at-three-year-high/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 02:20:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LC Team</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Economics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[MFAA]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bankwest/MFAA Home Finance Index]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[GFC]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Phil Naylor]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A survey has found the Global Financial Crisis is a distant memory for most Australians, who now believe the housing market is set to take off - again.
&#8220;A surprising 73% of respondents expect house prices to rise, which is the highest proportion for more than three years,&#8221; said Phil Naylor, CEO, Mortgage and Finance Association [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brokers seek aggregator partnership as industry evolution gathers pace</title>
		<link>http://www.lendingcentral.com/2010/01/04/brokers-seek-aggregator-partnership-as-industry-evolution-gathers-pace/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lendingcentral.com/2010/01/04/brokers-seek-aggregator-partnership-as-industry-evolution-gathers-pace/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 12:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LC Team</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Securitisation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Brendan O'Donnell]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Choice Aggregation Services]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Survey]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The value proposition of aggregation groups is on the rise considering the results of Choice Aggregation Services&#8217; (Choice) 2009 member survey.
The recently conducted survey, which analysed the business habits, needs and opinions of Choice members, revealed that 79.2 per cent perceived Choice as a key partner in their business - up 64 per cent on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Slanging match between industry bodies hots up</title>
		<link>http://www.lendingcentral.com/2009/12/20/slanging-match-between-industry-bodies-hots-up/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lendingcentral.com/2009/12/20/slanging-match-between-industry-bodies-hots-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 12:09:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LC Team</dc:creator>
		
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By Jill Fraser for Lending Central
The FBA&#8217;s national president, Peter White says the AIPB is acting in &#8220;a cowboy fashion&#8221; and that its correspondence style is &#8220;flawed and unprofessional&#8221;.
The AIPB&#8217;s Maria Rigoni retorts with &#8220;I cannot accept responsibility for Peter White&#8217;s interpretation of the English language&#8221;.
The argument is centred around the AIPB&#8217;s invitation to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Broker industry body questions bank ethics in open letter</title>
		<link>http://www.lendingcentral.com/2009/12/10/broker-industry-body-questions-bank-ethics-in-open-letter/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lendingcentral.com/2009/12/10/broker-industry-body-questions-bank-ethics-in-open-letter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:28:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LC Team</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Maria Rigoni]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Paul Flakus]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Jill Fraser for Lending Central
The Australian Institute of Professional Brokers (AIPB) is relatively new on the scene but already it is demonstrating that it is willing to take on the big issues.
In an open letter dated 28 November and sent to the Chief Executive of the Australian Banking Association, David Bell, MFAA CEO Phil [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MFAA hopes to “persuade” lenders to drop volume criteria</title>
		<link>http://www.lendingcentral.com/2009/12/10/mfaa-hopes-to-%e2%80%9cpersuade%e2%80%9d-lenders-to-drop-volume-criteria/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lendingcentral.com/2009/12/10/mfaa-hopes-to-%e2%80%9cpersuade%e2%80%9d-lenders-to-drop-volume-criteria/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:20:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LC Team</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[By Jill Fraser for Lending Central
The MFAA National Broker Committee is backing the push to do away with ‘quantity&#8217; or ‘volume&#8217; based accreditation.
The proposed new accreditation system being touted by the MFAA&#8217;s NBC and linked to the establishment of ‘professional credit advisers&#8217;, the prospective new name for MFAA broker members, is minus any volume clause.
The [...]]]></description>
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