Have the non-banks delivered on their promises?

Jonathan Street, CEO, Thinktank

• Variety of product enhancements
• Marketing initiatives in the digital space 
• The opening of first interstate office in Melbourne
• Introduce a broader range of eligibility to commercial products
• Have responded directly to a signi­ficant uplift in demand for their products and CPD-accredited commercial lending training workshops and mentoring programs. 
• Preparations for a second small-ticket commercial securitisation following the success of their ­first transaction in the middle of last year. 

Murray Cowan, Owner, Better Mortgage Management 

• offering competitive ‘outside the square’ solutions to our broker partners.
• broadening our presence to those brokers who utilise non-banks/mortgage managers for full-doc, alt-doc and specialist lending solutions
• increasing our education and support for those brokers who may not have a mortgage manager on their list of preferred lenders

 
Barrie Gaubert, Director, Iden Group

• online submission and paperless workflow
• brand new broker portal and new websites to come
• new broker relationships along with new broker training tools and solutions. 

Iain Forbes, Director, Australian First Mortgage

• focus on national growth and product innovation
• additional funding lines
• broader BDM footprint
• increase our reach in our established markets and influence in new markets

Ray Hair, General Manager Sales, Homeloans

• improve how we are positioned on the larger broker software platforms
• improve our own website and tools to make it easier for brokers

Royden D'Vaz, National Manager Sales, Marketing and Distribution, Bluestone Mortgages

 

• exploring innovative ways we can expand our product range and service niche groups that may be otherwise unable to secure ­ finance.
• our sales team will continue to expand
• adding new BDMs in Queensland and SA
• providing market intel and tools to assist brokers in growing their own business 

Cory Bannister, Vice President and Head of Distribution, La Trobe Financial

• the release of three new products in the ­first half of the year
• enhancements to our existing range: an upgrade of our online loan lodgment system, and unique Virtual Settlement Room technology; 
• launch of a new advertising campaign
• expanding both our credit and sales teams 

John Mohnacheff, National Sales Manager, Liberty Financial

• enhancements to our motor business
• offer a broad range of innovative credit insurance solutions, 
• offer general insurance options, including LFI’s Home and Motor Vehicle Insurance products, 

Mario Rehayem, Director of Sales and Distribution, Pepper
 

• further improvements to some of our current products, as well as introducing brand-new products to market.
• further increase broker and white-label partner support this year
• enhance our Better Business e-learning hub by launching new online educational modules that will be developed in conjunction with top-tier law firms