Finance Brokers Association of Australasia Limited

Finance Brokers Association of Australasia Limited The Leading Industry Association and Partner of Choice for Finance Professionals across Australia. The FBAA is run by finance brokers for finance brokers.

The Finance Brokers Association of Australia (FBAA) is a national association representing finance and mortgage loan writers throughout Australia. In the interests of members and their clients, the FBAA monitors legislation and makes representations to Ministers and Members of Parliament both state and federal as appropriate. We work with training organisations to provide training programs to the industry and keep our members up-to-date with changes to government legislation and regulations.

What do you want your business to look like 90 days from now?There’s one week left to register for FBAA Grow Broker: 90 ...
08/09/2026

What do you want your business to look like 90 days from now?

There’s one week left to register for FBAA Grow Broker: 90 Day Planner – Closing the Gap with Ken MacLennan, FBAA WA State Manager.

This session is for brokers who know they want to move the business forward but need a clearer way to measure progress, prioritise the right work and stop bigger goals disappearing underneath the day-to-day.

You’ll leave with a practical planning framework you can revisit every quarter — whether you’re a sole operator, growing a team or trying to create a better balance between business performance and life outside it.

📅 Tuesday 15 September
🕐 1.00pm–2.00pm AEST
💻 Webinar (link after registration)
🎓 1 CPD point

One week left to register: https://ow.ly/X78750ZyLUa

Two hours. Four specialist lending perspectives. And a room full of local brokers to connect with.The FBAA Coffee Meet i...
08/09/2026

Two hours. Four specialist lending perspectives. And a room full of local brokers to connect with.

The FBAA Coffee Meet is coming to Slacks Creek in just 1 week, hosted by FBAA QLD State President Scott Beattie.

Over coffee, Zain Peart - ZEP Finance, Connor Summers - Loan Market, Stewart Corner- Home Affordability Solutions (HAS), and Shaun Hosking- Household Capital will share current market and product insights to help brokers identify more options for clients and strengthen the conversations they are having right now.

There’s no full-day commitment — just practical information, direct access to the speakers and time to build relationships with other brokers in your local community.

📅 Tuesday 15 September
🕙 10.00am–12.00pm
📍 Extraction Coffee, Slacks Creek
🎓 2 CPD points
☕ Complimentary coffee

Join us in Slacks Creek: https://ow.ly/4RpR50ZzJFJ

💰A smaller deposit doesn’t always mean your client has to wait years to buy.For some clients, the real question isn’t si...
08/09/2026

💰A smaller deposit doesn’t always mean your client has to wait years to buy.

For some clients, the real question isn’t simply “Can I avoid LMI?” It’s whether waiting and saving is actually the better option for their circumstances.

In this Webinar Wednesday session, Monique Zimany from Helia will help brokers have a more useful conversation around that decision.

You’ll look at how to explain LMI clearly, work through common client objections and compare different property pathways without treating LMI as something that must either be pushed or avoided.

You’ll also explore where LMI can play a role beyond first home buyers, including investors and upgraders, before working through a practical upgrader case study.

The session finishes with a live demonstration of Helia’s Home Deposit Estimator, showing how you can help clients compare buying sooner versus waiting and saving with actual numbers in front of them.

📅 Wednesday 30 September
🕚 11.00am–12.00pm AEST
💻 Webinar — link sent after registration
🎓 1 CPD point

Give your clients a clearer picture of their options. Register now: https://ow.ly/mVE450ZKsZj

We finished Broker Elevate in Hobart, and the feedback was a pretty good reminder of why we built the series in the firs...
08/09/2026

We finished Broker Elevate in Hobart, and the feedback was a pretty good reminder of why we built the series in the first place.

The room rated the event 4.89 stars, but the comments were what stayed with us most.

One broker said Elevate “fills a great need and could really help brokers improve their business and their future exit exponentially.”

Another described it simply as “thoughtful, relevant, and community-building.”

That’s exactly what we hoped this series would be.

Broker Elevate started with feedback from brokers about what they needed more of — practical business content, stronger conversations, useful connections and events that respected their time.

Across the whole Roadshow, brokers kept showing us where the value was. In the questions asked. In the conversations between sessions. In the feedback afterwards.

So as we wrap the tour, thank you to everyone who came along, contributed, challenged ideas and told us what you want more of.

That input genuinely helps shape what we create next, and helps us keep building events that feel relevant to the broker community rather than just filling a calendar.

👏Hobart, thank you for closing out the Roadshow with us. And to every broker who joined Broker Elevate this year — we’re very grateful you were part of it.

ADVOCACY UPDATE | AML/CTFA message from FBAA CEO, Leo GagicHi Members,I wanted to share a brief update on our ongoing en...
08/09/2026

ADVOCACY UPDATE | AML/CTF
A message from FBAA CEO, Leo Gagic

Hi Members,

I wanted to share a brief update on our ongoing engagement with AUSTRAC regarding AML/CTF obligations and what they mean for the finance broking industry.

The Finance Brokers Association of Australia (FBAA) continues to engage constructively with AUSTRAC regarding the interpretation of obligations relating to AML/CTF as it relates to the broker industry.

Recent discussions indicate that AUSTRAC is progressing its internal consideration of the issue, with a decision-making process currently underway. As the matter remains under review, no final determination has been made at this stage.

The FBAA appreciates the ongoing dialogue with AUSTRAC and welcomes the regulator's commitment to carefully assessing the various interpretations and potential implications for industry participants.

We understand that further clarity may emerge in the coming weeks. Where appropriate, and depending on the outcome of the review, additional consultation with stakeholders may occur.

The FBAA remains committed to working collaboratively with regulators to support clear, practical, and effective regulatory outcomes for finance and mortgage brokers across Australia.

We’ll continue to keep members informed as further information becomes available.

Leo Gagic
CEO
FBAA

Ever lost a self-employed deal because you misunderstood the financials — or only discovered the problem after Credit re...
07/09/2026

Ever lost a self-employed deal because you misunderstood the financials — or only discovered the problem after Credit reviewed it?

For newer brokers, self-employed deals can quickly become confusing once companies, trusts, and multiple income streams are involved.

In FBAA New Broker: The Deal is in the Numbers Webinar, Brij Mehta from Well Nigh Home Loans will show you how to read the key financials from a lending perspective so you can spot issues earlier and structure the deal with more confidence.

You’ll work through:
✔ Profit & Loss Statements
✔ Balance Sheets
✔ Company and Trust Tax Returns
✔ The income that actually matters
✔ Common red flags
✔ How the numbers connect before the application reaches Credit

Using a real-world scenario, Brij will take you through the process step by step.

📅 Tuesday 29 September
🕚 11.00am–12.00pm AEST
💻 Webinar — link sent after registration

Register now: https://ow.ly/HUVy50ZJXF0

Queensland, Broker Elevate has officially wrapped — and the feedback across all three stops says a lot about what broker...
07/09/2026

Queensland, Broker Elevate has officially wrapped — and the feedback across all three stops says a lot about what brokers wanted from this new format.

From the Sunshine Coast to Brisbane and the Gold Coast, brokers came together for practical conversations around growth, standing out in a crowded market, building a stronger business, and creating more opportunity.

The ratings:
⭐ Sunshine Coast — 4.98
⭐ Brisbane — 4.81
⭐ Gold Coast — 4.92

What stood out most in the feedback was how closely the content connected with the reality of building a broker business right now.

One broker summed it up perfectly:
“In an environment where we have too many brokers against our population, you need to find a way to stand out.”

Another spoke to the value of moving beyond a business that relies entirely on the individual broker:
“Great insight and content that matters to brokers looking to take their offering from centralised around an individual to a business — so much value.”

Across all three locations, the conversations kept coming back to the same things — finding your niche, creating a stronger business model, building for growth, and making sure your value is clear in an increasingly competitive market.

👏A big thank you to every broker who joined us across Queensland and contributed to the conversation.

In May, FBAA made a detailed submission to the Senate Select Committee on Intergenerational Housing Inequity.Last week, ...
07/09/2026

In May, FBAA made a detailed submission to the Senate Select Committee on Intergenerational Housing Inequity.

Last week, that work continued in Canberra, with FBAA CEO Leo Gagic and FBAA Head of Regulatory Affairs & Advocacy David Carson appearing before the Committee to answer questions and discuss our position in greater detail.

FBAA didn’t go in with broad statements. We put forward practical areas for reform, including:

• better targeted low-deposit and shared-equity schemes
• reducing the impact of lenders' mortgage insurance on buyers with smaller deposits
• more flexibility in how lenders assess younger borrowers and those with less traditional employment histories
• a lifetime stamp duty credit to remove one of the major barriers to downsizing and moving within the property market
• a stronger focus on increasing housing supply rather than measures that add further costs to existing homeowners and investors

The hearing also gave Leo and David the opportunity to explain the role brokers play in helping borrowers navigate different lender policies, eligibility requirements, and lending options—particularly when their circumstances don’t fit neatly within standard lending criteria.

This wasn’t a one-off appearance. It was the next step in a process that began with research and a formal submission and will continue as we provide further information to the Committee.

You can read FBAA’s submission and view the full list of the issues we are currently working on through our REG and Advocacy page: https://www.fbaa.com.au/about-fbaa/fbaa-reg/

FBAA has told a Senate inquiry that targeted lending reforms could substantially improve first home buyer access without...
07/09/2026

FBAA has told a Senate inquiry that targeted lending reforms could substantially improve first home buyer access without compromising safeguards.

FBAA CEO Leo Gagic told the inquiry that the industry should examine whether documentation and credit-policy settings were preventing appropriate access to finance.

“From a barriers-to-entry standpoint, it’s really around making sure that there is flexibility and that it’s not too onerous in terms of how loans are documented,” he said.

The FBAA’s regulatory compliance specialist, David Carson, expanded on that argument, warning that lending decisions could sometimes be heavily based on present circumstances, to the disadvantage of borrowers early in their working lives.

Read the full article 👇
https://ow.ly/WrTM50ZJYm6

🎆Four experiences. One massive day. NIC 2026 lands in Sydney this October.After more than 13 years, NIC is finally retur...
07/09/2026

🎆Four experiences. One massive day. NIC 2026 lands in Sydney this October.

After more than 13 years, NIC is finally returning to Sydney — and 2026 is set to look very different.

On Thursday 29 October, ICC Sydney will bring the broking industry together for a full day featuring world-class speakers, practical industry insight and some of the biggest networking opportunities on the FBAA calendar.

Todd Sampson, creator of Redesign My Brain, will take the stage to explore how we think, adapt and perform when the pace of change keeps accelerating.

Natalie Waters will bring a completely different perspective, drawing on her experience in behavioural profiling, intelligence environments and hostage negotiation training to explore how brokers can build trust, read behaviour and communicate more effectively when the stakes are high.

For the first time, delegates will also experience the all-new FBAA Industry Expo — bringing leading lenders, aggregators and industry suppliers together with live demonstrations, interactive activations, and dedicated spaces to meet, talk and discover what’s new.

And once NIC wraps up at ICC Sydney, the day moves to one of the city’s most spectacular venues.

The FBAA Gala Dinner takes over Sydney Town Hall for A Night Under the Chandeliers — a Venetian Masquerade evening with a three-course dinner, drinks, live entertainment and the presentation of the FBAA Awards of Supremacy 2026.

One day. Four experiences. More than 1,000 people from across the industry. And for the first time in over a decade, it’s all happening in Sydney.

See the full NIC agenda & Register: https://ow.ly/EtjL50ZzK7h
Register for FBAA Gala Dinner: https://ow.ly/hKm250ZzK7e

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