IFBF

IFBF IFBF is the leading Mortgage Organisation representing the interests of brokers. For more details, visit our website at https://ifbf.com.au

The IFBF is a not for profit organisation, run by volunteers for the betterment of the industry as a whole. Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of every month between February and November with CPD points being awarded to attendees. The IFBF focuses on three main points: education compliance and diversification.

Over 77% of Aussies now choose a broker over a bank. ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Why?๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฌ.๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฑ% ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ.Recent benchmarks show that clients who reg...
16/06/2026

Over 77% of Aussies now choose a broker over a bank. ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Why?

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฌ.๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฑ% ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ.

Recent benchmarks show that clients who regularly reprice their home loans through an independent broker save an average of 0.35 percentage points compared to direct bank customers.

On a standard $700k mortgage, that is thousands back in their pocket.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜†:
Don't wait for clients to call you about rate noise. Use this stat to run proactive health checks across your database this week. Protect your trail book and unlock warm referrals.

Donโ€™t grow your broking business alone. Join Sydney's sharpest independent finance minds at our next monthly forum.

๐Ÿ”—Secure your spot today: https://ifbf.com.au/monthly-meeting-registration/

๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—น๐˜† ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ.When youโ€™re running your own ship, staying on top of changing complia...
14/06/2026

๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—น๐˜† ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ.

When youโ€™re running your own ship, staying on top of changing compliance, mastering commercial diversification, and scaling your revenue can feel like a solo mountain climb. But the most successful brokers know that the fastest way to grow is by learning whatโ€™s actually working for others in today's market.

At the Independent Finance Brokers Forum (IFBF), we strip away the fluff. Our monthly meetings are designed to give you:
โœ”๏ธ Real broker strategies from industry experts who are on the tools.
โœ”๏ธ Commercial lending insights to help you diversify your pipeline.
โœ”๏ธ Essential CPD points to keep your compliance locked down.

Stop trying to figure out the blueprint by yourself. Join a room full of peers who are actively sharing wins, solving market challenges, and building stronger businesses.

๐Ÿ”— Secure your spot for our next monthly meeting: https://ifbf.com.au/monthly-meeting-registration/

"๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€."If you have less than 3 years of experience in the broking industry, the learning ...
11/06/2026

"๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€."

If you have less than 3 years of experience in the broking industry, the learning curve can feel steep. Reading guidelines is one thing, but understanding the industry's best practices happens through real human connection.

Thatโ€™s exactly why the IFBF exists.

We aren't just an association; ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†. Think of it as โ€œ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€โ€. No judgment, no gatekeeping, just genuine guidance, shared insights, and a place to grow your confidence alongside mentors who have been in your exact shoes.

๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด? ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€.

Come along to our next monthly meeting, meet your future mentors, and stop second-guessing your strategy.

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Secure your spot at the next meeting: https://ifbf.com.au/monthly-meeting-registration/

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ "๐—ง๐˜„๐—ผ-๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ" ๐—”๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฒ ๐—˜๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—บ๐˜†: ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜'๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐˜† ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„?We are seeing a massive structural divide in the m...
11/06/2026

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ "๐—ง๐˜„๐—ผ-๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ" ๐—”๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฒ ๐—˜๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—บ๐˜†: ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜'๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐˜† ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„?

We are seeing a massive structural divide in the market that every independent broker needs to actively navigate:

๐Ÿ”ด ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜‡๐—ฒ: With CPI at 4.2% and a potential RBA hike to 4.60% looming, residential serviceability is a steep hill. The play here is defensive: ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฑ ๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ, ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ.

๐ŸŸข ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—บ: On the flip side, institutional capital is pouring into green energy, data centres, and tech infrastructure. The play here is offensive: ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ-๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜†:
When retail slows, corporate credit charges ahead. Active diversification isn't just a growth strategy; itโ€™s how independent brokers protect their pipelines from interest rate shocks.

๐Ÿ‘‡ To the IFBF community: ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต? Letโ€™s share notes below.

09/06/2026

๐— ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐—™๐—•๐—™ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด? Hereโ€™s what went down. ๐Ÿ“ธ

We had a packed room of great conversations, sharp industry insights, and invaluable new connections. ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ.

The momentum doesn't stop here. ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—๐˜‚๐—น๐˜† ๐Ÿญ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—œ๐—™๐—•๐—™ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด. Secure your place today.

๐Ÿ”—https://ifbf.com.au/monthly-meeting-registration/

๐Ÿš€ Growth happens faster when youโ€™re in the right room.The most successful brokers know this: ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ...
08/06/2026

๐Ÿš€ Growth happens faster when youโ€™re in the right room.

The most successful brokers know this: ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ, ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ in the industry.

At IFBF, finance professionals come together to exchange insights, build relationships, and gain practical strategies that support long-term success.

๐Ÿ’ก ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜†.

Ready to connect with like-minded professionals?

Join IFBF today: https://ifbf.com.au/monthly-meeting-registration/

05/06/2026

A quick look back at our ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐—™๐—•๐—™ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐Ÿ“ธ

Great conversations, valuable insights, and even better connections. Thank you to everyone who joined us; we look forward to seeing you at the next one.

04/06/2026

๐—™๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€, ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ข๐—ป๐—ฒโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ

Level up your business with IFBF, your hub for networking, industry insights, and growth.

โœ… Connect with top finance pros
โœ… Stay ahead with industry news
โœ… Unlock strategies to boost your business

Watch this and learn more about us: https://youtube.com/shorts/ABvNJFlsaIM?si=fEv4cYcTKZ5pTXtd

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๐Ÿ™A big thank you to everyone who joined us at the ๐—œ๐—™๐—•๐—™ ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต๐—น๐˜† ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด. It was great to see so many brokers coming ...
03/06/2026

๐Ÿ™A big thank you to everyone who joined us at the ๐—œ๐—™๐—•๐—™ ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต๐—น๐˜† ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด. It was great to see so many brokers coming together to connect, learn, and grow.

A special thank you to ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐——๐˜‚๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด from Duo Tax and ๐—๐—ผ๐—ต๐—ป ๐——๐˜†๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€ from Dymonds Foulds & Vaughan for sharing valuable insights and practical knowledge with our community.

These events are a reminder of what makes IFBF so valuable: meaningful connections, shared learning, and a community that supports each otherโ€™s success.

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป? Drop it in the comments ๐Ÿ‘‡

We canโ€™t wait to see you at the next IFBF meeting

๐—ฆ๐˜†๐—ฑ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€, ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†โ€™๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†. โ˜•A valuable morning of networking, ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐˜€, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—˜๐—ข๐—™๐—ฌ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ...
02/06/2026

๐—ฆ๐˜†๐—ฑ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€, ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†โ€™๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†. โ˜•

A valuable morning of networking, ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐˜€, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—˜๐—ข๐—™๐—ฌ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ starts today. Bring your business cards, connect with industry peers, and gain practical insights to help drive better outcomes for your clients and business.

๐Ÿ“ Rosehill Bowling Club, Parramatta
โฐ 10:00 am โ€“ 12:30 pm

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