Insights and news for finance brokers
Market briefs, rule changes and honest guides, written for Australian brokers and updated as the market moves. No fluff, sources cited, dates on everything.
The data fields a finance lead should include before you pay for it
What data fields a finance lead should include before you pay for it: contact, entity, deal and provenance fields by nic
23 Aug 2026
The SMSF shift to commercial property since 10 August 2026: what brokers are seeing
The SMSF commercial property shift 2026: what Australian brokers are seeing since 10 August, the enquiry types showing u
23 Aug 2026
SME insolvencies at a 10-year high: what brokers are seeing in 2026
SME insolvency 2026: a 10-year high, 84,000+ DPNs and $35.9bn of small-business tax debt. What commercial finance broker
23 Aug 2026
The sample lead checklist: what to check on a sample before you buy
A sample lead checklist for Australian finance brokers: what to check on a provider's sample before you buy, from timest
23 Aug 2026
Twelve questions to ask any finance lead provider before you buy
Twelve questions to ask a finance lead provider before you pay: source, exclusivity, SMS verification, fields, delivery,
23 Aug 2026
The non-bank moment: what the 2026 lending surge means for commercial brokers
The non-bank lending surge 2026 in numbers: non-bank home lending up 65%, broker share 81%, business credit up 10.8%. Wh
23 Aug 2026
Live transfer leads vs form leads: an honest comparison for finance brokers
Live transfer vs form leads for Australian finance brokers: how each works, where transfers win, where they cost you, an
23 Aug 2026
Lead provider vs aggregator referrals: where the deals actually come from
The lead provider vs aggregator referrals decision for Australian commercial brokers: how each channel produces deals, w
23 Aug 2026
Lead marketplace, lead-gen agency or pay per lead: which model suits a finance broker?
Lead marketplace vs agency vs pay per lead, compared axis by axis for Australian finance brokers: what you pay for, who
23 Aug 2026
Lead delivery methods: CRM, email, webhook, and what to ask a provider for
Lead delivery methods compared for Australian finance brokers: email, CRM and webhook, how to choose by who calls first,
23 Aug 2026
How much should a finance broker pay for lead generation?
How much to pay for lead generation as a finance broker: set a target cost per funded deal, then budget it across pay pe
23 Aug 2026
Free finance leads for brokers: what 'free' really costs
Free finance leads for Australian brokers: which channels are genuinely free, what lists, trials and commission splits r
23 Aug 2026
Finance leads by loan size: what changes between a $50K enquiry and a $5M one
Finance leads by loan size: how qualification, lender panel, cycle time and volume change between a $50K business loan e
23 Aug 2026
Finance lead provider red flags: nine signs you are buying a list, not leads
Nine finance lead provider red flags brokers can check before paying: bulk delivery, old timestamps, no form link, no SM
23 Aug 2026
Cost per funded deal: the method brokers should use to judge any lead source
How Australian brokers should calculate cost per funded deal for any lead source: the inputs, the formula, a worked exam
23 Aug 2026
What commercial finance leads cost, and why they price differently
Why commercial finance leads cost more than business loan leads: production, qualification and deal size. How the 2026 p
23 Aug 2026
What business loan leads cost in Australia, and what drives the price
What business loan leads cost in Australia, and why: how each enquiry is produced, filtered and verified sets the price.
23 Aug 2026
What ATO tax-debt leads cost, and why the maths is different
What ATO tax debt leads cost Australian brokers in 2026: why the $50K floor, the 11.43% GIC and a specialist lender pane
23 Aug 2026
What asset finance leads cost, and what moves the price
What asset finance leads cost in Australia: how asset class, deal value, exclusivity and verification move the price, an
23 Aug 2026
Aged leads vs real-time leads: what lead age does to your contact rate
Aged leads vs real time leads for Australian finance brokers: what lead age does to contact rates, the maths in conversa
23 Aug 2026
ATO tightens restructuring as DPNs hit record volume
Best-and-final SBR proposals, 84,000+ DPNs, Payday Super: what changes for brokers.
22 Aug 2026
Business lending at a post-pandemic high, rates on hold
Business credit +10.8%, the RBA on hold, unemployment edging up: the enquiry mix for the rest of 2026.
22 Aug 2026
Leads for finance brokers
One provider, five enquiry flows. Pick the one that matches what you write.
22 Aug 2026
Leads for commercial finance brokers
Purchases, refinances, restructures and ATO tax debt, qualified and sold once.
22 Aug 2026
Leads for asset finance brokers
Asset, value, deposit and timeframe captured; SMS-verified; exclusive.
22 Aug 2026
Leads for mortgage brokers who also write commercial
Why your commercial book needs its own enquiry pipe.
22 Aug 2026
Finance leads for multi-broker firms
Routing by niche or state, firm-level dedup, CRM delivery.
22 Aug 2026
Asset finance leads for Sydney brokers
Transport, construction and trades, targeted by Greater Sydney region or postcode.
22 Aug 2026
Finance leads by state and city
How geographic targeting works and what tends to come through where.
22 Aug 2026
Commercial property purchase leads
Owner-occupiers and investors, inside the commercial flow.
22 Aug 2026
Debt restructure leads
Businesses consolidating layered debt, inside the commercial flow.
22 Aug 2026
Unsecured business loan leads
The bulk of the business loan flow: ABN, GST, time trading, amount, purpose.
22 Aug 2026
Working-capital loan leads
Receivables, stock and seasonal gaps, and why the cause decides the product.
22 Aug 2026
Pay per lead vs retainer lead generation
Who carries the risk, what you pay for, when each model fits.
22 Aug 2026
Buying leads vs running your own ads
What doing it yourself really involves, written by a company that runs the ads.
22 Aug 2026
What a qualified commercial finance lead includes
The checklist to hold any provider's sample against.
22 Aug 2026
Verified vs unverified leads
What verification means, what it costs, and the number to ask for.
22 Aug 2026
Finance leads glossary
The terms brokers and providers use, defined plainly.
22 Aug 2026
How to get business loan leads in Australia
Seven channels ranked by speed, cost and quality, and what “free” really costs.
22 Aug 2026
Commercial loan leads: what to check before you buy
The six fields that matter, the red flags, and why most “commercial” leads are business loans.
22 Aug 2026