How Horizon Financial Group Used SMART To Enhance Their Bottom Line
“SMART benefits our business in so many ways. It provides our business with regular and consistent contact points to our customer base. The way it improves customer retention is nothing short of amazing.” Mark Turnbull, Managing Director of Horizon Financial, was awarded the MFAA Finance Broking Business of the Year in 2010. Horizon Financial, based […]
Grow your loan book with automated retention
In our action-packed September 2022 Broker Insights webinar, Sherlok founder Adam Grocke explained how the platform will deliver a better experience for AFG brokers. Our fourth instalment of the Broker Insights Webinar 2022 series took place in September with a packed agenda. Our expert panel and AFG staff shared the spotlight to inform, educate and […]
AFG partners with Sherlok to unlock the power of automated client retention
AFG is excited to announce broker-fintech Sherlok as a Preferred Partner. Sherlok offers an automated repricing and home loan refinancing platform for brokers and their customers. Supported by an Artificial Intelligence engine, Sherlok helps brokers retain customers by predicting who is likely to leave based on their current interest rates. It also helps automate the […]
Five tips for new brokers from $100 million dollar broker Bridget MacGregor
“Being a successful broker takes time. I think entering the business as an assistant or working in the industry first often gives more exposure to the industry from within, and this will enable you to become a successful broker.” Back in 2008, just as Bridget MacGregor joined a large franchisee group in the finance industry, […]
5 takeaways from our housing market update
The July 2022 Broker Insights webinar helped brokers make sense of the RBA cash rate rises, with in-depth analysis from CoreLogic on how Australia’s housing market is shaping up in 2022. Our Broker Insights Webinar 2022 series was back with a bang in July. The third instalment for this year featured industry experts and AFG […]
AFG welcomes In Mortgage & Finance Services (IMFS)
Leading WA finance company, In Mortgage & Finance Services (IMFS) is the latest broker group to join AFG. AFG will provide IMFS with strategic support across their business growth journey, a broad range of technology solutions, industry-leading marketing expertise, and access to the most extensive Australian aggregation lending panel. Through the support provided by AFG, […]
How a new broking business settled 257 loans in one year
Karen Hall started her own Queensland-based business Action Finance in January 2018 after working as a PAYG broker for over 12 years. “Our children had finished school and felt it was time to chase the dream of creating a new business from scratch.” “Initially I was working solo from our home office, meeting customers at […]
Banking to broking: making the switch
Currently in banking and thinking about making a big career change? Then maybe it’s time to consider broking! While working as a banker, you’ve been restricted to offering a limited choice of loan options to your customers that are provided by the bank who employ you. 66% of home loans in Australia are written by […]
How a banker-turned broker accumulated 300 five-star Google reviews
Keith Ho founded JKK Solutions in Victoria in 2017 along with two other passionate ex-bankers who felt it was time for a change: “I used to work as people leader at a major bank. I felt I could do more for my customers, as I was so passionate in the lending world, and that is […]
How an ex-banker settled $45 million in his first 12 months of business.
Matt McLean first started his South Australia-based business, McLean Home Loans in January 2021. It was his first venture into building a business, and he did so from scratch. “Having worked as a Lender and then a PAYG broker with another business for many years, I made the decision to branch out on my own. […]
