As part of its commitment to improvement, UBank has rebuilt its lodgement platform to deliver one of the fastest and simplest digital home loan experiences in the market.

In this episode of In Focus, Ben Squires speaks with George Srbinovski Ubank's head of broker distribution, about how Ubank has been hard at work doubling down on the things that make UBank home loans a reliable part of the broker toolkit and how Ubank is planning to continue to grow and strengthen in 2026.

Tune in to learn:

• How they transformed their broker experience from the ground up.
• How they turned application times from 45 minutes to 15 minutes.

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After two decades in banking, Ali Mehboob transitioned into the world of mortgage broking in 2024 and has found success specialising in Islamic finance.

In this episode of New Broker, host Annie Kane sits down with the founder of Noor Finance during Ramadan to discuss how he wrote $10 million in his first year and the ins and outs of writing sharia-compliant finance.

Tune in to discover:

• The mechanics of sharia and Islamic finance.
• How he safely leveraged his inner circle to write his first 22 loans.
• His plans for growing his brokerage into the future.

And much more!

Welcome to The Adviser's What's Making Headlines podcast, your go-to source for the week's biggest stories in finance and real estate, distilled into bite-sized insights.

Join host Charlie Tchetchenian, commercial content writer Ben Squires, and senior journalist on Broker Daily, Julian Barnes, as they review the news of the week.

This week, they discuss:

• The latest results from some of the industry's biggest lenders and aggregators.
• Fallout from the alleged cyber incident involving asset finance fintech youX.
• A new shadow ministry and IMF warnings about the 5 per cent Deposit Scheme.

And much more!