27 July 2026

New data from Australia's specialist non-bank lenders reveals the Government's ban on new residential limited recourse borrowing arrangements (LRBAs) for self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) will affect a market significantly larger than official estimates suggest, with major implications for housing supply and competition in the mortgage market.

25 June 2026

Published in the Australian Financial Review. In policymaking, the first test should always be simple: does the measure solve the problem it is designed to address?

That is the question the Government must now answer following its move to ban new lending for residential property within self-managed super funds (SMSFs) while grandfathering existing arrangements.

25 June 2026

Australia’s non-bank residential mortgage lenders are concerned the Government’s decision to ban new limited recourse borrowing arrangements for residential property within self-managed superannuation funds will disadvantage ordinary Australians, undermine retirement saving strategies and weaken competition in lending markets.

24 June 2026

The Australian Finance Industry Association (AFIA) acknowledges the release of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s (ASIC’s) final report into the motor finance sector and the findings on lending practices and customer outcomes across the sector.

23 June 2026

The Government's decision to ban new limited recourse borrowing arrangements (LRBAs) for residential property within self-managed super funds (SMSFs) risks reducing investment, limiting credit availability and undermining efforts to increase housing supply, according to the Australian Finance Industry Association (AFIA), the Mortgage & Finance Association of Australia (MFAA) and the Commercial & Asset Finance Brokers Association of Australia (CAFBA).

5 June 2026

A competitive and thriving motor finance non-bank lending market is vital to help hundreds of thousands of consumers and businesses access the vehicles they need for work, family and everyday life, according to the latest report from the Australian Finance Industry Association (AFIA).

13 May 2026

The Australian Finance Industry Association today acknowledges the Federal Budget and its focus on productivity, reform and resilience in what is a challenging environment of sustained domestic economic pressure and international disruption to supply chains.

5 May 2026

The Australian Finance Industry Association welcomes the release of the Government’s Statutory Review of the Electric

Car Discount and the decision to provide a clear, phased pathway for changes to the Fringe Benefits Tax exemption for electric vehicles.

1 May 2026

The Australian Finance Industry Association congratulates Brighte, Navalo Financial Services (trading as Payright BNPL) and Zip as the latest members to join AFIA’s Finance Industry Code of Practice.

15 April 2026

New Australian Finance Industry Association motor vehicle finance data for February 2026 shows EV finance surged 48 per cent year-on-year even as the broader motor finance market weakened, with the value of new vehicles financed nearly 3 per cent lower than 12 months ago as higher borrowing costs and rising inflation weigh on demand.