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By Tim Neary
December 2, 2011
Mario Rehayem
Most brokers uncertain about writing low doc loans are hesitant now purely because of the media hype that followed ASIC’s recent broker audit, Mario Rehayem has claimed.
Speaking to the MortgageMix, the Pepper Home Loans director for sales and distribution said the issues that surrounded the low doc reprimand also surfaced in the same audit for full-doc loans.
“But they were not spoken about,” he added.
“The fact is, under the NCCP legislation both loan categories are required to follow the same verification principals. There is no difference,” Rehayem said.
He also made the point that one upshot of the new credit protection is the requirement for more fact finding - for brokers to verify income and fulfill their responsible lending obligations.
He said the ‘old days’ of writing low doc loans are gone, and that brokers will now need to spend more time preparing credit applications.
“An extra hour spent proving income in front of a client might save months later on in front of a magistrate,” he said.
About broker education, Rehayem said Pepper intended to ‘invest heavily’ in specialist lending instruction in 2012.
He said the training regime would be comprehensive, including webinars and workshops.
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