Commercial and business lending
Find what you're looking for with this one-stop shop for Commercial Brokers.
Business loans
Whether your clients are looking to maintain or grow their business, we’re here to help you deliver the right solutions for their needs.
We understand your clients have a number of specialist commercial and business finance needs.
Business loan products
Explore our business loan products.
Interest rates
Compare our business loan interest rates.
How do you become an Accredited Commercial Broker?
What are the prerequisites?
- Prior experience in commercial lending and writing credit submissions
- Must maintain an active relationship with Bank of Melbourne and introduce new commercial clients
- Demonstrate your potential to submit consistent commercial lending (excludes IPLs)
- Deliver good customer experience by keeping our Commercial product, policy, service, and business operational processes up to date
- Police Clearance Certificate less than 6 months old
- Confirmation of MFAA or equivalent body membership
Commercial Broker Accreditation process
Become a Bank of Melbourne Accredited Commercial Broker:
1. Fill out the form
Complete the Commercial Broker application form
2. Get sign off
Get your application signed off by your aggregator.
3. Email your form
Send your application form to the Bank of Melbourne Accreditation Team.
4. Complete the training modules
Complete two training modules (these will be emailed to you).
5. Notify your Senior Business Development Manager
Email your Senior Business Development Manager to let them know you've completed the training modules.
6. Receive accreditation
Once you've completed your modules, you'll be issued with an introducer (i) number.
Transferring an accreditation?
To transfer an accredited broker between aggregators, you’ll need to complete the Westpac Transfer of Accreditation form.
Forms and resources
Please download these forms to your computer before use, as they'll not display correctly in a web browser.
Bank of Melbourne Dynamic R&O Form – June 2021 (PDF 214KB)
This form is to be used by brokers to record the customer’s requirements & objectives when submitting a home loan application outside of ApplyOnline (e.g. within a deal being submitted through Business Banking).
Responsible Lending - Guidelines for Brokers (PDF 118KB)
Requirements and Objectives.
FAQs (PDF 86KB)
Responsible lending requires us to have detailed conversations with customers to understand their requirements and objectives (R&O) and financial situation, so that we can assess the suitability of a credit contract.
QRG - Non-Electronically Lodged Home Loans (PDF 222KB)
Brokers submitting a broker-introduced home loan will now complete an updated version of the R&O Form.
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The Detail
- Certain products have maximum limits less than $5M, please confirm these with your BDM.
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