This document provides you with information relating to our activities. It contains information about
various fees and charges that may be payable by you to us, as well as about certain commissions
we may receive, or we pay to certain third parties. It also contains information about what you should
do if you have a complaint or dispute in connection with our services.

WHAT IS CREDIT ASSISTANCE?

We give you credit assistance when:

  • We assist you to apply for a particular loan;
  • We suggest you apply for a particular loan (or suggest you apply for an increase to an
    existing loan); or
  • We suggest you remain in your current loan.

THE ASSESSMENT WE NEED TO DO BEFORE GIVING YOU CREDIT ASSISTANCE

Before we provide credit assistance to you, we assess whether the particular loan is suitable for you.
To do this, we need to make reasonable inquiries and verify that:

  • The loan or increase will meet your requirements and objectives; and
  • You can meet the proposed repayments.

We won’t be able to give you credit assistance if our assessment shows that:

  • You won’t be able to meet the proposed repayments without substantial hardship; or
  • The loan won’t meet your requirements or objectives.

GETTING A COPY OF OUR ASSESSMENT

If we provide you with credit assistance, you can ask us for a copy of our assessment any time up to
7 years after we provide you with a credit assistance quote. To request a copy please contact us.
We will provide you with a copy:

  • Within 7 business days after the day we receive your request – provided you make the
    request within 2 years of the date of our credit assistance quote; or
  • Otherwise, within 21 business days after the day we receive your request.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE LICENSEE

We are authorised to engage in credit activities including providing credit assistance.

Subject to meeting credit criteria, we are able to assist you to obtain loans for you from a broad range
of lenders through our broker group.

The following are the lenders or lessors with whom we generally conduct the most business:

  • ANZ Bank
  • NAB
  • Commonwealth Bank of Australia
  • Westpac Banking Corporation
  • ING Direct
  • Adelaide Bank
  • Choicelend
  • Citibank
  • ME Bank
  • Liberty
  • Suncorp
  • AMP
  • Bank of Melbourne
  • Bankwest

FEES AND CHARGES

FEES PAYABLE FOR THE PROVISION OF CREDIT ASSISTANCE

We sometimes charge a fee for providing credit assistance. More detail about any such fee will be
set out in a quote we will give to you before we provide you with credit assistance.

OTHER FEES AND CHARGES

You may have to pay other fees and charges (such as an application fees, valuation fees and other
fees) to the lender, or other parties. You should review the disclosure documents and your loan
contract for further details of any such fees and charges.

COMMISSIONS

COMMISSIONS WE RECEIVE FROM OUR LICENSEE

We have appointed our broker group as our agent to receive commissions from lenders and to pay
us commission in relation to loan contracts for which we provide credit assistance. The total amount
of commission we may receive in relation to your loan may vary depending on the lender, the term,
the features, the amount of the loan you ultimately choose and the amount and timing of the
repayments that you make.

Loan Contracts such as Home Loans, Investment Property Loans and Personal Loans

Upfront commission payable by lenders in relation to loans is calculated as a percentage of the loan
amount and is generally in the range of 0.40 % and 1.76 % of the loan amount. It is usually paid
after settlement of the loan.

Trail commission payable by lenders in relation to loans is generally calculated regularly (monthly,
bi-monthly, quarterly, or annually) on the outstanding loan balance and is paid in arrears. The trail
commission payable by lenders is generally in the range of 0.11 % per annum and 1.10 % per annum
of the outstanding loan amount.

Further details of the commission earned by us will be included in the credit proposal disclosure
document we will provide to you at the same time as we provide you with credit assistance.

You can request information from us about the fees that we are likely to receive, how those fees are
calculated, and our reasonable estimate of the fees or commissions that will be payable.

VOLUME BONUS ARRANGEMENTS

Our broker group has volume bonus arrangements in place with the Commonwealth Bank of
Australia, the Westpac Banking Corporation and the Australia and New Zealand Bank Group Limited.
From time to time we or our broker group may receive a benefit, directly by way of cash bonus or
additional commissions or indirectly by way of training, professional development days or
sponsorship, if we or our broker group write a particular volume of loans offered by those lenders.

COMMISSIONS PAYABLE BY US

If a third party has introduced you to us or referred you to us, we may pay them a commission or a
fee.

We obtain referrals from a range of sources, including real estate agents, accountants, financial
planners or other people.

Further information about referral commissions, including our reasonable estimate of the amount of
any commission payable and how it is calculated is available from us on request and will be included
in the credit proposal disclosure we will supply to you when we provide you with our credit assistance.

DISPUTES OR COMPLAINTS

WHAT TO DO IF YOU HAVE A DISPUTE OR COMPLAINT?

We are committed to providing our customers with the best possible service. If at any time we have
not met our obligations – or you have a complaint about any of our services – please inform us so
we can work towards a resolution. We will endeavour to deal with your complaint promptly,
thoroughly and fairly.

HOW TO MAKE A COMPLAINT AND THE COMPLAINTS PROCESS?

If you have a complaint, we request you follow these steps:

Complaints can be lodged by contacting Mark Davies, the Complaints Officer by:

  1.  telephoning (03) 9021 6198
  2.  e-mailing mark@mortgagetrack.com.au
  3. writing to Level 1, 23 Oxford Street, Oakleigh, Vic 31 66
    or by speaking to any representative of our business who will refer complainants to the
    Complaints Officer.

We adopt the definition of ‘complaint’ as ‘an expression of dissatisfaction made to an
organisation, related to its products or services, or the complaints handling process itself,
where a response or resolution is explicitly or implicitly expected’. This means we will
treat informal complaints seriously and refer them to IDR unless they are resolved by the
end of the next business day.

Any complaint which is resolved to the customer’s satisfaction by the end of the next
business day (starting from when the complaint was received) will not require the full IDR
process to be applied. There is no need to capture and record the complaint or respond
as set out below.

Investigating complaints

The Complaints Officer will review the complaint carefully and promptly, taking such steps
and reviewing such documents as a reasonable person would do.

Responding to complaints within appropriate time limits and referring unresolved
complaints to an External Dispute Resolution (EDR) scheme

The Complaints Officer will provide a written ‘final response’ to the complainant within
45 days (21 days where the complaint relates to default), which states:

  • The final outcome of the dispute at the Internal Dispute Resolution (IDR)
  • The right to take their dispute to EDR (no matter what the result of the investigation was
    at IDR)
  • The name and contact details of my EDR scheme.
    If the Complaints Officer is unable to give a final response within the specified period, the
    Complaints Officer will, before the end of the period:
  • Inform the complainant of the reasons for the delay
  • Advise the complainant of their right to complain to EDR
  • Provide the complainant with the name and contact details of his EDR scheme.

The NCC allows credit providers 21 days to consider hardship and postponement
applications. At the end of that period, if there is no agreement, there will be no further
time to handle the dispute at IDR, and the complainant must be referred to EDR.
When deciding about hardship or postponement applications, the Complaints Officer will
give EDR contact details when:

  • Advising whether the claim has been agreed to; or
  • The notification of variation to the credit contract is given within 30 days after the variation
    is agreed.

The complainant can go direct to EDR regarding disputes involving hardship or
postponement which also involve issues with default notices.

Legal proceedings
Unless the statute of limitations is about to expire, legal proceedings will not be
commenced or continued nor will any other enforcement action be taken during the IDR
period and for at least 14 days from giving a final response.
If the complaint discloses a systemic issue, we will take immediate steps to ensure the
issue is addressed.

The types of remedies available for resolving complaints or disputes

If a complaint is justified, the Complaints Officer will recommend a solution comprising
one or more of the following:

  • An apology
  • Compensation
  • Vary contractual obligations
  • A free service

Internal structures and reporting requirements.

We will do our best to consider complaints fairly and equally. If we are unable to do so
we will consider seeking outside assistance to resolve the dispute. We will review these
procedures at least annually.

Guiding Principles

  1. Visibility – We will take reasonable steps to ensure customers know about the existence of our
    IDR procedures and how to make a complaint or apply for hardship or postponement. This
    information will be readily available, not just at the time a consumer wishes to make a complaint or
    dispute. All staff who deal with customers, not just complaints or disputes handling staff only,
    should have an understanding of my IDR procedures.
  2. Objectivity – We will address each complaint in an equitable and objective manner. Where
    possible, the complaint should be investigated by staff not involved in the subject matter of the
    complaint.
  3. Charges – The IDR procedures are free of charge.
  4. Confidentiality – We will keep information confidential.
  5. Customer focused approach – We will be helpful, user friendly and communicate in plain English,
    showing our commitment to resolving complaints.
  6. Commitment – We are actively committed to efficient complaint handling.
  7. Analysis and Evaluation of Complaints – All complaints will be classified and then analysed to
    identify systemic recurring and single incident problems and trends.

THIRD PARTY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES

If your complaint relates to a product or service acquired through a third party (for example, a lender)
we may ask you to contract the relevant third party. They will deal with your complaint under their
complaints resolution process.

If you are not satisfied with the resolution of your complaint by the third party under their complaints
resolution process, you are entitled to have your dispute considered by their External Dispute
Resolution Scheme. Please contact the third party for further details.

KEEPING YOU INFORMED

We will, as set out above, keep you informed of the progress of the investigation of any complaint.

STILL NOT SATISFIED?

If you do not think we have resolved your complaint to your satisfaction, you may take the matter –
free of charge – to the relevant External Disputes Resolution Scheme (provided it is within the
scheme’s terms of reference) as detailed below. You may also refer the matter to the relevant
External Disputes Resolution Scheme at any time, but if our internal process is still in progress, they
may request that our internal processes be complete before considering the matter further.

Our external dispute resolution service provider is the Credit and Investments Ombudsman, which
can be contacted via: