NextGen and Bendigo Bank partnership delivers strong performance in broker channel

NextGen, Australia’s leading technology provider to the lending industry, and Bendigo Bank have reported significant achievements from their strategic partnership, leveraging NextGen’s ApplyOnline^® platform to bring Bendigo Bank-branded home loans to mortgage brokers nationwide.

The collaboration has yielded impressive results in loan processing efficiency and broker experience and is a significant contribution to Bendigo Bank’s ongoing transformation plan aimed at enhancing broker and customer experiences across all channels.

Mike Ponsonby, Head of Lender Partnerships at NextGen, commented, “We’re thrilled to expand our long-standing partnership with Bendigo Bank through our ApplyOnline platform. This collaboration allows us to build on the successful foundation we established previously with Adelaide Bank, taking it several steps further to deliver innovative solutions for brokers under the Bendigo Bank brand”.

“The partnership between Bendigo and NexGen centers around process optimisation, enhanced automation, and digital capabilities to accelerate credit decisioning and provide a richer broker experience.”

Darren Kasehagen, General Manager – Third Party Banking at Bendigo Bank said, “NextGen have been an important partner for the Bank as we’ve embarked on a new offering for our broker network. Bendigo Bank Broker is for brokers who want better. We combine strong business relationships and enhanced digital processes to deliver a broker focused, service driven platform for brokers across the country. We’re committed to being there for our brokers – so they can be there for their customers,” Mr Kasehagen said.

Early results of the partnership are promising:

• Bendigo Bank’s home loan approval speed now places it in the top tier of lenders, ranking among the three fastest in the industry.
• A 40-50% reduction in time to unconditional approval compared to the previous Adelaide Bank experience.
• Sharp increase in application volumes submitted through the ApplyOnline platform over the past six months, with consistently high service quality.

Bendigo Bank Broker is now available in ApplyOnline, accessible to thousands of brokers across a range of aggregator partners, including Yellow Brick Road Aggregation, National Mortgage Brokers (nMB), Astute Financial Management (Astute), Loan Market Group, Mortgage Choice, Specialist Finance Group, outsource Financial, and Finsure. As Bendigo Bank continues to expand its branded loan offerings to more broker groups, this partnership with NextGen is expected to further strengthen its position in the broker market and enhance its service to Australian borrowers.