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The Money Specialists
Mercury Weekly · Pipeline Insights
Monday 11 May 2026.
Week ahead · period 4 May – 11 May 2026 · 567 active opps ($204.5M) · 858 lifetime settlements ($436.9M)
Executive summary

Solid week. Eight new opportunities (six FHB, two refinance), three settlements totalling $1.84M, and twelve stage advances — the strongest weekly throughput in the last six weeks. Two stalled deals to address by Wednesday and a 9-borrower refi cohort to call into.

The week ahead is FR-expiry heavy — $11.4M in fixed-rate maturities across the next 30 days. Top priority is the 22 borrowers expiring this week and next; the call list is ranked below.

Last 7 days · movement
New opportunities
8
▲ +3 vs prior 7 days
Settlements
3
$1.84M · ▲ +1
Stage advances
12
▲ +4 vs prior 7 days
Pipeline transitions this period
Transition classCount$ moved
Newly created8$5.12M
Stage‑advanced12$8.47M
Newly settled3$1.84M
Stage‑retreated1$420K
Newly lost2$580K
Unchanged541—
Top 15 named transitions per class are listed in the companion XLSX, sheet‑by‑sheet.
Week ahead · expiries · 22 borrowers · $11.4M
WindowCount$ at stake
This week (Mon–Fri)6$3.18M
Next week (12–18 May)9$4.62M
Following week (19–25 May)7$3.60M

By type: 14 fixed‑rate · 5 interest‑only · 3 pre‑approval. Seven sit on lenders Finance Lab is currently writing well with (NAB, Westpac, Macquarie); five sit on lenders with longer turnarounds — flag earlier.

Refinance candidates flagged this week · 9
Borrower Settled Lender LVR Loan $
L.D.May 2024NAB67%$420K
P.N.May 2024Westpac58%$295K
R.K.May 2024ANZ72%$540K
T.B.May 2024CBA69%$610K
S.J.May 2024Macquarie78%$485K
M.O.May 2024NAB62%$355K
+3 moreMay 2024 cohort·
Cohort frame: 24‑month settlement anniversary — rate-review window opens this week. All 9 sit below 80% LVR and were comparison‑won at original settlement. Full record + mobile in companion XLSX.
Broker workload
BrokerActive oppsPipeline $
John Kefalianos184$72.4M
Liam Fazzalari‑Molloy96$38.1M
Alex Beaton78$31.8M
Melissa Huynh54$22.6M
Jaya Garcia22$9.3M
John’s book is materially heavier than the team average — 184 active vs 62 average. Worth a fortnightly redistribution review.
Lender mix · last 7 days submitted
LenderVolume$ submitted
NAB4$2.14M
Westpac3$1.62M
Macquarie2$1.05M
ANZ2$830K
CBA1$540K
Top 15 calls for the week
# Contact Reason Broker $ at stake
1R.O.FR expires Fri · reversion +1.95%John K$920K
2J.H.IO expires today · rolling to P&ILiam F‑M$725K
3K.W.Pre‑approval expires Wed · offer in marketMelissa H$615K
4T.B.Refi candidate · CBA · 24mo anniversaryJohn K$610K
5R.K.Refi candidate · ANZ · LVR 72%Alex B$540K
6B.A.FR expires today · NABJohn K$540K
7D.G.Stalled 18d at Submitted · NABAlex B$485K
8S.J.Refi candidate · Macquarie · LVR 78%Liam F‑M$485K
9F.C.FR expires Tue 19/05 · WestpacJohn K$465K
10L.D.Refi candidate · NAB · LVR 67%John K$420K
11S.M.FR expires today · WestpacAlex B$380K
12M.O.Refi candidate · NAB · LVR 62%Liam F‑M$355K
13H.E.Stalled 21d at Pre‑ApprovedMelissa H$340K
14P.N.Equity release · LVR 58% · 26mo heldLiam F‑M$295K
15N.V.Pre‑approval expires Thu · offer in marketJohn K$285K
Companion XLSX: 4 sheets — full call list, expiries detail, stalls detail, refi candidates. Read‑only on the shared Drive: Mercury Pipeline Insights.
Open this week
  • Stalled: 2 deals at Submitted to Lender · 14+ days no movement · chase the lender or document the hold reason
  • Pre-approval expiries: 4 borrowers Tue–Fri · offer in market or extension request needed
  • Hygiene: 11 active fixed-rate loans missing FR expiry date · full list in companion XLSX (Hygiene Gaps sheet)
 
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Finance Lab · Mercury Weekly Insights · 11 May 2026 at 07:00 ACST
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