Company and Trust Lending

Your Connective Lending guide to entity solutions

Clear answers in a tightening market

While some lenders have pulled back or paused lending to company and trust borrowers, Connective Lending continues to support this market with flexible, practical solutions across a wide range of products.

We’re here to help you keep your clients moving, especially those impacted by recent changes at other lenders.

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What has shifted and what it means for your clients

Several major lenders have tightened or paused company and trust lending. This has created real challenges for brokers, including:

Top niches for Company and Trust borrowers

These are the policy strengths that continue to set our solutions apart, especially while the broader market tightens.

Connective Lending products that support company and trust borrowers

Product

Company

Trust

Key notes

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Well suited to self-employed borrowers using company or trust structures, with flexible doc options.
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Suitable for expat and non-resident borrowers where income and ownership can be clearly verified.
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Yes
Ideal for commercial, business purpose or investment scenarios, with multiple documentation pathways.
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Good fit for self-employed and non-traditional income profiles with broad documentation choices.
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Strong option for complex income or entity structures with flexible documentation pathways.
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Useful for short-term funding needs where fast turnaround and entity acceptance are required.

Scenarios

Company and trust purchase

Scenario: A Pty Ltd borrower wanted to purchase an investment property and exclude business debts from servicing. The borrower also had multiple self-sufficient entities.
Issue: Many lenders require all company liabilities to be included in servicing, which created DTI and buffer issues.
Outcome: Connective Lending’s range of company and trust options allowed the deal to be assessed appropriately, with only relevant liabilities included.
Possible funders: Connective Solutions, Connective Complete, Connective Advance, Connective Elevate, Connective Horizon

Newly formed trust releasing equity

Scenario: A newly formed trust wanted to release equity from an investment property to support their new business.
Issue: Traditional lenders required full financials for the new business, which were not available due to the recent restructure.
Outcome: The borrower’s long-term industry experience and the ability to provide alternative income documentation allowed the deal to proceed.
Possible funders: Connective Solutions Connective Complete, Connective Advance, Connective Elevate, Connective Horizon

Expat borrower using a company

Scenario: An Australian expat wanted to purchase an investment property through a non-trading company.
Issue: Major lenders declined due to foreign income, currency considerations and the added complexity of the company structure.
Outcome: Lenders with expat and entity capability were able to verify overseas income and accept the company structure.
Possible funders: Connective Elevate, Connective Horizon

Trust requiring short-term bridging finance

Scenario: A trust needed short-term funding between the sale of one investment property and the purchase of another.
Issue: Many lenders do not offer bridging solutions to trusts, and full financials were not available at the time of application.
Outcome: Fast assessment, acceptance of the trust structure and streamlined documentation supported a timely settlement.
Possible funders: Connective Bridge, Connective Horizon

Here are some of the ways our team can help structure deals

  • Confirming which entity structures are acceptable
  • Documentation requirements including trust deeds and constitutions
  • Identifying the most suitable product for the scenario
  • Reviewing and packaging scenarios before submission.

Our team is here to support you - get in touch.

Connective Lending Contacts

Kash Asokan

Connective Lending Manager (VIC)

Abbey Dimovski

Connective Lending Manager (VIC/SA)

Jaynesh Nair

Connective Lending Manager (NSW)

Cassandra Puntillo

Connective Lending Manager(NSW)

Zac O'Connell

Connective Lending Manager (WA)

Aaron Salmon

Connective Lending Manager (QLD)

Toula Wilson

Connective Lending Business & Lending Specialist

Gerard Faya

Connective Lending Sales Support Specialist

Andrew Tran

Connective Lending Sales Support Specialist

Chris Pearce

National Manager, Sales and Support