In May 2017, all lenders officially pulled out of offering no LMI at 90% to engineers and mining professionals.
But this policy is a moving target!
It was on September 2016 that a couple of lenders actually returned to offering waived LMI for engineers.
It all comes down to confidence in the mining, energy and resources sector.
More confidence means more investment, job creation and more stable employment.
The problem the sector faces on a regular basis is fluctuating job opportunities, with mining companies here one day and gone the next.
As of 2018, some lenders began offering LMI waiver to specific professions in the mining, energy and resources sector, namely, mine surveyors, quantity surveyors, geologists and geophysicists.