Malavika Santhebennur is a content specialist at Momentum Media, focusing on mortgages and finance writing.
Before joining Momentum Media in 2019, Malavika held roles with Money Management and Benchmark Media, where she was writing about financial services.
Why this broker prefers referrals for recruitment
A Perth-based broker has described the challenges he has faced in recruiting brokers into his brokerage, and the process he has implemented to ensure that his recruits ...
BROKER • Thu, 28 Jan 2021
ACT scales housing scorecard after six years
The ACT has topped a housing market scorecard report for the first time since 2014, while Victoria has tumbled in the rankings amid the COVID-19-induced recession.
BORROWER • Wed, 27 Jan 2021
Lenders extend cashback offers
Several lenders and their subsidiaries have extended their cashback offers, while one lender has extended its LMI discount offering.
LENDER • Tue, 26 Jan 2021
COVID-19 fails to dim home buying goals: survey
Property purchasing goals have remained intact in Australia despite the COVID-19 crisis, with less than a quarter altering their goals in the current environment, ...
BORROWER • Tue, 19 Jan 2021
Xinja returns customer deposits in Australian first
The prudential regulator has noted that Xinja has made history by becoming the first Australian bank to undertake a return of deposits to its customers.
LENDER • Tue, 19 Jan 2021
Quiet January period hammers mortgage activity
NSW has led the states in a steep fall in mortgage market activity amid the quiet holiday period, according to figures.
BORROWER • Mon, 18 Jan 2021
Heritage to introduce new origination platform
The non-major bank has teamed up with a credit reporting firm to launch a new origination platform.
LENDER • Thu, 14 Jan 2021
AFG appoints state sales manager
The aggregator has appointed a state sales manager for Queensland and the Northern Territory.
SALES & MARKETING • Wed, 13 Jan 2021
Domain, fintech launch property BNPL service
Domain has partnered with a fintech to launch a ‘buy now, pay later’ product that allows property owners and vendors to defer marketing cost payments until a later date
TECH • Tue, 12 Jan 2021