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.
PLAN Australia adds SME lender to panel
Online SME lending platform Moula has announced it has joined the lender panel of aggregator PLAN Australia.
LENDER • Thu, 05 Mar 2020
Broker partnerships need due diligence says broker CEO
A Victoria-based broker has underlined the importance of brokerages forming strategic partnerships that are culturally aligned to their firms in order to thrive in their ...
BROKER • Wed, 04 Mar 2020
Broking is a round-the-clock business, says broker
Brokers should aim for “round-the-clock” efficiency and return a client’s call within two hours, advises a Sydney-based broker, who has outlined how broking is ...
BROKER • Wed, 26 Feb 2020
Macquarie revises serviceability measures
The non-major has announced that it is revising its maximum acceptable debt-to-income measure for high loan-to-value ratio loans and those involving equity release or ...
LENDER • Wed, 19 Feb 2020
Don’t be everything to everyone, urges broker
Stapleton Finance founder Gayle Stapleton has suggested that broker focus on a niche rather than trying to be all things to all clients, as she tells the Elite Broker ...
BROKER • Wed, 19 Feb 2020
Online lender appoints new NSW/ACT BDM
SME lender OnDeck Australia has appointed former Rugby Sevens captain and broker Nick Reily to the newly created role of business development manager for NSW/ACT.
LENDER • Tue, 18 Feb 2020
Westpac integrates CCR, updates loan process
Westpac Group has announced it is updating its consumer credit policy to use comprehensive credit reporting (CCR) information in the assessment of new home loan ...
LENDER • Sun, 16 Feb 2020
Finsure reports record Q2 settlements
The mortgage aggregator has posted record settlements for the second quarter of the 2020 financial year, and grown its broker numbers.
AGGREGATOR • Thu, 13 Feb 2020
Brokers urged to steer SMEs to commercial finance
Brokers are being urged to have conversations with SME owners about the availability of commercial finance options that allow business owners to separate personal ...
BROKER • Wed, 12 Feb 2020