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.
Lender launches new broker portal
La Trobe Financial has released a new broker portal that aims to “give more control to brokers”, minimise errors and speed up the settlement process.
LENDER • Mon, 11 Nov 2019
NAB announces home loan fee waiver
A major bank has issued an update about fee removals and waivers across some of its home loan products for new applicants.
LENDER • Sun, 03 Nov 2019
Non-bank lender launches SME loans platform
An SME lending platform has launched a tool to help finance brokers better source loans for small businesses.
LENDER • Thu, 31 Oct 2019
Virgin Money slices fixed rates by up to 20 bps
Another non-major lender has announced mortgage rate reductions, following several others repricing their mortgage products after the central bank cut rates in October.
GROWTH • Thu, 31 Oct 2019
Macquarie Bank revises serviceability policy
The non-major bank has announced changes to its serviceability policy in response to record-low interest rates.
LENDER • Sun, 20 Oct 2019
CBA reaping rewards of home lending bounce
The major bank’s CEO, Matt Comyn, told the AGM that there is an “abundance” of housing credit available, as the bank reported an increase in home lending.
LENDER • Thu, 17 Oct 2019
Women urged to take control of their finances
Women need to prioritise budgeting and saving as soon as they join the workforce to avoid financial stress in the future, according to new research.
GROWTH • Thu, 17 Oct 2019
Mortgage Choice seeks to grow advice network
The broking franchise group wants to capitalise on the rapid change facing the advice sector and expand its financial advice network.
GROWTH • Wed, 16 Oct 2019
SMEs weighed down by ATO repayment plan
Research from Sail Finance has revealed that most finance brokers believe the ATO’s repayment plan for small businesses is unduly harsh.
COMPLIANCE • Wed, 16 Oct 2019