Malavika Santhebennur

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Malavika Santhebennur is the features editor on the mortgages titles at Momentum Media. Before joining the team in 2019, Malavika held roles with Money Management and Benchmark Media. She has been writing about financial services for the past six years.

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Building approvals hit record $15.6bn: ABS

Property

Building approvals hit record $15.6bn: ABS

07 May 2021 • Hits: 1471

The value of total dwellings approved hit a record high in March, driven by a spike in non-residential building, accordi...Read More

APRA flags higher LVR rise in mutuals

Regulation

APRA flags higher LVR rise in mutuals

06 May 2021 • Hits: 1647

APRA has questioned whether mutual banks are assuming more risk for market share after noting a rise in loans with LVRs ...Read More

Non-banks announce RMBS, funding deals

Finance Products

Non-banks announce RMBS, funding deals

06 May 2021 • Hits: 1503

Two non-bank lenders have settled RMBS deals and another has doubled the funding capacity of a warehouse facility. ...Read More

Loan commitments break $30bn mark: ABS

Finance Products

Loan commitments break $30bn mark: ABS

05 May 2021 • Hits: 1760

New loan commitments soared to a record high in March, driven by a surge in investor lending, which accounted for more t...Read More

RBA makes May cash rate decision

Economy

RBA makes May cash rate decision

04 May 2021 • Hits: 1995

The Reserve Bank has announced its cash rate decision for May, a week before the release of the federal budget. Read More

Westpac mortgages up $2.6bn over half

Lender

Westpac mortgages up $2.6bn over half

04 May 2021 • Hits: 1980

Growth in owner-occupied lending bumped up the major bank’s mortgages book by $2.6 billion in 1HFY21, but this was par...Read More

Investor loan growth doubles in March: APRA

Lender

Investor loan growth doubled in March: APRA

03 May 2021 • Hits: 1813

Investor lending grew at double the rate in March compared with February, but owner-occupied lending continued to outpa...Read More

COBA calls for competitive capital framework

Regulation

COBA calls for competitive capital framework

03 May 2021 • Hits: 1071

The association for customer-owned banks has urged APRA to ensure that the revised capital framework for banks is a comp...Read More

Westpac rolls out gambling blocking tool

Technology

Westpac rolls out gambling blocking tool

30 April 2021 • Hits: 1027

A major bank has launched a digital gambling blocking mechanism for its customers to restrict their spend with gambling ...Read More

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