Making news this week (week ending 8 April)

Discover some of the top news stories impacting the mortgages space in this wrap-up for the week ending 8 April

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Loan commitments soften over February

The weakening of loan commitments across the country comes in the wake of reports that dwelling value growth has begun decelerating.

RBA bides time as inflation accelerates

Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe has confirmed upcoming inflation and wages data will be key to steering the cash rate.

Macquarie overtakes CBA in mortgage growth

Macquarie was writing more in net new home loans than any of the big four banks over February, according to an analysis from UBS.

Heartland acquires specialist lender

Reverse mortgage provider Heartland Group has moved to purchase agri lender StockCo Australia, in a bid to broaden its Australian offering.

Kate Aubrey is the senior content producer of Momentum Media's mortgages titles: The Adviser and Mortgage Business.

Prior to joining Momentum Media, Kate covered regional and breaking news for ABC Radio for more than three years.

She has a Master of Arts in Journalism from the University of Melbourne and a Bachelor of International Business and Business Management from Griffith University.

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