Appointments

Shawbrook appoints South and Central BDM

Shawbrook has expanded its field sales team with the appointment of Craig Smith as...

New BDM for the Saffron

Saffron Building Society has announced the appointment of Lee Williams as its latest hire...

Channel Capital Advisors appoints chief commercial officer

Ion Fratiloiu has joined Channel Capital Advisors as its new chief commercial officer. Fratiloiu...

One Stop Business Finance appoints six BDMs

Alternative lender, One Stop Business Finance, has doubled its team with six new business...

Black Book Finance hires real estate specialist

Hiren Depala has joined Black Book Finance as a real estate specialist. Depala (pictured) has...

Assetz Capital expands sales team

Specialist marketplace lender Assetz Capital has expanded its team with the appointment of relationship...

Hodge makes three commercial appointments

Hodge has added three new managers to its commercial lending team. Andy Buss...

Scottish Building Society announces new chair

Scottish Building Society has revealed that, following a 10-year term, with five years at...

Crystal Specialist Finance unveils new BDM

Crystal Specialist Finance has continued to expand its ranks by announcing a further recruit...

Go Commercial Finance appoints asset finance head

Independent commercial finance advisers, Go Commercial Finance, has appointed Leighton Davies as its new...

LiveMore restructures sales management

LiveMore has appointed a new head of intermediary sales as part of a restructuring....

New NEDs for Shepherds Friendly

Shepherds Friendly has added two new non-executive directors to its board. Alison McKinna and...

New CEO for Cirencester Friendly

Cirencester Friendly is announcing that its director of finance and risk, Andy Morris, will become...

Ultimate Finance recruits new regional director

Specialist asset-based lender Ultimate Finance has announced the appointment of Alice Williams as a...

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Why the human relationship still defines real estate lending

AI is now a core driver of transformation in financial services and is reshaping the foundations of real estate lending. According to AllAboutAI.com over 85%...

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Higher mortgage rates, rising energy costs, and continued inflation have put pressure on many household budgets. Advisers spend time helping customers find the right rate,...

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Commercial lenders insist human relationships still underpin the market

The commercial mortgage market remains firmly rooted in relationships, despite the growing influence of...

ModaMortgages cuts standard and limited edition buy-to-let rates

ModaMortgages, the specialist buy-to-let lender owned by Chetwood Bank, has reduced rates across its...

Atom bank widens near-prime range with new fee tier

Atom bank has expanded its near-prime mortgage offering with the introduction of a new...

Funding 365 reduces AVM bridge rates to 0.64%

Funding 365 has cut rates on its automated valuation model (AVM) bridging loans to...

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