banks

Allica Bank secures $155m to drive SME lending growth

Allica Bank has raised $155m in a Series D funding round to accelerate lending...

Paragon creates new intermediary relationship team to bolster broker support

Paragon Bank has established a dedicated intermediary relationship team as it seeks to deepen...

Atom bank lowers commercial mortgage entry point to £200,000

Atom bank has reduced the minimum loan size across its commercial mortgage range to...

Cloud is not about where you host technology, it’s about how

When lenders talk about cloud, the discussion often begins – quite reasonably – with...

Chetwood Bank hires Simon Parish as south east business development manager

Chetwood Bank has appointed Simon Parish as business development manager for the South East,...

Santander lowers higher LTV rates for FTBs with 95% 5-year fix at 4.72%

Santander will cut rates by up to 0.32% across its 85%-95% LTV first-time buyer...

L&G Ignite links to Lloyds Banking Group in first live product API integration

L&G’s Ignite platform has completed its first product API integration, connecting directly to Lloyds...

HSBC UK to host Spring Budget economy webinars for intermediaries

HSBC UK is inviting brokers to join a series of economy update webinars focused...

Clydesdale Bank hikes selected residential fixed rates

Clydesdale Bank is increasing a range of residential fixed rate products across purchase, remortgage...

Santander’s 98% mortgage marks turning point for first-time buyers, says Mojo Mortgages

The introduction of Santander’s My First Mortgage, which allows buyers to purchase with a...

LHV Bank posts £5m profit as deposits and lending more than double

LHV Bank has reported a sharp increase in both deposits and lending, alongside a...

UTB promotes Rebwar Abdoullahi to bridging and buy-to-let sales role

United Trust Bank has promoted Rebwar Abdoullahi to business development manager within its bridging...

Santander UK names new head of mortgage trading

Santander UK has appointed Ben Merritt as head of mortgage trading. Merritt (pictured) will report...

NatWest and Rightmove strike three-year deal on digital mortgage access

NatWest and Rightmove have announced a new three-year strategic partnership that will see the...
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COMMENT

Comment

How advisers can find and secure powerful introducers to grow their business – Pt2

I hope you found my earlier article useful and enlightening and if so, please read on, as in this piece I complete the steps...

What building the future means for mortgages

Earlier this month I attended the Abundance 360 summit in Los Angeles, Peter Diamandis’s annual gathering of entrepreneurs, scientists, tech CEOs and investors who are,...

Five things brokers across the country are telling me right now

The thing I’ve always enjoyed most about working in the specialist mortgage market is the people. I’m lucky that a big part of my job...

The FCA has made the case for holistic mortgage advice

Last Thursday, the head of the FCA stood up at the JP Morgan Pensions and Savings Symposium and dropped a line that deserves more...

Technology’s biggest challenge is not the one you think

There is a version of the mortgage technology story that gets told at conferences and in trade press with some regularity. It involves platforms, disruption...

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News

Millions unclear on cost of credit as gaps in financial understanding persist

Millions of UK adults are using credit without fully understanding borrowing costs or how...
House prices

UK house price growth slows as London slips into decline

HM Land Registry’s latest UK House Price Index shows the average property price across...
Regulation

FCA to extend conduct rules to cover bullying and harassment

Mortgage brokers, lenders and other regulated firms will have to tighten their internal conduct...
New build

Solar and heat pump rules could push up mortgage prices

New rules forcing developers to install solar panels and low-carbon heating systems on most...

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