banks

Afin Bank strengthens sales team with senior BDM hire

Afin Bank has added to its salesforce with the appointment of Stuart Benge as...

Santander issues first offer under 98% LTV first-time buyer mortgage

Santander UK has confirmed that the first mortgage offer has been issued under its...

NatWest extends debt advice funding with £8m pledge to StepChange and PayPlan

NatWest Group has pledged £8m in additional funding to consumer debt advice organisations StepChange...

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...

COMMENT

Commonhold reform: Devil in the detail

The government's language on leasehold reform remains forthright. Ministers speak of, “bringing the feudal leasehold system to an end,” of returning power to homeowners...

Managing cashflow and risk in today’s turbulent market

Over the past decade buy-to-let landlords have become accustomed to operating in a market where it can often feel like change is the only...

Is there such thing as a ‘typical borrower’ anymore?

What is a typical borrower? A few decades ago, it would have been a salaried employee, single source of income and, most likely, a...

Private credit has reached its next stage of maturity

Every lending market experiences moments that prompt uncomfortable questions. A high profile default, allegations of poor governance or a significant loss inevitably lead to...

Your clients aren’t being stolen… they’re being handed over

Let's be honest about something the industry won't say out loud. Lenders going direct aren't the problem. Brokers are. Every year the same conversation happens....

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Commonhold reform: Devil in the detail

The government's language on leasehold reform remains forthright. Ministers speak of, “bringing the feudal...

TMG reports record monthly MetLife submissions

TMG recorded its highest monthly submission volume with MetLife, exceeding its previous record by...

Leek raises earned income age limit to 75

Leek Building Society has introduced eight lending criteria changes covering income, contractors, later-life borrowing...

Coventry cuts residential and buy-to-let rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected residential and buy-to-let mortgage rates for new and...

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