Commercial

2013 short-term SME secured loans reach quarter of a billion mark

In the first nine months of 2013, short-term secured loans for small and medium...

Complete FS becomes Shawbrook strategic partner

Complete FS has been chosen by Shawbrook Bank to be part of its Strategic...

SME owners turn to friends and family for advice

Friends and family are the most trusted sources of business advice for small business...

New owner and identity for Cheval

Alternative Bridging Corporation has acquired Cheval Commercial Finance. With the acquisition Alternative Bridging is broadening...

Commercial mortgage optimism on the rise

Shawbrook Bank has found a wave of optimism running across the commercial mortgage broker...

FCA issues proposals for crowdfunding regulations

People who want to invest in small or start-up businesses via crowdfunding platforms will...

Crystal Mortgages celebrates it most successful quarter ever

Crystal Mortgages has beaten its total lender figures for last year in the third...

New investment for Funding Circle

Funding Circle has agreed a deal to help millions of businesses across America borrow...

Rise in peer to peer lending

Over 570 businesses across the UK borrowed more than £36 million in the third...

Remortgaging dominates buy-to-let lending

Landlords expanded their portfolios in the third quarter of 2013, making use of significantly...

New position at Lancashire Mortgage Corporation

Commercial lender Lancashire Mortgage Corporation has created a new management position. Ian Pickering, 41,...

New additions take Shawbrook’s strategic partners to 32

Shawbrook Bank has added two new brokerages to its Strategic Partner programme and expanded...

Bibby to hold Fit for the Future conference

Bibby Financial Services is to hold an exclusive event for accountants, solicitors, financial advisers...

Shawbrook Bank unveils short-term loan desk

Shawbrook Bank has established a team dedicated to processing short term loans. It...
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COMMENT

Comment

Rates are moving and regulation is evolving

Many lenders are having to increase their rates, and that trend looks set to continue over the coming week. For clients whose current deal...

Building tomorrow’s mortgage market: AI built on trust, governance and confidence

The government's Financial Services AI Adoption Plan, led by Harriet Rees, group chief information officer at Starling Bank, and Dr Rohit Dhawan, group director...

The protection prompt: what AI still needs to get right

The Mills Review has prompted plenty of discussion across the mortgage industry. While much of the focus has been on the finding that a...

Why second charges are helping Right to Buy borrowers do more with their home

For many people, Right to Buy is still one of the most accessible ways to become a homeowner and over the last five years,...

The case for tech fluency before AI adoption in the mutual sector

It often feels like there is only one conversation taking place in financial services at the moment: artificial intelligence. Whether it’s trade shows and...

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Broker Conveyancing launches £175 remortgage package

Broker Conveyancing has introduced a fixed-price remortgage conveyancing package through its new online hub. The...
Building Societies

Buckinghamshire BS cuts residential and specialist rates

Buckinghamshire Building Society has reduced mortgage rates across its residential and specialist lending ranges,...
Regulation

Final call for views on FCA mortgage reforms

The mortgage industry has until tomorrow to respond to Financial Conduct Authority proposals intended...
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One in five borrow to fund private healthcare

Almost one in five people who recently accessed private healthcare used a credit card...

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