Commercial

Cambridge & Counties Bank on target

SME lender Cambridge & Counties Bank says is on course to meet both its...

Aldermore restructures invoice finance operations

Aldermore Invoice Finance is restructuring its current operating model in order to improve its...

Brightstar makes commercial appointment

Brightstar Financial has appointed Robert Collins to its commercial and bridging division. Collins has...

Aldermore makes invoice finance sales hire

Aldermore has appointed Paul Bowden as regional sales manager in its invoice finance team. He...

Growth in asset finance

In October 2012 asset finance grew at its fastest rate so far in 2012,...

Aldermore fills commercial mortgage role

Aldermore has promoted Tracy Aldred to the position of property development manager. She will work...

Blacks Connect unveils commercial proposition

Blacks Connect has introduced a commercial referral service to brokers. It covers a range...

Shawbrook raises interest-only LTVs

Shawbrook Bank has increased its interest only options across all property types. This move follows...

Many SMEs ignorant of government aid

38% of small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) are unaware of government grants and...

Fine art increasingly popular with borro

Since December 2011, asset lender borro has seen a 21.7% increase in the loan...

Aldermore provides override exclusive to NACFB

Aldermore is offering a new commission override scheme exclusively to NACFB members. The scheme is...

Aldermore Commercial appoints BDM

Aldermore Commercial Mortgages has appointed Paul Ragbourne to the position of business development manager...

Aldermore appoints regional sales manager for the East

Aldermore has announced that Andy Geagen has been appointed to the role of regional...

Crystal: InterBay return helps commercial recovery

The return of InterBay Commercial to the commercial finance market is a sign of...

COMMENT

Kevin Tunnicliffe on ending the race to the bottom

This was always going to be a tricky interview. I’ve known Kevin Tunnicliffe, chief executive officer of Sort Group, which includes Sort Refer, for...

Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the...

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move when lenders feel the need to take action, with widespread...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...

Latest news

The Coventry cuts limited company buy-to-let rates for brokers

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected limited company buy-to-let rates by up to 20...

Paragon Bank introduces limited edition 60% LTV buy-to-let products

Paragon Bank has expanded its buy-to-let range with a new tranche of 60% loan-to-value...

TwentyCi hires Nick Huntley to lead sales at TwentyEA and TwentyConvey

TwentyCi has appointed Nick Huntley as sales director for TwentyEA and TwentyConvey as the...

HSBC cuts mortgage rates by up to 34bps across core ranges

HSBC UK has reduced mortgage rates across its product range, with cuts of up...

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