Commercial

Funding Circle grows intermediary team

Peer-to-peer business lender Funding Circle is expanding its intermediary development team with the appointments...

Aldermore claims UK first with new ratings service

Aldermore is now offering a new online customer interactive service that provides its customers...

Ex-Tuita new business head joins Brightstar

Brightstar Financial has appointed Andy Jacovou as new business consultant. He will be working for...

Commercial broker arranges multimillion pound deal for charity

Devon-based commercial finance specialists, Ros James & Co, has facilitated a £6 million refinance...

Agricultural prices look set to continue rise

The second half of 2012 saw farmland prices reach record levels, according to chartered...

SBSLS teams up with Aldermore Commercial

Sesame Bankhall Specialist Lending Services (SBSLS) has added Aldermore to its growing panel of...

Funding Circle teams up with university

Funding Circle the University of Huddersfield have embarked upon a new partnership that will...

Alternative finance growth outstrips traditional lending

Growth in traditional mortgage lending (1.4%) was outpaced 50 times by annual growth in...

TBMC added to Pink’s direct panel

Pink Home Loans has added buy-to-let and commercial mortgage specialist TBMC to its lending...

AToM to hold specialist lending seminars

All Types of Mortgages Ltd (AToM) has announced the first dates of a series...

Cambridge & Counties signs deal with Phoebus Software

Phoebus Software has agreed a five-year deal with Cambridge & Counties Bank (CC Bank)...

Barclays extends mis-selling provisions

Ahead of the publication of its full year results on 12 February, Barclays has...

NACFB opens Commercial Finance Expo 2013 for registration

The NACFB has revealed that the 2013 NACFB Commercial Finance Expo is to be...

Full FSA review of interest rate swap mis-selling

The FSA has confirmed that Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds and RBS will start the full...
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COMMENT

Comment

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...

Commonhold and RTM: do not mistake control for simplicity

Commonhold is presented as a fairer form of flat ownership. Right to Manage (RTM) is sometimes portrayed as a quick way for residents to...

No holidays: advice firms need a plan for a busy August

Every summer, the same quiet risk runs through the intermediary market. Advisers, case managers and administrators go on holiday. Specialist lending cases, which have...

Every rate shock is becoming a test of the modern mortgage business

Halifax, Barclays and HSBC increased selected mortgage rates by up to 0.20% this week, effective 21 July. Halifax removed its sub-4% deals entirely. Barclays'...

Your next client is probably more complicated than your last one

There's a shift happening in the mortgage market that most small firms aren't ready for. It's not about rates. It's not about the political...

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Regulation

Final call for views on FCA mortgage reforms

The mortgage industry has until tomorrow to respond to Financial Conduct Authority proposals intended...
Cover

One in five borrow to fund private healthcare

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

Digital mortgage ID checks unaffected by government U-turn

Digital identity verification used by mortgage lenders, brokers and other regulated firms is unaffected...
Building Societies

Family BS launches broker Mortgage Hub

Family Building Society has launched an online mortgage application platform designed to give brokers...

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