Commercial

Borro optimistic over alternative lending’s prospects

Personal asset lender borro believes that 2013 could be the year alternative becomes mainstream. "While...

Five appoints for HSBC Commercial

HSBC has made five new appointments within its Derbyshire and East Staffordshire commercial team. The...

Shawbrook Bank improves commercial lending proposition

Shawbrook Bank has made a number of changes across its commercial lending product range. Residential...

High street tribulations to continue

The recent difficulties faced by the high street look set to continue for the...

Aldermore hires regional sales director

Aldermore has appointed Dan Summerfield as northern regional sales director of its invoice finance...

Record time at Crystal Mortgages

Crystal Mortgages has reported that new products and high street banks' continuing reluctance to...

Aldermore promotes invoice finance trio

Aldermore has promoted three of its key personnel Nick Smith, John Dodsworth and Ross...

Call for peer to peer lenders to protect investors

Short term lender, Mayfair Bridging, has warned that all possible precautions must be taken...

L&G makes commercial lending hire

Legal & General (L&G) has appointed Alex Gipson to originate and underwrite loans within...

NACFB appoints chairman

The National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) has appointed a new chairman for...

Lending milestone for Funding Circle

Peer to peer business lender Funding Circle has passed the £70 million lent milestone. Since...

Duo join Shawbrook as BDMs

Shawbrook has added two members of staff to its commercial lending team. Andrew Faed...

Omni Capital enhances product offering

Omni Capital has made improvements to its broker-facing range of bridging, refurbishment finance and...

Borro sees 122% rise in funded loans

Borro has revealed the main types of assets used by clients to access liquidity...
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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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