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Co-op Bank fined for failing to handle PPI complaints fairly

The FSA has fined The Co-operative Bank plc £113,300 for failing to handle payment...

Sesame Bankhall Group launches new GI portal

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) will be rolling out a new General Insurance (GI) proposition...

Zurich sees record life cover applications

Insurer Zurich has reported record levels of customers applying for life assurance ahead of...

2013 predictions from MoneySupermarket.com

MoneySupermarket.com has revealed its personal finance predictions For 2013. Consumer Finances Clare Francis, site editor at...

Hastings hires marketing director

Insurance brokerage Hastings has appointed Nicola Charles as its new marketing director. Charles...

India-based PPI firm rapped over texts

Data Supplier, a firm based in Mumbai, has had three complaints against it upheld...

Disability impacting on 50-60 year olds

Over two out of five 50 to 60-year-olds who are out of work blame...

Scottish Provident provides help over gender pricing deadline

Scottish Provident is offering customers a window for last minute applications before the...

Homebuyers Structural Guarantee unveiled

Intermediaries can now provide buyers and sellers of homes over 10 years old with...

Friends Life revamps group critical illness offering

Friends Life has made improvements to its group critical illness proposition. Changes include enhanced...

Scottish Provident unveils new whole of life protection product

Scottish Provident has launched a new simplified whole of life product that solely offers...

Gender neutral pricing now at L&G

Legal & General has moved to gender neutral pricing. This means all individual protection products...

Openwork app now available for Android

Openwork has launched a new version of its protection app enabling advisers to obtain...

PruProtect appoints underwriting director

Darren Lee is joining PruProtect as director of underwriting and claims. He joins the protection...
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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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Building Societies

Family BS launches broker Mortgage Hub

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

Cyberattack disrupts Romanian property transactions

A cyberattack on Romania’s national land registry has disrupted property transactions across the country...
First-time buyers

Just Mortgages and April launch 100% LTV mortgage with family support

Just Mortgages has expanded its first-time buyer range with a semi-exclusive joint borrower sole...
Specialist

Aldermore sets out five-tier mortgage range for borrowers outside high street criteria

Aldermore is to introduce a five-tier residential lending range aimed at borrowers whose circumstances...

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