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Sirius expands down under

Sirius Property Finance is opening of an office in New Zealand. Robert Collins, a...

30% of older women think Covid will cause personal debt rise

New research has found that 33% of women aged over 54 who have taken...

Government debt collection practices slammed as “deeply flawed”

StepChange Debt Charity has submitted a critique on government debt collection practices in response...

FCA wants tailored support for mortgage borrowers

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has outlined the support mortgage borrowers will receive if...

First tranche of Covid debt advice funding allocated

The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) has allocated the first tranche of an additional...

Two-fifths of equity release proceeds used to clear debt

41% of all equity released in H1 2020 was used to pay off debts...

New FCA guidance over vulnerable consumers

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published new best practice guidance for firms to...

Debt charities call for action over IVA providers

The Money Advice Trust and StepChange Debt Charity say that changes proposed by the...

Debt breathing space proposals backed by charity

StepChange Debt Charity has firmly welcomed the publication of the draft regulations to implement...

Dudley: there are alternatives to mortgage holiday

The Dudley Building Society has stressed to brokers with Dudley mortgage customers, who might...

FCA takes court action against sale & rent back operations

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has begun proceedings in the High Court against London...

FCA extends consumer credit payment freeze

The FCA has announced proposals to extend the payment freeze of consumer credit products...

Majority embarrassed to ask family for financial help

A new survey* conducted by Hodge has found that 56% of people are embarrassed...

Debt charity calls for long-term changes to support

A leading debt charity has warned that the Covid-19 crisis has revealed widespread financial...

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The nightmare of UK homebuying needs reform

House sellers will be forced to disclose problems with their homes before sale under plans by the Government to cut costs for buyers and...

Goldilocks and the three bear markets

Are you familiar with C/2025 N1 (ATLAS) or you might know it by its nickname 3I/ATLAS? Whatever you want to call it,  it is currently...

Mark Bogard on policy, politics and the future of advice

When Mark Bogard, Chief Executive of Family Building Society, talks about Britain’s housing policy, he is unsparing in his assessment: short-termism, revolving-door ministers and...

Finding efficiency will keep branches as the beating heart of mutual sector

Whether you speak to customers or building societies, they will tell you just how important branches are – even as financial services and wider...

Mortgages, mutuality, members and making a difference

Anyone working in the mortgage market knows that a key area of our measurement is sales. How many cases we complete, the value of...

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Economic pressures driving emotional strain around financial decisions, AMI research reveals

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has found that the UK’s economic climate is...

IMLA warns Chancellor: ‘Hands off the housing market’

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has warned Chancellor Rachel Reeves against targeting the...

Rosemount adds April Mortgages to lender panel

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) has added April Mortgages to its lender panel, giving network...

Guardian widens access to life and critical illness cover

Guardian has relaxed its eligibility criteria for life and critical illness policies in a...