Distribution

SMS claims 80% acceptance rate

Mortgage distributor Solent Mortgage Services (SMS) has claimed that that brokers using its services...

New deals from Abbey for Intermediaries

Abbey for Intermediaries has launched two new deals with no fee for borrowers with...

Abbey for Intermediaries brand to disappear

Santander has decided to bring all its intermediary product brands together under a new...

TBMC offers exclusive two-year tracker

TBMC has launched a new exclusive buy-to-let mortgage from Mortgage Trust. The initial rate...

Let Alliance added to Pink’s AR general insurance panel

Pink Network has added Let Alliance to its panel for general insurance products. ...

Positive Lending increases commission

Positive Lending is offering introducers increased commission during July. The Bournemouth-based specialist distributor and packager...

Paradigm offers lifetime offset from H&R

Paradigm Mortgage Service has launched a lifetime offset product with the Hinckley & Rugby...

New ‘high LTV’ range from Brilliant Solutions

Brilliant Solutions has secured new high LTV products from Newcastle Building Society and Precise...

Connect becomes ‘mortgage desk’ for Precise

Connect Mortgages has been appointed by Precise Mortgages to field enquiries directly from brokers...

Exclusive Melton Mowbray deal for PMS and Sesame

PMS members and appointed representatives (ARs) of Sesame's network now have access to...

Retention products “at odds with” principles of MMR

It is unlikely that retention products will satisfy client suitability principles in the post...

Networks should control own conveyancing operations

Broker Conveyancing has called on networks to take control of their conveyancing propositions in...

‘Know your broker’ is changing face of DA market

The Know your Broker initiative is having a real effect on directly authorised advisers...

Paul Welch opens Singapore operation

Paul Welch, CEO of Largemortgageloans.com and founder of MillionPlus Private Finance, has hired Carl...

COMMENT

Rates are moving and regulation is evolving

Many lenders are having to increase their rates, and that trend looks set to continue over the coming week. For clients whose current deal...

Building tomorrow’s mortgage market: AI built on trust, governance and confidence

The government's Financial Services AI Adoption Plan, led by Harriet Rees, group chief information officer at Starling Bank, and Dr Rohit Dhawan, group director...

The protection prompt: what AI still needs to get right

The Mills Review has prompted plenty of discussion across the mortgage industry. While much of the focus has been on the finding that a...

Why second charges are helping Right to Buy borrowers do more with their home

For many people, Right to Buy is still one of the most accessible ways to become a homeowner and over the last five years,...

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...

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Broker Conveyancing launches £175 remortgage package

Broker Conveyancing has introduced a fixed-price remortgage conveyancing package through its new online hub. The...

Buckinghamshire BS cuts residential and specialist rates

Buckinghamshire Building Society has reduced mortgage rates across its residential and specialist lending ranges,...

Final call for views on FCA mortgage reforms

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

One in five borrow to fund private healthcare

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

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