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MBE launches new finance Expo in Bristol

Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) has announced the launch of a new Expo in Bristol on...

MBE to create MCD implementation forum

Seminars at the upcoming Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) will create a forum to focus...

L&G adds to MCD preparedness debate

Legal & General Mortgage Club has responded to Clever Lending’s survey on the Mortgage...

Younger generation increasingly hit by debt issues

A new report Citizens Advice has shown that the number of issues young people...

Y3S secures full FCA authorisation

Second charge packager Y3S Loans has received formal notification of authorisation from the Financial...

ECR hails peer-to-peer success

Euro Credit Risk (ECR), a provider of portfolio analysis and risk mitigation to the...

Different Money hires operations manager

Short-term loan provider Different Money has appointed Lisa Bayliss as operations manager. Bayliss (pictured)...

71% of brokers “not ready for MCD regulation”

Secured loan master broker Clever Lending has claimed there is a widespread lack of...

New ‘commission match promise’ from master broker

Second charge master broker Access 4 Finance has launched a new website and commission policy. Director Scott...

Target and Freedom Finance launch unsecured lender

Target Group has has joined with Freedom Finance to support the launch of BumbleBee...

New MCD implementation guide from Paradigm

Paradigm Mortgage Services has published its second Mortgage Credit Directive (MCD) implementation update for...

Specialist lender unveils new name

The financial services group previously known as Jerrold Holdings has now become 'Together'. The...

TMA partners with Shawbrook Academies

Shawbrook Academies have launched in partnership with TMA. The academies are designed specifically for UK...

New combined sourcing system from Crystal Specialist Finance

Crystal Specialist Finance has launched a combined mortgage, secured loan and bridging online sourcing system...

COMMENT

With great power comes great responsibility

There has been a huge amount in the press about the “feudal” system of leasehold and how the government’s revitalised commonhold will fix all...

Don’t rein me in

For many years, major financial institutions and large retailers have understood the benefits of presenting their customers with complementary products alongside their core offering. Banks...

More questions now surround the home moving digital journey

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published its highly anticipated Home Buying and Selling Reform Roadmap, representing the most aggressive...

Stability has value: why the latest Bank Base Rate hold matters

The Bank of England's decision to maintain Bank Base Rate (BBR) at 3.75% may not have generated the excitement that often accompanies a rate...

If you motivate an idiot you just get stupid things done quicker

There's a lot of excitement about artificial intelligence in the mortgage industry right now. Nearly nine in 10 mortgage brokers want technology to play...

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Mortgage industry scheme for Armed Forces leavers gains momentum

A new initiative designed to encourage Armed Forces personnel into careers across the mortgage...

Hot weather prompts homeowners to rethink cooling costs and property choices

Rising temperatures are prompting more UK homeowners to invest in cooling measures, while growing...

The West Brom promotes Gareth Madeley to chief customer officer

West Brom Building Society has appointed Gareth Madeley as its new chief customer officer,...

Industry leaders unite behind MIMHC Lunch

HSBC UK, Virgin Money, Nottingham Building Society, Landbay and top broker firms Mortgage Advice...

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