Loans

Large drop in payday loan complaints

The number of problems reported to Citizens Advice about payday loans have almost halved. The...

Brightstar to launch sourcing system in Q3

Brightstar announces forthcoming ‘easysource’ sourcing system Brightstar will be launching a sourcing system for intermediaries...

Prestige improves secured loan competitiveness

Prestige Finance has simplified its prime and large loan ranges. The second charge lender, which...

LLoyds fined £117m over PPI complaints handling

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued its largest ever retail fine to Lloyds...

26% monthly rise in value of second charges

New figures released from the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) shows growth of 8% in...

Precise expands conveyancer panel

Precise Mortgages has expanded its conveyancer panel following feedback from brokers and borrowers. The...

Y3S hires group marketing manager

Y3S Group has added to its management team with the recruitment of Helen Petko...

SMEs expect alternative finance to continue expansion

64% of small business owners expect demand for alternative finance – including forms such...

PPI update from the regulator

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued an update on PPI. In January, the FCA...

Paratus AMC partners with Phoebus

Paratus AMC has completed a successful migration of over 209,000 loan accounts from HML...

RBS disposes of more Irish loans

The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (RBS) is to dispose of a further...

New COO for Welcome Financial Services

Cattles has made changes to key management roles. The lender has announced that Paul...

TFC Homeloans to hold broker workshops

TFC Homeloans is holding two free specialist lending workshops aimed at advisers who want...

FCA sounds warning over debt management trio

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is warning customers of three debt management firms to...

COMMENT

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

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The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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