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Best six months for Dragonfly

Dragonfly Property Finance has reported its best six months to date, seeing it break...

FCA chief executive quits

Martin Wheatley is to stand down as chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority...

Everline extends loan term limit

Business lender Everline has extended its loan term limit to offer small businesses access...

Blemain Group develops broker portal

Blemain Group has further developed its broker portal, My Broker Venue. The automated...

Advisers reticent about peer-to-peer

Only 8% of financial advisers would invest, or already have invested, their own money...

FSE London registration open

Registration is open for Front Events' third London Financial Services Expo. The two-day show, to be...

University unaffordable, parents say

With school leavers currently confirming their university places, many UK parents are now reviewing...

Access 4 Finance completes secured loan with no processing costs

Changes to lenders' criteria have allowed Access 4 Finance to complete a secured loan...

Slight fall in secured lending

The latest Enterprise Finance Secured Loan Index has revealed that May saw a fall...

Precise restructures sales team

Precise Mortgages has restructured its sales team in advance of the implementation of the Mortgage...

Connect Mortgage Club adopts Twenty7Tec sourcing platform

Connect Mortgage Club has selected the Twenty7Tec's combined mortgage, secured loan and bridging sourcing system as...

Paratus AMC appoints non-executive chairman

Paratus AMC has announced the appointment of John van Kuffeler as non-executive chairman. Van Kuffeler was...

Metro Bank appoints large loan specialist

Metro Bank has appointed Jo Hollins as senior relationship manager for large loans. The new...

FCA outlines enforcement investigation procedures

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has updated the criteria and outlined the process it...

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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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...

Santander raises foreign national mortgage lending to 90% LTV

Santander UK has expanded its foreign national mortgage policy by increasing the maximum loan-to-value...

Keystone passes £2bn in securitisation issuance with sixth Hops Hill deal

Keystone Property Finance has completed its sixth securitisation, taking total issuance under its Hops...

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