Loans

Complete FS reveals details of specialist lender event

Complete FS is inviting intermediaries across the South of England to meet with a...

Principality seeking £700m bid for Nemo

It has been reported that the Principality Building Society is looking to sell its...

7% rise in second charge volumes

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has reported growth of 10% in consumer finance...

FSE Manchester reveals Academy seminar details

Financial Services Expo (FSE) Manchester has announced the line-up for the Shawbrook Bank Academy...

14% monthly rise in secured lending

The latest Enterprise Finance Secured Loan Index has stated that March saw a 13.7%...

Strong Q1 performance for OneSavings Bank

OneSavings Bank plc has reported that net loans & advances grew by £455m during...

Majority feel in control of debt repayments

The latest Lending Report from Lloyds Bank reveals that people surveyed are feeling upbeat...

Pancredit rebrands and launches loan book management service

Pancredit has announced a corporate rebrand to Equiniti Pancredit. It has also launched of a...

Strong first quarter for Crystal Specialist Finance

Crystal Specialist Finance has issued terms on over £213m worth of business in the...

Nigel Payne to lead TFC Homeloans

Industry veteran Nigel Payne has joined specialist distributor TFC Homeloans as its managing director. In...

Brokers warned to protect customer data

Law firm Moore Blatch has warned brokers that they could be hit with compensation claims in...

Beating the bull … subject to regulatory approval of course

The insurance industry is renowned for its use of jargon. Despite great efforts made...

Fitch upgrades Precise Mortgages Servicer Ratings

Charter Court Financial Services Limited (CCFS), which trades with the Precise Mortgages and Exact Mortgage...

New funding for ezbob and Everline

Everline.com and ezbob.com have received a £30 million investment from funds managed by Oaktree...

COMMENT

Industry pushes to build next generation of home valuers

According to RICS, the average qualified surveyor is in their mid-fifties. Couple this with new entrant numbers failing to keep pace with retirements, and...

Supply side continues to drive the change agenda

Regulatory change is no longer something firms respond to periodically. It is now a permanent feature of the landscape. Whether it is capital treatment...

Searching for sunny uplands

There is a growing sense, shared quietly in boardrooms and rather less quietly over kitchen tables, that the UK has lost a degree of...

How advisers can find and secure powerful introducers to grow their business – Pt2

I hope you found my earlier article useful and enlightening and if so, please read on, as in this piece I complete the steps...

What building the future means for mortgages

Earlier this month I attended the Abundance 360 summit in Los Angeles, Peter Diamandis’s annual gathering of entrepreneurs, scientists, tech CEOs and investors who are,...

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Mortgage submissions surge as advisers rush to secure rates amid market volatility

Mortgage submissions rose sharply in the wake of geopolitical tensions, as brokers moved quickly...

MorganAsh launches calculator to help firms estimate scale of customer vulnerability

MorganAsh has launched a calculator designed to help financial services firms gauge how many...

Average mortgage rate reaches 5.50% as market reprices

The average mortgage rate tracked by Moneyfacts has climbed to 5.50% for the first...

RSM UK urges action as house price growth stalls and transactions fall

RSM UK is calling for stamp duty reform and more support for first-time buyers...

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