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Landbay joins trade body

Landbay has become the latest member of the P2P Finance Association. The P2P...

Jerrold Holdings extends and expands securitisation facility

Jerrold Holdings, Blemain's parent, has extended its revolving securitisation programme, while also increasing...

Credit card debt a huge problem, says Citizens Advice

Citizens Advice has revealed that it helps with 14,000 credit card debt problems a...

BBA: Housing market cooling continues

The British Bankers' Association (BBA) has revealed that the slowdown in the mortgage market...

18% rise in Paragon’s pre-tax profits

The Paragon Group has reported pre-tax profits of £122.2 million, which represents an 18.1%...

Shawbrook wins NACFB innovation award

Shawbrook Bank has won the Most Innovative Lender of the Year award...

Pancredit introduces electronic signature solution

Pancredit has launched an electronic signature solution designed to improve point of sale (POS)...

Shawbrook sees improvement in STL turnaround times

Shawbrook Bank has reported an improvement in turnaround times and efficiency in October for...

Prestige revamps offering

Prestige Finance has unveiled a new product and improved pricing on its prime product...

Promise Solutions extends seminar programme

Promise Solutions has added Manchester to its list of venues for its upcoming secured...

Brits doing smartphone finance in the small hours

36% of UK adults admit to using the internet or a mobile app to...

FCA to consult over dispute resolution rules

Following a thematic review with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), firms have agreed to...

John Prust returns

John Prust has joined LendInvest as head of sales and marketing for its lending...

Y3S profits up 105%

Y3S Group has more than doubled its profits in the financial year to September...

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Mortgages, mutuality, members and making a difference

Anyone working in the mortgage market knows that a key area of our measurement is sales. How many cases we complete, the value of...

Stability is not a slowdown; it’s exactly what the bridging market needs

So, according to the recent Bridging & Development Lenders Association (BDLA) figures, bridging completions fell in Q2. Cue the usual hand-wringing. The headlines landed, the...

The rise of the silver pound

UK house prices may have cooled from their peak, but affordability pressures remain acute. Even with recent adjustments to interest rates, rising property values have...

Staggering stamp duty will make it easier for people to move

A proposal to spread stamp duty land tax payments across several years, in an effort to drive growth and boost the housing market, is...

Making Digital Sales Ready properties the norm, not the exception

Digital Sales Ready listings and upfront information have the potential to transform the home buying and selling journey, creating faster, more transparent transactions with...

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Perenna appoints industry veteran Steve Mannakee

Long-term fixed-rate mortgage lender Perenna has strengthened its distribution team with the appointment of...

Three more top lenders back Take Me Home Christmas charity concert

Support is flooding in for the mortgage industry’s biggest charitable event of the year...

Time Finance partners with British Business Bank to dispel invoice finance myths

Independent lender Time Finance has joined forces with the British Business Bank to challenge...

Shepherds Friendly names new chief executive

Shepherds Friendly has appointed Jonathan Sandell as its next chief executive, succeeding Ann-Marie O’Dea,...