Loans

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...

59th securitisation completed by Paragon

The Paragon Group has completed its latest securitisation. Paragon Mortgages No.21 (PM21) is the fourth...

Paragon Personal Finance joins TFC’s seconds panel

TFC Homeloans has announced the addition of Paragon Personal Finance to its second charge...

Borro partners with ex-footballer charity

Asset lender Borro and XPRO, a charity for former professional footballers in the UK,...

Promise Solutions expands lender panel

Loan master broker Promise Solutions has added to its secured loan panel with...

FSE 2015 dates announced

Front Events will be holding three Financial Services Expo shows next year. Starting...

FCA announces payday loan cap

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has revealed details of a price cap for the...

COMMENT

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

Why you need to know what sits behind the average review score

There’s a funny thing about review scores. The better they are, the less likely we are to question them. If a company is sitting at...

Latest news

Landbay adds 11 tracker products and cuts rates by up to 15bps

Landbay has expanded its buy-to-let tracker range with 11 new products and reduced rates...

Howden expands in North Wales with Wrexham office

Howden has opened its first commercial insurance office in Wrexham as the broker expands...

UK buyers reluctant to compromise despite affordability pressures

UK homebuyers remain committed to purchasing a property but are less willing than buyers...

Keystone trims buy-to-let fixed rates by up to 15bps

Keystone Property Finance has reduced pricing across a number of its buy-to-let mortgage ranges,...

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