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Paul Brett leaves Masthaven

BestAdvice can confirm that Paul Brett has left Masthaven Secured Loans. He joined Masthaven Secured...

Payday loan rejects should be given debt advice

Citizens Advice has said that payday lenders should seize the opportunity to point people...

Y3S maintains Fast Growth 50 status

At the annual Fast Growth 50 dinner in Wales on Friday, Y3S retained its...

Citizens Advice: banks should provide short-term credit

Citizens Advice has sounded a warning about the lack of choice in short-term credit....

New face at Complete FS

Ann Jennings has joined Complete FS's enquiries and sales team. She joins the South Coast...

Majority of young borrowers turn to payday loans

Citizens Advice has reported that young people aged 17 to 24 who are struggling...

£1m needed to achieve lifetime goals?

The average couple in the UK spend £877,000 on key lifetime events such as...

Major landmark reached by Borro

Borro has reached the £100 million milestone in funded loans to individuals and small...

Team Vantage completes charity cycle challenge

Vantage Finance has completed its charity cycle, during which the team cycled for 10...

‘First’ peer-to-peer tracker product unveiled

Landbay, a recent entrant to the peer-to-peer (p2p) lending market, has launched two new...

FLA: continued growth for second charge market

There was an 11% growth in overall consumer finance new business in the 12...

Call for transparency with payday loan lead generators

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published its provisional decision on the payday...

TV encouraging irresponsible use of credit

Fictional characters, celebrities and reality TV stars are all helping to encourage people to...

SBG appoints preferred provider master brokers

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) has announced the appointment of Promise Solutions Ltd and Positive...

COMMENT

Commonhold reform: Devil in the detail

The government's language on leasehold reform remains forthright. Ministers speak of, “bringing the feudal leasehold system to an end,” of returning power to homeowners...

Managing cashflow and risk in today’s turbulent market

Over the past decade buy-to-let landlords have become accustomed to operating in a market where it can often feel like change is the only...

Is there such thing as a ‘typical borrower’ anymore?

What is a typical borrower? A few decades ago, it would have been a salaried employee, single source of income and, most likely, a...

Private credit has reached its next stage of maturity

Every lending market experiences moments that prompt uncomfortable questions. A high profile default, allegations of poor governance or a significant loss inevitably lead to...

Your clients aren’t being stolen… they’re being handed over

Let's be honest about something the industry won't say out loud. Lenders going direct aren't the problem. Brokers are. Every year the same conversation happens....

Latest news

Commonhold reform: Devil in the detail

The government's language on leasehold reform remains forthright. Ministers speak of, “bringing the feudal...

TMG reports record monthly MetLife submissions

TMG recorded its highest monthly submission volume with MetLife, exceeding its previous record by...

Leek raises earned income age limit to 75

Leek Building Society has introduced eight lending criteria changes covering income, contractors, later-life borrowing...

Coventry cuts residential and buy-to-let rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected residential and buy-to-let mortgage rates for new and...

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