Loans

More advisers turning to secured loans since MMR

Y3S Loans has reported a notable increase in interest for its products from mortgage...

Unsecured market “never been so competitive”

MoneySuperMarket has compared the average and best buy rates on unsecured loans over...

Lowest interest payments on debt for over 10 years

Borrowers in the UK are paying less interest on their debt than at any...

Claim dismissed due to illegible credit agreement

A badly written credit agreement has resulted in a claim by a debt collection...

Ads banned over representative APR failings

The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld two complaints against a loans provider. Bury St Edmunds...

Make a stand, payday loan borrowers told

Citizens Advice is telling payday loan customers that they don't have to put up...

Financially savviest cities revealed

London is the UK’s savviest city when it comes to finance, a new survey...

Alternative finance outstripping Help to Buy

Help to Buy has provided less than half the funding for new homes in...

Record month for Complete FS

Complete FS has reported record volumes of new business last month. The South Coast...

HSBC lowers personal loan rate

HSBC is offering a personal loan rate of 3.9% APR representative on loans between...

Call for tougher restrictions on payday lenders

While new rules for payday lenders came into effect on 1 July 1, a...

Secured lending returns to growth

Loans Warehouse has reported that after a drop in lending in April 2014, the...

Brightstar Financial recruits mortgage director

Brightstar Financial has hired Chris Bramham as director of mortgages. He will be responsible...

Signs that mortgage market is cooling down

The Bank of England has reported that number of mortgages approved during May fell...
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COMMENT

Comment

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,...

Five things brokers across the country are telling me right now

The thing I’ve always enjoyed most about working in the specialist mortgage market is the people. I’m lucky that a big part of my job...

The FCA has made the case for holistic mortgage advice

Last Thursday, the head of the FCA stood up at the JP Morgan Pensions and Savings Symposium and dropped a line that deserves more...

Technology’s biggest challenge is not the one you think

There is a version of the mortgage technology story that gets told at conferences and in trade press with some regularity. It involves platforms, disruption...

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News

Millions unclear on cost of credit as gaps in financial understanding persist

Millions of UK adults are using credit without fully understanding borrowing costs or how...
House prices

UK house price growth slows as London slips into decline

HM Land Registry’s latest UK House Price Index shows the average property price across...
Regulation

FCA to extend conduct rules to cover bullying and harassment

Mortgage brokers, lenders and other regulated firms will have to tighten their internal conduct...
New build

Solar and heat pump rules could push up mortgage prices

New rules forcing developers to install solar panels and low-carbon heating systems on most...

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