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MSL strengthens underwriting team

Masthaven Secured Loans (MSL) has appointed Krystle Clark to its underwriting department. Clark has 12...

Teens put faith in banks despite parents’ mistrust

Almost half of teenagers trust banks more than their own parents for financial advice,...

P2P lender seeks new investors to fund growth

HNW Lending, the new peer-to-peer alternative lender that provides individual loans of between £60,000...

Under a third plan debt consolidation

29% of people with multiple unsecured debts, such as credit cards, overdrafts and loans,...

Loan ad banned following MoneySavingExpert complaint

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned a leaflet from payday lender Speedy Cash. The...

Masthaven targets non-credit score clients

Masthaven Secured Loans (MSL) has revamped its product and pricing with an emphasis on...

Simon Burgess to offer loans with free IP

In response to calls from the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, for those within...

miLoan celebrates completion milestone

Y3S has reported that it has completed 500 loans via its sourcing system miloanbroker.com....

Scots admit to concealing borrowing

One in 10 adults in Scotland admit they have debts or owe money that...

Borro strengthens BDM team

Borro, the personal asset lender, has boosted its intermediary development team with the addition...

Vertex in key business development hire

Vertex Financial Services has appointed Steve Stone as business development director as it looks...

Brokers disillusioned with remortgages post-MMR

Second charge distributor Smart Money has reported a growing number of mortgage brokers who...

Funding Circle expands business development team

Funding Circle reached a major milestone in the first quarter of this year, with...

FCA regulation sees drop in secured lending

April saw a month-on-month fall in secured lending, but it was still up by...

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Income protection: the unsung hero of the cost-of-living crisis

Higher mortgage rates, rising energy costs, and continued inflation have put pressure on many household budgets. Advisers spend time helping customers find the right rate,...

Why rigid credit scoring is locking too many people out of homeownership

Some people don’t fit the mould. That’s always been true in mortgage lending. But the tools used by most lenders to assess borrowers, particularly...

What a bigger market means for brokers

The latest Interpath and BDLA UK Bridging Market Survey confirms what many brokers are already experiencing on the ground, that bridging has hit the...

How social media can bridge the protection disconnect

The latest AMI Protection Viewpoint provided a compelling snapshot of the challenges and opportunities facing the protection market. The research highlights a worrying pattern that...

Opening doors for credit-worthy but overlooked clients

It doesn’t take much these days for a borrower to feel they’ve fallen out of favour with the system. A missed payment here, a...

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Afin Bank appoints Rob Lankey as director of credit

Specialist lender Afin Bank has appointed industry veteran Rob Lankey as director of credit,...

Shawbrook backs Carmichael Homes’ canal-side development in Falkirk

A multi-million-pound funding facility from Shawbrook Bank is supporting Carmichael Homes’ latest project, The...

StrideUp hails milestone £308m Islamic home finance deal

A landmark £308 million securitisation by StrideUp has reconnected Islamic home finance with the...

Young adults expect six-figure incomes for a ‘good’ retirement, says Royal London

A growing number of young adults believe they will need more than £100,000 a...

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