Loans

FCA proposes significant payday loan caps

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced proposals which should mean people using payday...

Payday lender to refund £700k+ to customers

Following a review by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), payday lender Dollar has voluntarily...

Financial Services Expo open for registration

Front Events, organisers of Financial Services Expo (FSE) London, have announced that visitor registration...

Norton runs Tour de France prize draw

Any broker submitting a secured loan enquiry to Norton Broker Services during the Tour...

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...

COMMENT

If you motivate an idiot you just get stupid things done quicker

There's a lot of excitement about artificial intelligence in the mortgage industry right now. Nearly nine in 10 mortgage brokers want technology to play...

AI for brokers: the three lines you should never cross

Most AI advice aimed at advisers is either breathless hype or vague caution. Here is something you can actually act on: a practical way...

Hobson’s Choice: Which root canal treatment would you prefer, Sir?

Now that Andy Pandy from ‘oop norf’ is de facto the Prime Minister elect and will shortly be choosing the colour scheme of No...

Buy-to-let: reality versus a much-peddled narrative

Every few months, it seems, another report emerges suggesting buy-to-let no longer stacks up as an investment proposition. The headlines are often dramatic, the...

A week of progress and reassurance

The past week has brought further reassurance for borrowers. With the Bank of England holding the base rate as expected and inflation remaining steady...

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Clydesdale to withdraw from new mortgage lending market

Clydesdale has confirmed it will no longer offer new mortgage lending, marking the end...

Sort Group podcast sees industry figures joining conveyancing debate

Sort Group says its new podcast series is attracting strong interest from across the...

New first-time buyer ISA proposed as replacement for Lifetime ISA

The government has launched a consultation on a new First Time Buyer ISA, which...

AR market consolidates as revenues rise despite fewer principal firms

The UK's appointed representative market is becoming more concentrated, with fewer principal firms overseeing...

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