Loans

Logbook lenders “driving people into debt”

Citizens Advice has raised concerns that people taking out logbook loans are overloaded with...

H1 2014 secured lending up 33% year-on-year

Loans Warehouse has reported that the first half of 2014 saw secured lending volumes...

Helping portfolios grow with property refurbishment loans

The refurbishment lending market has seen a recent boost with property investors and homeowners...

New loan comparison tool to launch

Master broker Promise Solutions is to launch a new comparison system this week that...

UTB to launch professional lending deal

United Trust Bank has appointed Kevin Flowerday to launch a new professional...

Lack of awareness of alternative finance

12% of small and medium sized businesses who were refused bank funding didn’t seek...

SimplyBiz Mortgages unveils unsecured loan offering

SimplyBiz Mortgages has selected existing partner, The Loans Engine, as its preferred provider,...

Funding Circle secures major investment

Funding Circle has raised $65 million in a Series D funding round led by...

APAC Systems launches “ultimate generic application form”

A new cloud based platform has launched which combines the criteria and application questions...

Citizens Advice wants more STL choice

As the Financial Conduct Authority proposes to stop the overall cost of a payday...

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...
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Profile

Darrell Walker on LendInvest’s next chapter

After 35 years in banking and mortgages, the former football hopeful thought he might have found the company where he would see out his...

In our industry, competition and collaboration aren’t opposites

If there's one theme running through the market at the moment, it's the power of retention, and just how much can be achieved when...

We must not accept our snail’s pace home buying system

Buying a house in this country can be ridiculously slow, as a handful of recent studies have highlighted. Research from the House Buyer Bureau...

Deferment and capitalisation rates: small percentages, large consequences

The Government is currently consulting on Leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates to determine what deferment and capitalisation rates should be prescribed under the Leasehold and...

Your clients can’t tell which firm they’re dealing with

Two clients walk into your firm in the same week. One of them is a referral from a mate of yours. Complicated case, self-employed, bit...

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