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21% rise in second charge new business

Figures published by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that new business grew...

Borro to host World Cup event

Borro is hosting an intermediary networking event for the start of the 2014 World...

Shawbrook posts profit and reveals acquisition

Shawbrook Bank has reported a pre-tax profit of £16.8m for the year ending 31st...

PPI claim firm falls foul of ad watchdog

Harwood Claims Management Ltd, trading as ReclaimPPIToday, has been told by the Advertising Standards...

Pancredit helps with large loan book divestment

Pancredit, the provider of loan administration and intelligent software solutions for lenders, has been...

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...

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....

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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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