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FCA highlights poor consumer credit advertising standards

Credit firms need to do more to ensure their adverts and promotions do not...

iState Systems powers P2P property lending auction

Peer-to-peer exchange Relendex has claimed a world record for real estate debt in a...

Loan texts deemed “irresponsible”

Payday lender Nouveau Finance Ltd has been told by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA)...

Secured loan service key to brokers

Masthaven Secured Loans (MSL) has undertaken a survey among its introducers to provide regular...

Smart Money in compliance hire

Smart Money, the specialist second charge distributor, has appointed Phillip Bond as compliance director....

FCA takes action against payday lender

A payday lender has left the single instalment payday loan market, where loans that...

Manchester Expo sells out

The Financial Services Expo Manchester has now sold out for its inaugural show, which...

Y3S golf day gets major lender backing

80 key introducers of second charge loan business to Y3S will attend the inaugural...

Consumer finance volumes continue to recover

Figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that new consumer finance...

Second charge repossession figures remain low

There was a 43.4% fall in second charge mortgage repossessions in the first quarter...

Promise unveils loan support service for networks

Promise Solutions has launched a service to help networks to deal with secured loans...

Borro hires business development director

Borro, the personal asset lender, has announced the appointment of David Hardy as business...

BDM hire for Intelligent Loans

Intelligent Loans has appointed Katherine Simmons as its business development manager. Simmons has over 10 years’...

Blemain changes buy-to-let offering

Blemain Finance has updated its buy-to-let proposition. Key features include reduced rates across all...

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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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Accord trims rates across residential and buy-to-let ranges

Accord Mortgages is reducing rates across its residential and buy-to-let product ranges for the...

RAW Capital Partners records strongest month for lending completions

Specialist lender RAW Capital Partners achieved a record month for loan completions in May,...

Air warns of interest-only mortgage maturity challenge for older borrowers

Thousands of older homeowners approaching the end of their interest-only mortgage terms may be...

Renters face decades-long wait to save a first-time buyer deposit

A third of aspiring homeowners are saving £100 a month or less, leaving many...

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