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Freedom Finance refreshes Freedom 4 Intermediaries proposition

Freedom Finance has launched a refreshed proposition to support brokers through its Freedom 4...

Two-thirds of lenders yet to fully review new Consumer Duty regulations

65% of lenders admit they are yet to fully review the Consumer Duty regulation...

Caroline Mirakian joins UTB

United Trust Bank (UTB) has appointed Caroline Mirakian as sales & marketing director of...

Equifax UK partners with AI firm to speed up decisioning

Equifax UK and Digilytics AI are launching new software which will help lenders to...

Spring Finance makes application processing improvements

Specialist lender Spring Finance has announced enhancements to its application process to reduce the...

BoE raises base rate to 4.50%

The Bank of England has raised interest rates by a quarter of one percentage...

Mike Walters appointed sales director at Admiral Money

Admiral Money has announced the appointment of Mike Walters as sales director. Walters (pictured) joins...

Somo completes second charge loan in 20 days

Somo Bridging recently completed a second charge loan in March 2023, taking 20 working...

Pepper Money replaces cheques with electronic payments

Pepper Money has revised its payment process by replacing the majority of cheque payments...

“Irresponsible” Everyday Loans TV ad banned

Everyday Loans has had a television advert banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA),...

Central Trust unveils one-year fixed rate product

Central Trust has added a new one-year residential fixed rate option to its product...

Nivo to hold exclusive second charge event

Fintech firm Nivo is holding its first ever ‘NivoCon’ event on 4 May in...

Equifax partners with Spear Technologies to help with access to finance

Equifax UK has announced a new partnership with Spear Technology, a provider of short-term...

Enra Specialist Finance receives new global indoor air quality award

Enra Specialist Finance has received a new industry accolade for excellence in indoor air...

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Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

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The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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