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Loans
UTB revamps first and second charge residential ranges
United Trust Bank (UTB) Mortgages for Intermediaries has introduced rate reductions as part of...
25 March 2024
Pepper Money unveils second charge ‘Payout Before Consent’
Pepper Money has launched Payout Before Consent on its second charge mortgages, enabling the...
20 March 2024
Lenders expecting household defaults to spike
20 of the country's largest lenders are expecting an additional £788 million in credit...
19 March 2024
14% rise in second charge mortgage searches
Searches for second charge mortgages increased by 14% year-on-year in 2023, according to data...
10 March 2024
Brightstar renews Source deal with Twenty7tec
The Brightstar Group has renewed its Source license agreement with technology provider, Twenty7tec. The...
29 February 2024
Pepper adds e-signatures for second charges
Pepper Money can now accept e-signatures on second charge mortgage offer documents, including the...
22 February 2024
UTB introduces new second charge binding offer process
United Trust Bank (UTB) Mortgages for Intermediaries is seeking to cut second charge loan...
21 February 2024
Selina Finance cuts rates following new funding
Selina Finance has secured two new funding lines, one with Vanquis Bank and the...
21 February 2024
UTB launches product transfer process for first and second charges
United Trust Bank (UTB) Mortgages for Intermediaries has launched product transfer options for its...
13 February 2024
Enra Specialist Finance completes fourth securitisation
Enra Specialist Finance has completed its fourth public securitisation, Elstree 4. The transaction comprises...
6 February 2024
Truffle Specialist Finance partners with Cornerstone Network
Mortgage network Cornerstone has chosen Truffle Specialist Finance as its exclusive packager partner for...
6 February 2024
Truffle secures £500k second charge with Pepper Money
Truffle Specialist Finance has completed a £500,000 second charge mortgage with Pepper Money, used...
6 February 2024
Tandem reduces second charge rates by up to 90bps
Tandem has reduced its residential second charge mortgage products by up to 90 basis...
25 January 2024
Unsecured debt rising for those with adverse credit
43% of people with adverse credit say their level of debt has increased in...
22 January 2024
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COMMENT
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The money sitting in your back pocket that you keep forgetting to pick up
Let me give you a number. Almost half of UK mortgage holders would struggle to meet their payments within six months of losing their...
9 June 2026
Smart Data can solve the UK’s homebuying bottleneck
For many of us, buying a home remains one of the most stressful and frustrating experiences we will ever undertake. Despite advances in digital banking,...
8 June 2026
The 1.8 million problem nobody’s talking about
There's a number that should be keeping every mortgage firm owner awake right now. 1.8 million. That's how many fixed rate mortgages are expiring...
3 June 2026
Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows
High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...
1 June 2026
The cost of knowing less
There is a particular kind of risk in financial services that rarely announces itself with drama. It does not arrive as a crisis event,...
29 May 2026
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Building Societies
The Cambridge relaunches interest-only fixed rate mortgages
The Cambridge has relaunched a selection of fixed rate mortgage products, including interest-only options...
10 June 2026
Building Societies
Vernon BS adds free legals to selected remortgage deals
Vernon Building Society has partnered with Optimus to introduce a free legals service on...
10 June 2026
Buy-to-let
Paragon launches tailored buy-to-let service for complex cases
Paragon Bank has launched a Tailored service to support buy-to-let mortgage applications that fall...
10 June 2026
valuations
Castle Trust Bank adds AVMs to buy-to-let applications
Castle Trust Bank has introduced automated valuation models on eligible buy-to-let cases as part...
10 June 2026
PROFILES
Steve Caruthers on understanding how lenders operate
Kevin Tunnicliffe on ending the race to the bottom
Profile: Andrew Lloyd, CEO of Fignum