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FCA sets sights on credit card market

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) intends to undertake a competition review into the UK’s...

New Strategic Partner for Shawbrook

Positive Lending has become the newest member of Shawbrook Bank's Strategic Partner programme. Managing...

Shawbrook CEO quits

Ian Henderson has resigned from his position as CEO of Shawbrook Bank. He has been...

New branding for Prestige

Prestige Finance has unveiled its new branding a year after its relaunch under the...

Omni Capital funds Ageas Bowl regeneration

The Ageas Bowl in Southampton – home to Hampshire County Cricket Club and host...

MSL to rethink pet discount

Masthaven Secured Loans (MSL) is contemplating the withdrawal of its rate discount for pet...

Citizens Advice: payday lenders not treating customers fairly

Citizens Advice has revealed that payday loan customers who are struggling to repay their...

Brightstar website cloned

Brightstar Financial has had its website cloned by fraudsters under the name of Goldenstar...

New hire for Capital Advances

Former Essex-based packager Les Daley has joined Capital Advances. He has been tasking with officially...

Crowdfunding platform secures FCA authorisation

Just over six months since it launched, the equity crowdfunding platform SyndicateRoom has become...

Almost half of all borrowers use ‘non-traditional’ finance

Latest research for Debt Advisory Centre reveals that 45.4% of consumers use one or...

Metro Bank unveils professional loan

Metro Metro Bank has announced the launch of its new Professional Studies Loan Scheme...

Tenet explains position over consumer credit regulation

In light of the Financial Conduct Authority taking over responsibility for regulating consumer credit...

Nearly 30% cleared all debts over past year

Latest figures from Equifax suggest that consumers are managing their debts despite the cost...

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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