Loans

Year-on-year rise in second charge repossessions

Second charge mortgage repossessions fell in the final quarter of 2013 by 29.7% to...

SML targets brokers in Northern Ireland

Smart Money Loans (SML), which already has offices in England and Scotland, has announced...

CBFL wants more transparency in STL market

Capital Bridging Finance Limited (CBFL) has introduced a video recording process for all its...

Promise Solutions expands panel

Firmus Secured Loans has become the latest lender to join Promise Solutions’ secured loan...

SMEs shun banks for payday lenders

An Amigo Loans survey has found that UK microbusinesses have little confidence in borrowing...

Masthaven unveils purchase buy-to-let deal

Masthaven Secured Loans (MSL) has launched a new product aimed at helping customers gain...

Funding Circle to go on the road

Funding Circle, the online marketplace for business loans, has provided details of its first...

Masthaven Secured Loans enhances broker support

Masthaven Secured Loans has made further improvements to its broker support service. The upgrades have...

Central Trust expands UK product availability

Central Trust has move to is extend the reach of its products and services...

Secured loan business boost expected from FCA regime

A new survey has found that 88% of brokers are anticipating to write more...

Roving underwriter for Prestige

Prestige Finance has appointed Janet Frame as a roving underwriter. The secured loan lender, which...

Omni Capital targets high end development projects

Omni Capital is offering a new development funding deal. The product is designed for...

Prestige expands underwriting team

Prestige Finance has announced the appointment of underwriting personnel to support its planned growth...

Y3S seeks to use drones

Secured loan packager Y3S is in discussions to adopt a new type of technology...

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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