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Loans Warehouse hires Michael Coogan

Loans Warehouse has announced the appointment of Michael Coogan as a strategic adviser. Coogan...

Borro to offer concierge facility

Borro has launched a new 'concierge' service for clients of intermediaries. The assset lender says...

AMI welcomes CCL rebate

Following representations made by the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) and the Association...

TBMC offers Shawbrook second charge buy-to-let deal

TBMC has launched a second charge buy-to-let loan with Shawbrook Bank aimed at...

Introducers provide business boost to borro

Personal asset lender borro has seen an 40% rise in sign-ups to its Introducer...

Prestige Finance streamlines packaging process

Prestige Finance has announced changes to its packaging process. The secured loan lender, which...

Brokers see H1 boost in business

Brokers saw an improvement in business in the first half of 2013, according to...

Brightstar Financial holds bridging day with West One

Brightstar Financial is hosting its fourth lender day today. The intermediary specialist lending hub's latest...

Rise in second charge repossessions

In the second quarter of 2012 the number of second charge possessions was 183,...

The Loans Engine partners with LSL’s mortgage clubs

The Loans Engine has partnered with mortgage clubs TMA and Pink to provide secured...

Y3S adds remortgage comparison module to miLoan

Y3S's secured loan sourcing system miloanbroker.com is now offering an integrated module to instantly...

Citizens Advice urges payday loan complaints

Citizens Advice is launching a campaign urging payday loan customers who believe their lender...

Confusion over what peer-to-peer lending is

53% of consumers do not know what peer-to-peer lending is, identifying it as...

UKAR to sell unsecured loan portfolio

UK Asset Resolution Limited (UKAR), the holding company for the government owned businesses of...

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Helping university students onto the property ladder

As we head towards the Easter break, thousands of first-year university students up and down the country will be preparing for exams and making...

Lenders must step up on high LTV products

Things are on the up for borrowers with a smaller deposit. The financial information website Moneyfacts publishes a regular update on mortgage product numbers,...

Why it matters that bridging hit more than £10bn last year

We see many numbers bandied around in the financial industry, which can sometimes have a numbing effect. So why should we all, especially brokers, care...

Top five reasons why renters should consider short-term protection insurance

In an unpredictable world, financial security can often feel like a luxury, especially for renters who may already juggle living expenses, rent payments, and...

Credit search vs credit scoring

The terms credit score and credit check are often used interchangeably by consumers, many of whom assume they mean the same thing. Yet understanding...

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Advice Guru partners with Pure Retirement to support broker education

Financial adviser learning platform Advice Guru has announced a new sponsorship partnership with Pure...

Nationwide ups LTV limits for interest-only and foreign national borrowers

Nationwide has announced changes to its mortgage lending criteria, increasing the maximum loan-to-value (LTV)...

Lloyds expects swell in completions ahead of stamp duty deadline

Lloyds Banking Group anticipates a 50% growth in property completions this month as buyers...

Satchell the latest to leave HTB bridging division

Lorenzo Satchell has become the latest senior member of the bridging team at Hampshire...