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New peer to peer lender launches

Wellesley & Co has become the UK’s first peer to peer lending platform to...

Borro: alternative is now part of the mainstream

Borro has suggested that the term 'alternative lending' is no longer an accurate term. The...

Beware ‘supersize’ loans, warns provider

Amigo Loans has warned against a new breed of short-term, high-APR lenders appearing in...

Xmas incentive from Smart Money Loans

Smart Money Loans has launched a new incentive campaign for Christmas completions. The secured...

Fall in second charge mortgage possessions

The number of second charge mortgage possessions in the third quarter of 2013 was...

Scotland still treated as an afterthought

Smart Money Loans is urging lenders not to forget the intermediary community in Scotland. Smart...

18-24 year olds contemplate payday loans for Xmas spending

Over a quarter of Brits are feeling the pressure this year having nothing yet...

Y3S reports £420k profit

Y3S Group Ltd has said that draft accounts from its three subsidiaries show a...

Historically low rates in unsecured borrowing

Analysis of market data undertaken by Sainsbury's Bank reveals that the cost of unsecured...

Prestige Finance to be “major secured loan player”

Prestige Finance has introduced new products and criteria. Changes from the OneSavings Bank (OSB) subsidiary...

Strong growth for second charge market

New figures from the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show growth of 14% in...

SBG partners with CAF Bank

PMS members and appointed representatives of Sesame network now have access to loans from...

Dragonfly unveils commercial term loan deal

Dragonfly Property Finance has launched a new commercial term loan aimed at property investors. The...

Blemain introduces its lowest loan rate

Blemain Finance has made changes across a range of its products, including the launch...
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Industry pushes to build next generation of home valuers

According to RICS, the average qualified surveyor is in their mid-fifties. Couple this with new entrant numbers failing to keep pace with retirements, and...

Supply side continues to drive the change agenda

Regulatory change is no longer something firms respond to periodically. It is now a permanent feature of the landscape. Whether it is capital treatment...

Searching for sunny uplands

There is a growing sense, shared quietly in boardrooms and rather less quietly over kitchen tables, that the UK has lost a degree of...

How advisers can find and secure powerful introducers to grow their business – Pt2

I hope you found my earlier article useful and enlightening and if so, please read on, as in this piece I complete the steps...

What building the future means for mortgages

Earlier this month I attended the Abundance 360 summit in Los Angeles, Peter Diamandis’s annual gathering of entrepreneurs, scientists, tech CEOs and investors who are,...

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MorganAsh launches calculator to help firms estimate scale of customer vulnerability

MorganAsh has launched a calculator designed to help financial services firms gauge how many...
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Average mortgage rate reaches 5.50% as market reprices

The average mortgage rate tracked by Moneyfacts has climbed to 5.50% for the first...
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RSM UK urges action as house price growth stalls and transactions fall

RSM UK is calling for stamp duty reform and more support for first-time buyers...
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Clydesdale Bank raises selected residential and buy-to-let rates

Clydesdale Bank is increasing a number of residential and buy-to-let product transfer rates from...

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