Loans

FLA: secured loan market continues to grow

There was a growth of 6% in consumer finance provided by Finance & Leasing...

Positive to pay upfront valuation costs on Shawbrook BTL seconds

Positive Lending is to pay for upfront valuation costs associated with Shawbrook secured loans...

Precise Mortgages to move into secured loans

Precise Mortgages has made a number of appointments ahead of its launch into...

Paragon acquires HSBC loan book

The Paragon Group of Companies has acquired a portfolio of non-performing personal unsecured and...

Wonga falls foul of ASA

Wonga has been told it must not repeat one of its adverts. A radio ad...

Clearly Loans improves lending criteria

Secured loan lender Clearly Loans has enhanced its lending criteria. The lender was launched by...

Borro hires replacement for Paul Brett

Personal asset lender borro has appointed Chris Willis to run the intermediary partnerships programme....

New additions take Shawbrook’s strategic partners to 32

Shawbrook Bank has added two new brokerages to its Strategic Partner programme and expanded...

Y3S one of Wales’s fastest growing companies

Y3S Group was positioned at number 14 in the annual Western Mail Fast Growth...

AMI calls for removal of consumer credit duplication

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) says it supports an appointed representative (AR) option...

TenetLime teams up with Enterprise Finance

TenetLime has announced a new link with Enterprise Finance. The Hertfordshire-based bridging finance and secured...

FCA sets out consumer credit regulation framework

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has outlined its vision for the regulation of consumer...

New compliance director for secured loan packager

Y3S has appointed Rhys Thomas as its new group compliance director. He returns to the...

FCA open to providing MMR workshop for short-term lending

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) told this week's ASTL quarterly general meeting that it...

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....

Latest news

Hope Capital expands Shawbrook funding facility

Hope Capital Property Finance has increased its committed funding facility with Shawbrook Bank to...

Pivotal linked to Beneficial Network deal

LSL Property Services is understood to have agreed a deal involving Beneficial mortgage network...

London leads rental growth as supply shortage keeps rents high

London recorded the strongest monthly increase in average rents as demand continued to outstrip...

TMG reports record monthly MetLife submissions

TMG recorded its highest monthly submission volume with MetLife, exceeding its previous record by...

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