Loans

Borro optimistic over alternative lending’s prospects

Personal asset lender borro believes that 2013 could be the year alternative becomes mainstream. "While...

Borro offering England rugby lead incentive

Borro has unveiled a broker incentive scheme, with international rugby as the prize. The first...

Masthaven improves secured loans offering

Masthaven Secured Loans has announced changes to its product range. It has made rate reductions...

Payday lender under fire for TV ad

The Money Shop has had one of its television adverts banned by the Advertising...

23% rise in secured lending

Gross lending in secured loans totalled £351.9 million in 2012, according to the latest...

FLS increasing competition in lending

Those looking to take out a personal loan, mortgage or credit card in 2013...

Blemain Finance changes products and services

Blemain Finance has introduced new plans, interest rates, LTVs and improved services. It has increased...

Lending milestone for Funding Circle

Peer to peer business lender Funding Circle has passed the £70 million lent milestone. Since...

Smart Money partners with Masthaven

Smart Money Loans says it is the first secured loan partner to market Masthaven’s...

Y3S to launch miLoan for iPhone

Y3S Loans is due to launch a smartphone and tablet application version of its...

Borro sees 122% rise in funded loans

Borro has revealed the main types of assets used by clients to access liquidity...

Masthaven moves into Scotland

Masthaven has announced that products from both Masthaven Bridging Finance and Masthaven Secured Loans...

OFT underfunded to police consumer credit effectively

A report by the National Audit Office (NAO) has concluded that consumer credit regulation...

Blemain supports local hospital charity

Blemain Group has donated over £400 and written over 200 Christmas cards to children...

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Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

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The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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