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Paragon acquires more RBS loans

The Paragon Group of Companies has acquired further unsecured consumer loans, through its Idem...

Consumer credit grows for fourth month in a row

April was the fourth consecutive month of overall year-on-year growth in consumer credit provided...

Blemain Group to relocate

Blemain Group is to move offices to ‘Lake View’ Cheadle Royal Business Park on...

N. Ireland second charge completed

Loans Warehouse has recently completed the first secured loan in Northern Ireland since the...

Brightstar partners with Positive Solutions

Positive Solutions has appointed Brightstar Financial as partner of choice for its IFA Partners. ...

Brits want tougher payday loan regulation

68% of the British population want stricter regulation on advertising of payday loans, according...

Brokers still missing out on alternative revenue streams

Y3S has expressed concern that many mortgage brokers are missing out on lucrative earning...

Promise to help with complex cases

Promise Solutions is to offer advice and packaging services for brokers with their more...

Brokers praise Promise Solutions’ Punjabi and Urdu service

Promise Solutions says it has been praised for its creation of a Punjabi and...

Pay-day loan advert banned

Pay-day loan provider WageDayAdvance Ltd has been told not to repeat its television advert. ...

V Loans offers referral service

V Loans is offering a reward scheme to introducers who recommend other intermediaries to...

Promise for extra commission on large secured loans

Promise Solutions says it is paying introducers an extra £300 on larger loan referrals...

Gradual improvement in consumer credit markets: FLA

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) says figures for the first quarter of the...

Ocean Finance joins Prospector loans panel

Finance broker Ocean Finance is offering secured loans to intermediary clients through TrigoldCrystal’s Prospector...

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AGENT VIEW: I know I’m not a mathematician but to me 6.5 x is the new 3.5 x

Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be, as they say, and in an era of creeping inflation, job insecurity and the menacing spectre of...

Surveying industry undervalued in race to the bottom

After a 16-month break from the property industry I returned to find a landscape that had shifted more than I expected. The private B2C surveying...

Why the human relationship still defines real estate lending

AI is now a core driver of transformation in financial services and is reshaping the foundations of real estate lending. According to AllAboutAI.com over 85%...

Income protection: the unsung hero of the cost-of-living crisis

Higher mortgage rates, rising energy costs, and continued inflation have put pressure on many household budgets. Advisers spend time helping customers find the right rate,...

Why rigid credit scoring is locking too many people out of homeownership

Some people don’t fit the mould. That’s always been true in mortgage lending. But the tools used by most lenders to assess borrowers, particularly...

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Newcastle for Intermediaries cuts mortgage rates

Newcastle for Intermediaries has cut rates across its residential mortgage range, reducing pricing by...

Peace of mind matters more than price in home insurance, research finds

A new study by general insurance provider Paymentshield has found that nearly half of...

Mortgage applications rise as lenders drive competition, says Stonebridge

Mortgage applications rose 7% year-on-year in October as borrowers continued to respond to falling...

Brokers report surge in limited company buy-to-let demand

Three-quarters of brokers have seen growing demand for limited company buy-to-let products over the...

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