Loans

BoE raises Bank Rate to 5.0%

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted to raise the official...

Freedom Finance refreshes Freedom 4 Intermediaries proposition

Freedom Finance has launched a refreshed proposition to support brokers through its Freedom 4...

Two-thirds of lenders yet to fully review new Consumer Duty regulations

65% of lenders admit they are yet to fully review the Consumer Duty regulation...

Caroline Mirakian joins UTB

United Trust Bank (UTB) has appointed Caroline Mirakian as sales & marketing director of...

Equifax UK partners with AI firm to speed up decisioning

Equifax UK and Digilytics AI are launching new software which will help lenders to...

Spring Finance makes application processing improvements

Specialist lender Spring Finance has announced enhancements to its application process to reduce the...

BoE raises base rate to 4.50%

The Bank of England has raised interest rates by a quarter of one percentage...

Mike Walters appointed sales director at Admiral Money

Admiral Money has announced the appointment of Mike Walters as sales director. Walters (pictured) joins...

Somo completes second charge loan in 20 days

Somo Bridging recently completed a second charge loan in March 2023, taking 20 working...

Pepper Money replaces cheques with electronic payments

Pepper Money has revised its payment process by replacing the majority of cheque payments...

“Irresponsible” Everyday Loans TV ad banned

Everyday Loans has had a television advert banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA),...

Central Trust unveils one-year fixed rate product

Central Trust has added a new one-year residential fixed rate option to its product...

Nivo to hold exclusive second charge event

Fintech firm Nivo is holding its first ever ‘NivoCon’ event on 4 May in...

Equifax partners with Spear Technologies to help with access to finance

Equifax UK has announced a new partnership with Spear Technology, a provider of short-term...
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The money sitting in your back pocket that you keep forgetting to pick up

Let me give you a number. Almost half of UK mortgage holders would struggle to meet their payments within six months of losing their...

Smart Data can solve the UK’s homebuying bottleneck

For many of us, buying a home remains one of the most stressful and frustrating experiences we will ever undertake. Despite advances in digital banking,...

The 1.8 million problem nobody’s talking about

There's a number that should be keeping every mortgage firm owner awake right now. 1.8 million. That's how many fixed rate mortgages are expiring...

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

The cost of knowing less

There is a particular kind of risk in financial services that rarely announces itself with drama. It does not arrive as a crisis event,...

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Technology

Mortgage Magic launches Secure Portal through Microsoft Windows Store

Mortgage Magic has made its Secure Portal available through the Microsoft Windows Store, with...
Building Societies

The Cambridge relaunches interest-only fixed rate mortgages

The Cambridge has relaunched a selection of fixed rate mortgage products, including interest-only options...
Building Societies

Vernon BS adds free legals to selected remortgage deals

Vernon Building Society has partnered with Optimus to introduce a free legals service on...
Buy-to-let

Paragon launches tailored buy-to-let service for complex cases

Paragon Bank has launched a Tailored service to support buy-to-let mortgage applications that fall...

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