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Together raises £500m bond issue

Specialist lender Together has announced the issuance of £500m in six-year bonds at a coupon of...

Castle Trust appoints tech & ops chief

Castle Trust Bank has appointed Nick Bennett as its new chief technology & operations...

Pepper plans fivefold servicing growth in Spain with new platform

Pepper European Servicing (PES) plans to grow its Spanish business fivefold in the next...

West One joins Society for Mortgage Professionals

West One has become the first specialist lender to join the Society for Mortgage...

West One revamps second charge offering

West One has unveiled its largest selection of second charge changes, including rate reductions...

Masthaven partners with PRIMIS

Masthaven Bank has teamed up with PRIMIS Mortgage Network to  provide the latter's c. 2,200 brokers access to...

Shawbrook ups second charge maximum loan size

Shawbrook Bank has increased the maximum loan size across its second charge offering, with...

Philip George becomes Equifinance NED

Specialist second charge lender Equifinance has announced the appointment of Philip George, as a...

Loans Warehouse appoints secured loans ops director

Nick Rember is to join Loans Warehouse on 18 January in the newly created...

OSB sales teams restructured

Precise Mortgages, Kent Reliance for Intermediaries and InterBay Commercial sales teams have been restructured. Field-based...

Knowledge Bank sees shake-up in criteria searches

Knowledge Bank has reported a change in criteria searches in December. The largest change last...

Together increases maximum mortgage LTV

Together has increased its maximum loan to value (LTV) to 70% across its first...

OMS integrates with Oplo

One Mortgage System (OMS) has completed a full integration with second charge lender Oplo....

Barclays hit with £26m fine over arrears failings

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Barclays Bank UK, Barclays Bank and Clydesdale...

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Selling isn’t shouting

In many industries, sales still carries the weight of old stereotypes: high pressure, slick scripts and a focus on numbers over nuance. But these...

When service beats software: why hands-on support is the real differentiator in conveyancing

For all the talk about technology reshaping the mortgage and conveyancing world, advisers know that what you often need is some good, old-fashioned support. Not...

Future-proofing your lead generation

Leads are the lifeblood of any mortgage intermediary business, and while word-of-mouth referrals remain the gold standard - bringing trust and proof of quality...

We need clearer guidance on Stamp Duty advice

Just over a week ago Angela Rayner resigned following the discovery of a Stamp Duty breach on a flat she owns in Hove. She...

AI could make obsolescence obsolete and slash global e-waste

For decades, technology has been trapped in a cycle of forced obsolescence. Each year, a new iPhone or Android release quietly renders last year’s...

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Reward Funding raises £21,000 for Rainbow Trust charity

Reward Funding has raised £21,000 for the Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity after a year-long...

Target Group appoints Jennifer Read as head of risk

Target Group has appointed Jennifer Read as its new head of risk, strengthening its...

Loans Warehouse joins L&G Mortgage Club panel 

Loans Warehouse has been added to the L&G Mortgage Club’s Referral Pro panel. The Hertfordshire-based...

FOLK2FOLK names new chief executive as focus turns to SME growth

Peer-to-peer business lender FOLK2FOLK has appointed Kawai Chung as its new chief executive officer,...