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United Trust Bank restructures mortgage team

United Trust Bank (UTB) has made changes to its mortgage underwriting team as it...

Optimum Credit appoints sales director

Optimum Credit has appointed Caroline Mirakian as sales director, with responsibility for the sale...

UTB joins Paradigm’s lender panel

Paradigm Mortgage Services has added United Trust Bank (UTB) to its lender panel. Members of...

Enra Specialist Finance moves into new green office space

Enra Specialist Finance has moved into an "environmentally-friendly" office in the centre of Watford...

Together takes out new 25-year lease on Manchester HQ

Together has signed a new 25-year lease on its £39 million headquarters as it...

Gain a real understanding of second charges

It’s no secret how hard it currently is to secure the services of a...

SMG celebrates twentieth anniversary

Specialist Mortgage Group (SMG) is this month celebrating the twentieth anniversary of the business. Established in...

Rise in second charge borrowing for refurbishment

81% of second charge brokers have witnessed a rise in demand for financing to...

Evolution Money appoints chief digital officer

Evolution Money has announced the appointment of a new chief digital officer (CDO). Matt...

5m homeowners to borrow for fund home improvements

46% of UK homeowners - 15 million people -  are planning improvements to their...

Rise in prime second charge volumes continues

Second-charge lending specialist, Evolution Money has launched the third iteration of its quarterly data...

TPFC partners with Nivo to improve secured loan journeys

Secured loan firm The Personal Finance Centre has chosen Nivo to implement its app-based...

Selina Finance launches flexible 80% LTV second charge

Selina Finance has today (Monday 16 August) introduced a flexible second charge mortgage available...

MFS products available through Twenty7Tec’s SOURCE

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has teamed up with Twenty7Tec to help more brokers to access...

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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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Foundation refreshes buy-to-let range with new products and rate cuts

Foundation has refreshed its buy-to-let mortgage range with new products and rate reductions across...

MorganAsh urges financial services firms to improve support for unpaid carers

MorganAsh has backed a new Carers UK blueprint aimed at building more carer-friendly communities,...

Family BS strengthens intermediary team with BDM appointment

Family Building Society has appointed Sam Byrne as business development manager for the northern...

Buckinghamshire cuts rates across credit repair ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has reduced selected rates across its Credit Revive and Credit Restore...

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