Loans

Castle Trust introduces 10-year term loan

Castle Trust has launched TermTen, a 10-year term loan that is fixed for five...

Continued growth for second charge market

Second charge mortgage new business volumes were up by 15% in October, the Finance...

Brightstar creates new national account manager role

Brightstar Financial has promoted Darren Perry to the new role of national account manager. He...

Majority of Xmas debts to be paid off within three months

66% of UK households expect to return to their normal financial state within three months...

UTB completes its 10,000th second charge

United Trust Bank (UTB) has completed its 10,000th second charge mortgage, a loan for £31,395 to...

United Trust Bank completes its largest second charge

United Trust Bank has completed a £352,000 second charge mortgage, it largest ever. The loan,...

Spring Finance makes major changes to second charge offering

Second charge lender Spring Finance has made changes to its product offering as well...

Volumes and profits up at Paragon Group

Paragon Group has reported a rise in pre-tax profit of 5.0% to £164.4 million. 2019...

Simon Carr rejoins Promise Solutions

Simon Carr, formerly a director at the specialist lending packager and broker, Promise Solutions,...

Brightstar keeps Best Companies accreditation

Brightstar Financial has retained its 3 Star Best Companies accreditation for workplace engagement. The accreditation...

1st Stop Group’s loan book passes £250m mark

Specialist consumer lender 1st Stop Group Limited has passed £250 million of outstanding loans. 1st...

30% drop in second charge repossessions

Latest figures from the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that the number of...

Decade-high for second charge mortgage market

The latest new business figures for the second charge mortgage market from the Finance...

Illegal loan scheme victims urged to come forward

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has called on customers who took out a loan...

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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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MorganAsh upgrades MARS to better reflect multiple customer vulnerabilities

MorganAsh has enhanced its MorganAsh Resilience System (MARS), introducing an upgrade to its algorithms...

Half of UK adults face ‘crisis of certainty’ as cost pressures mount

Half of UK adults feel less certain about their financial future than two years...

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...