Loans

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...

Suros Capital sees “strong” new business enquiry levels

Luxury asset lender, Suros Capital, has reported that a significant number of brokers have...

Brokers increasing number of furloughed worker searches

Knowledge Bank’s monthly criteria index has revealed that in November 'furloughed workers’ returned to...

Second charge volumes fall by over one-third

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has reported that second charge mortgage new business...

West One relaunches offering with wider distribution

West One Loans, which until now distributed its products through a limited network of key relationships, is widening...

Suros Capital appoints account managers

Asset-backed short-term lender, Suros Capital, has announced the appointment of Simone Ferreira and Katie...

West One offers second charges for family assisted purchases

West One has today launched a new second charge mortgage range aimed at the...

Two new faces at VIBE Finance

Specialist finance broker, VIBE Finance, has announced the appointment of Craig Smith as a...

UTB ups first and second charge maximum LTV

United Trust Bank (UTB) has increased the maximum LTV available on its range of...

Alternative short-term lender launches

Suros Capital has launched today to provide short-term lending facilities specifically aimed at people...

Knowledge Bank: people desperate to get on the property ladder

Knowledge Bank has revealed the details of the leading criteria searches made on its...

Knowledge Bank adds secured loan provider to platform

Second charge lender, Evolution Money, has added its criteria to the Knowledge Bank platform. Knowledge Bank...

Second charges an alternative to high LTV remortgages

Specialist brokerage Loans Warehouse has urged brokers to look second charge lending if they...

COMMENT

Network recruitment called. The 1970s want their strategy back

I spend a lot of my time looking at growth. What does it cost? Is it sustainable? And are we creating value, or just...

Bank Rate holds again, but November is now firmly in focus

There may well have been a collective sigh of relief across the mortgage market when the Bank of England announced another Bank Base Rate...

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

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ModaMortgages cuts rates with limited edition buy-to-let range

ModaMortgages has launched a limited edition buy-to-let range with rates reduced by up to...

First-time buyers face confidence gap as unexpected costs and delays mount

Nine in 10 first-time buyers believe they understand the home-buying process before starting, but...

Family BS hires Paul Ormonde for Central London broker role

Family Building Society has appointed Paul Ormonde as a business development manager covering Central...

LendInvest raises £300m through latest Mortimer securitisation

LendInvest has completed its eighth Mortimer residential mortgage-backed securitisation, securing £300 million of funding...

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