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Covid-19 dominates Knowledge Bank’s April searches

April’s results from the monthly Knowledge Bank tracker of criteria searches show that across...

OSB moves to 70% LTV ceiling on BTL and residential

OneSavings Bank has announced "enhanced" lending options. Precise Mortgages recently extended its range of products to...

Masthaven appoints new CEO

Masthaven Bank has appointment Leigh Bartlett as its new chief executive officer (CEO). ...

West One Loans improves second charge offering

West One Loans has made a number of changes to its second charge product range. The...

West One Loans joins IMLA

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has revealed that West One Loans has become...

Knowledge Bank: Covid-19 searches most popular in March

Knowledge Bank’ has revealed that ‘Covid-19 Mortgage Payment Holidays’ was the most searched for...

UTB unveils digital security checks

United Trust Bank has introduced a new digital security check process for its first...

Knowledge Bank expands Covid-19 feed

Knowledge Bank has added second charges and bridging to its Covid-19 live feed as...

FCA proposes temporary consumer credit relief

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has proposed a range of targeted temporary measures designed...

FLA reports January new business growth

New figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that FLA members...

SMG offers free CRM migration to other packagers

Specialist Mortgage Group (SMG) is offering other packagers access to its online CRM with...

UTB sees 21% increase in new lending in 2019

United Trust Bank (UTB) has reported a 21% increase in new lending in 2019,...

20th partnership for Loans Warehouse loan API

Loans Warehouse has announced the 20th partnership for its personal loan API, which provides...

All change in top five equity release criteria searches

Knowledge Bank's February criteria index has shown a number of surprise results with some sectors...

COMMENT

Mortgage maturity: A golden opportunity for advisers

Around 1.8 million fixed-rate mortgage deals are due to come to an end in 2026, adding to the 1.6 million mortgages that already matured...

Rates are moving and regulation is evolving

Many lenders are having to increase their rates, and that trend looks set to continue over the coming week. For clients whose current deal...

Building tomorrow’s mortgage market: AI built on trust, governance and confidence

The government's Financial Services AI Adoption Plan, led by Harriet Rees, group chief information officer at Starling Bank, and Dr Rohit Dhawan, group director...

The protection prompt: what AI still needs to get right

The Mills Review has prompted plenty of discussion across the mortgage industry. While much of the focus has been on the finding that a...

Why second charges are helping Right to Buy borrowers do more with their home

For many people, Right to Buy is still one of the most accessible ways to become a homeowner and over the last five years,...

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Skipton loses former Connells chief’s discrimination case

Skipton Group Holdings and Connells have lost an employment tribunal case brought by former...

IMLA supports flexible mortgage rules but says housing supply remains key

Mortgage lenders have backed proposals to give first-time buyers and other underserved borrowers greater...

Mortgage borrowing jumps to £7.7bn

Net mortgage borrowing more than doubled to £7.7bn in June, up from £3.3bn in...

AMI says mortgage rule reforms must keep advice at their core

Proposals to give lenders greater flexibility must be supported by mortgage advice if they...

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