Loans

The Money Group unveils new specialist lending brand

The Money Group has established a new brand, Specialist Money Limited. Jeff List has been appointed...

Brightstar launches education initiative

Brightstar Financial has introduced an education programme for brokers. The distributor will, over the coming...

New Masthaven website includes live criteria search

Masthaven Bank has launched a new website for brokers across its mortgage and short-term...

Masthaven now connected with SMG’s Lenderlink

Masthaven has launched its new Application Programming Interface (API) connection with master broker Specialist...

Regulation ‘behind success of second charge market’

Fluent for Advisers has argued that not enough credit is given to the role...

Paragon revamps second charge product range

Paragon has cut the interest rates on its second charge mortgage products. Aimed at prime...

Prestige completes its largest ever second charge

Prestige Finance has completed a £1,000,000 second charge loan within three weeks. This is the...

New lender aims to halve secured loan completion time

Digital secured lender, Selina Finance has launched its flexible loan product with a promise...

JLM Mortgage Services unveils specialist mortgage desk for members

JLM Mortgage Services has launched Master Private Finance, a new specialist mortgage desk exclusively...

TMA in second charge partnership with Paragon

TMA Club will be providing its members with access to a range of additional second...

MCI Club selects Knowledge Bank as criteria search partner

MCI Club has partnered with Knowledge Bank for its exclusive criteria search provision. It means...

The Money Group sponsors Olympic judo athlete

The Money Group is sponsoring judo athlete Ashley McKenzie ahead of his planned appearance...

Review of credit information market opened by regulator

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a market study to examine how the...

Optimum Credit increases prime second charge LTV to 100%

Optimum Credit is increasing the maximum loan to value (LTV) available on its Prime...

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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First-time buyer squeeze deepens as mortgage rates climb

First-time buyers with small deposits face mounting pressure as average mortgage rates rise and...

Mortgage costs push sales 9% lower

Higher mortgage rates have contributed to a sharper-than-usual summer housing slowdown, with sales agreed...

Access FS appoints Alan Baldwin as compliance director

Access Financial Services has appointed Alan Baldwin as director of compliance as it expands...

Mortgage-backed Swansea auction sale completes in six days

A mortgage-financed property purchase in Swansea has completed six days after the draft contract...

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