Loans

Fluent for Advisers expands development teams

Fluent for Advisers has appointed two new business development officers (BDOs) to its internal...

1st Stop Group joins LSE’s ELITE

1st Stop Group has joined London Stock Exchange Group’s international business support and capital...

Loan book high for Together

Together has reported average monthly loan originations of £171.7m for the final quarter of 2018, up...

Equifinance appoints regional sales manager

Equifinance has appointed Laura Thomas as regional sales manager for the north. Thomas (pictured) will initially...

Fluent Money offers sub 3% second charges with Optimum Credit

Fluent Money is the first broker distributor to have a decision in principle (DIP) result...

Connect expands second charge offering

Connect for Intermediaries has added Lenderlink and Fluent for Advisers to its second charge...

SBG and Twenty7Tec agree technology partnership

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) has teamed up with mortgage technology firm Twenty7Tec to provide...

Fluent Money Group passes 250 headcount

Fluent Money Group has reported a significant increase in personnel, with now over 250 employees...

Second charge volumes up by 13% in December

December 2018 second charge volumes totalled £80 million, a 6% increase on the previous...

TMA Club adds Central Trust to lender panel

TMA Club has has added Central Trust to its lender panel, so its members...

Fluent Money Group appoints head of compliance

Fluent Money Group has appointed John Lewis to take on the newly created role...

Shawbrook and Bamboo sign up to new loan marketplace

Shawbrook and Bamboo have both been confirmed as early adopters of the online loan...

Second charge loans could be a match made in heaven

The relationship between second charge loans and brokers can sometimes feel like a long...

Another record year for Crystal Specialist Finance

Crystal Specialist Finance has said that IT was behind it reporting another record year. Throughout...

COMMENT

Cutting stamp duty will make the housing crisis worse

Every time the housing market stalls the same thing happens and people call for stimulus, this time: abolish stamp duty. The logic feels intuitive -...

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...

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TAB promotes Bonner to chief risk officer

Specialist lender TAB has appointed Jack Bonner as chief risk officer as it continues...

Skipton BS lowers residential rates

Skipton Building Society is reducing rates across parts of its residential mortgage range from...

AMI refreshes brand to reflect advice, mortgages and insurance focus

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries has launched a brand refresh intended to reflect its...

IMLA guide explains why fixed mortgage rates can rise before Bank Rate moves

IMLA has published a report and five-minute guide to help advisers explain how swap...

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