Loans

Wider adviser engagement needed for second charges

The latest second charge figures from the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show a welcome...

8% growth for second charge market

There was £76 million of second charge mortgage new business in January, a trade body...

Call to extend payday loan cap to doorstep lending

Extending the same rules that cover payday loans to the doorstep lending market could...

Shawbrook completes second charge in under one week

Shawbrook Bank’s residential mortgages team has helped a Brightstar client with a fast turnaround...

Masthaven added to SimplyBiz Mortgages’ panel

SimplyBiz Mortgages has revealed that Masthaven Bank has joined its lender panel. All SimplyBiz...

FCA issues DP on transforming culture in financial services

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a discussion paper on transforming culture in...

Fluent Money appoints CTO

Fluent Money Group has appointed Garry Taylor as chief technology officer (CTO). Taylor (pictured), who...

Gig economy could still face financial exclusion

Equifinance has argued that the ‘gig economy’ - highlighted in the Taylor Review -...

MBE Leeds details revealed

Registration for Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) Leeds is now open for brokers, IFAs and...

Vida Homeloans hires director of new business operations

Vida Homeloans has appointed Deb Smith as director of new business operations. Smith (pictured) joins...

Profits up 27% at UTB

United Trust Bank (UTB) has reported a 27% increase in profits before tax to...

FCA provides update on public register consultation

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will consult on proposals later this year in order...

New specialist lending panel for TMA

TMA Club has refreshed its panel of master brokers and specialist packagers, to provide...

Together named one of UK’s best 100 companies

Together has been named as one of the UK’s best 100 mid-size companies to...

COMMENT

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

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The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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