Loans

Call to “consign teaser rates to the history books”

A new report commissioned by Shawbrook Bank and produced by the Cebr has concluded...

Secure Trust Bank reports large rise in profits

Secure Trust Bank has announced a 31.3% year-on-year increase in group profit before tax...

Second charge lender access is good for sector…

I am all in favour of more second charge lenders opening up direct access...

1st Stop Group secures major increase in lending facility

1st Stop Group has announced that one of its funders, Citibank, has agreed to...

MPC raises Bank Rate to 0.75%

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted unanimously to raise the...

Sunny Loans ad banned by watchdog

A Sunny Loans ad has been found to have given misleading impression that the...

Clever Lending and Your Expert Group adopt OMS

One Mortgage System (OMS) has been selected by Clever Lending and Your Expert Group. Clever...

Loan directors banned for misleading customers

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has banned four former directors and shareholders of Secure My...

DAs to access UTB products via SimplyBiz Mortgages

United Trust Bank (UTB) is now offering its range of second charge loans and...

Paula Purdy leaves Shawbrook

Paula Purdy, head of sales at Shawbrook Bank, is to leave the lender after...

SMG makes Lenderlink API available to all

All second charge mortgage packagers are now able to register for a free Lenderlink...

Brightstar unveils sponsorship programme for young people

Brightstar Financial has launched its Young Brightstars sponsorship programme. The specialist distributor has provided bursaries...

Modest growth in second charge mortgage volumes

There was £88 million of new business conducted in May, according to the Finance...

Top broker criteria search for self-employed borrowers

The monthly Criteria Activity Tracker provided by Knowledge Bank has revealed the most search...
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COMMENT

networks

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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Buy-to-let

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...
News

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...
Appointments

Family BS hires Paul Ormonde for Central London broker role

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

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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