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Smart Money hires regulated business sales director

Colin Mason has joined specialist finance broker Smart Money as its sales director for...

Bank of Mum & Dad unlikely to get money back

New research from Prudential has found that, on average, those who have lent money to...

Fluent Money makes three new senior hires

Fluent Money Group has made appointments in the underwriting, sales and finance departments. Kevin Cresswell...

Worrying ignorance around interest rates

70% of Brits can't state what the currently Bank Rate is, according to new research...

Fluent Money Group ups recruitment

Second charge mortgage broker Fluent Money Group is continuing to expand its headcount. Fluent for Advisers,...

Reasoned argument key for second charge growth

How do we get more brokers to ‘do’ secured loans? Well, the answer is...

Brits cutting back in advance of Brexit impact

A new report from Nationwide Current Accounts, Base Rate, Brexit and Bills, has looked into the financial...

Assetz Capital reaches £300m secondary market trading milestone

Peer-to-peer firm Assetz Capital has facilitated trading in second-hand loan parts of £300 million on...

Shawbrook hires commercial director for property division

Shawbrook Bank has appointed Jeremy Law as its new commercial director within its property...

Brightstar marks World Mental Health Awareness Day

Brightstar staff joined together on Tuesday (10 October) to raise awareness and raise funds...

Paragon refines second charge offering

Paragon has aligned all its savings and lending products - including its second charge...

Lenders should study declined loan applications

A new report from Equiniti Credit Services has found consumer motivations for borrowing split...

Strong growth for second charge market

Second charge new business was up 25% year-on-year in August, the Finance & Leasing...

Together improves Top Track 250 ranking

Together has once again been listed in The Sunday Times Grant Thornton Top Track...

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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