Loans

UTB balance sheet exceeds £1bn

United Trust Bank has reported that its balance sheet has exceeded £1 billion. During...

Complete FS added to TMA Club panel

Complete FS is joining the TMA Club to provide specialist lending services to TMA...

Prestige Finance cuts prime residential rates

Prestige Finance has made rate reductions across its prime product range.  The move from the second...

CheckMyPaydayLoan.com radio ad banned

Claims management company CheckMyPaydayLoan.com has had a radio advert banned by the Advertising Standards...

Masthaven launches second charges with L&G Mortgage Club

Masthaven's second charge mortgage range will now be available through Legal & General Mortgage...

Together makes senior management appointments

Together has announced that John Lowe will be joining its senior management team and...

Maeve Ward to leave Shawbrook Bank

Maeve Ward has become the latest senior figure to leave Shawbrook Bank. She has been...

Together increases funding by £150m

Together has announced a further increase in its funding, with the issuance of £150m...

Anti-money laundering firm moves into financial services

SmartSearch, an anti-money laundering (AML) firm, is expanding through the mortgage and financial services...

Vida moves into second charge market

Vida Homeloans is a piloting a second charge mortgage offering. It has a range of...

Mint Bridging completes loan in record time

Mint Bridging has completed on a loan in five days.  The original lender had pulled out...

Vantage Finance acquired by Enra Group 

Enra Group has announced the acquisition of master broker Vantage Finance. The Vantage operation will...

Stephen Johnson leaves Shawbrook

Stephen Johnson has relinquished his roles as Deputy CEO, executive director of the Shawbrook...

West One Loans teams up with Fluent Money Group

Second charge lender West One Loans has partnered with Fluent Money Group to offer...

COMMENT

ABS 2026 review: Economic factors stemming growth

As the Global ABS conference ended there was no doubt that it was a huge success, with official numbers being confirmed at 5,500 attendees,...

Government support is fundamental to market growth

We’ve seen another week of mainstream lenders reduce their rates with more reductions predicted this coming week. This shows more comfort and confidence around...

Bridging is a natural fit for a Shariah-compliant bridging provider

The UK bridging market is, in many ways, a natural fit for Shariah-compliant finance because both are fundamentally built around real assets, partnership structures...

Why relationships are becoming the mortgage industry’s most valuable asset

Information has never been more accessible, yet confidence in financial services remains relatively low. As technology continues to reshape the market, the value of...

Before brokers invest in AI, they need to ask the right questions

AI has moved quickly from industry talking point to commercial priority. For mortgage brokers, the question is no longer whether AI matters. It is...

Latest news

Atom bank cuts Prime mortgage rates by 15bps across full range

Atom bank has reduced rates across its Prime mortgage range by 15bps, with changes...

The Dudley cuts rates across residential, buy-to-let and expat ranges

Dudley Building Society has reduced rates across its residential, buy-to-let and expat mortgage products,...

Stamp Duty burden soars as tax threshold remains frozen at 2006 level

The Stamp Duty threshold at which homebuyers begin paying tax has remained unchanged since...

Gatehouse launches limited-edition HPPs and cuts selected BTL rates

Gatehouse Bank has introduced a range of limited-edition Home Purchase Plan and buy-to-let products...

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