Loans

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...

Mortgage Brain increases headcount

Mortgage Brain has recruited 15 new members of staff over the past year to...

IMLA: outlook for specialist lenders is positive

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has reported that the value of specialist mortgage lenders’...

Mortgage Brain adds master brokers to its seconds sourcing

Mortgage Brain has expanded the master brokers available to networks and companies, which now...

Y3S Group rebrands to Specialist Mortgage Group

South Wales-based finance group Y3S has become the Specialist Mortgage Group (SMG). It consists of...

Positive Lending sponsoring GB triathlete

Packager Positive Lending is sponsoring Lee Godber, an athlete selected to represent the GB...

Step One Finance introduces new loan products

Step One Finance has unveiled a new range of personal loan deals to complement...

Promise partners with West One Loans for seconds

Promise Solutions has added West One formally to its sourcing platform and made the...

Together secures new £275m funding

Together has announced the successful completion of its debut public RMBS (residential mortgage-backed security)...

West One places first post-pilot second charge case

West One Loans has placed its first case through an external master broker on...

Equiniti combines three credit businesses

Equiniti has announced the launch of Equiniti Credit Services, a consumer credit technology and...

COMMENT

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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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...

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...

Family BS hires Paul Ormonde for Central London broker role

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

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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