Loans

Flat month for second charges

June saw growth of 4% in consumer finance new business, compared with the same...

Seconds’ charges “still too high”

Complete FS, the South Coast based specialist lending packager, has stated that reductions in fees...

Secured loan distributor appoints FD

Fluent Money has recruited Mark Kilgannon as its new finance director. Kilgannon joins the second charge...

John Malone ends Positive chairmanship

John Malone has completed his stint as non-executive chairman of Positive Lending. He spent a year as...

Master broker pays out under new fee model

The Loans Engine has just paid out its first loan under its new £295 application...

Lending and profits up at the Principality

The Principality Building Society has posted a small increase in profits for the first...

Five new faces for TFC Homeloans

TFC Homeloans has increased its headcount by five. The new recruits will work across...

Master broker appoints new finance director

Vantage Finance has announced the appointment of James Hussey as its new finance director. Hussey (pictured) is...

Promise sees significant rise in conversion rates

Promise Solutions has reported a large improvement in its second charge conversion rates since the introduction...

FCA seeks PPI complaint deadline

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) believes the package of proposals on payment protection insurance (PPI)...

Marketing to the younger generation

In order to appear ‘down with the kids’ I will begin this article with...

Ingard expands panel

Norton Home Loans has been added to Ingard's lender panel. The specialist lender will provide...

Profits up at Shawbrook

Shawbrook Bank has published its interim results for the six months to 30 June...

Profits up at Provident Financial

Provident Financial plc has published its interim results for the six months ended 30...

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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