Loans

TSB complete legal transfer of former Northern Rock deals

UK Asset Resolution Limited (UKAR) has confirmed the final stage of the sale of...

Freedom Finance acquires brokerage

Freedom Finance is to acquire Sensible Home Finance, a mortgage and loan broker. As part of...

LBG reports increase in online SME lending

The total amount of online lending to small businesses has doubled in the past...

Masthaven begins ‘competitive pricing strategy’

Masthaven has cut rates across its range of secured loans, first charge residential and buy-to-let...

FCA cancels payday lender’s permissions

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has decided to cancel interim permissions for Wage Payment...

Industry should improve defaulter rehabilitation

The consumer debt industry could do more to recognise positive steps taken by debt...

Bank Rate held once again

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

FSE London registration begins

Registration to attend the Financial Services Expo (FSE) London is now open. The event will take...

CSF appoints key account manager

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has appointed Dan Morris as key account manager and has...

Enterprise: MCD behind second charge slowdown

Enterprise Finance has launched its new Second Charge Report, replacing its Secured Loan Index. This...

Fluent Money hires group compliance director

Second charge distributor Fluent Money has appointed Stuart Almond as group compliance director for the...

Fall in number of new second charge mortgages

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has reported growth of 14% in consumer finance new...

FCA wants industry views on crowdfunding rules

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is seeking input on which areas should be considered...

Borro becomes full member of the ASTL

Borro has upgraded its associate membership to become a full member of the Association...
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COMMENT

Comment

Complexity is rising and broker enablement has never mattered more

 For many years, success in the mortgage market was built off efficiency. If a broker understood the mainstream lending landscape, packaged cases well and kept...

Industry pushes to build next generation of home valuers

According to RICS, the average qualified surveyor is in their mid-fifties. Couple this with new entrant numbers failing to keep pace with retirements, and...

Supply side continues to drive the change agenda

Regulatory change is no longer something firms respond to periodically. It is now a permanent feature of the landscape. Whether it is capital treatment...

Searching for sunny uplands

There is a growing sense, shared quietly in boardrooms and rather less quietly over kitchen tables, that the UK has lost a degree of...

How advisers can find and secure powerful introducers to grow their business – Pt2

I hope you found my earlier article useful and enlightening and if so, please read on, as in this piece I complete the steps...

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Chancellor presses lenders to expand support for borrowers ahead of rate resets

The government has secured fresh commitments from major lenders to step up engagement with...
Building Societies

Suffolk BS tops £800m in mortgage assets after strong 2025 growth

Suffolk Building Society has passed £800m of mortgage assets for the first time after...
criteria

UTB eases mortgage and second charge processes with criteria changes

United Trust Bank (UTB) has introduced a series of service and criteria changes across...
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Foundation returns with revised buy-to-let and residential mortgage range

Foundation has returned to the market with a revised product range across both buy-to-let...

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