Loans

P2P platform appoints former Aldermore heavyweight

Peer-to-peer lending platform CrowdProperty.com has announced the appointment of Mark Stephens as non-executive director....

Key hires for OneSavings Bank brands

OneSavings Bank has made a series of new appointments across its Kent Reliance, InterBay...

Vantage Finance appoints chairman

The former CEO of Aviva’s life insurance business has been appointed as chairman of...

Committee questions further P2P regulation

Andrew Tyrie MP, chairman of the parliamentary Treasury Committee, has written to Tracey McDermott,...

Optimum Credit now on a sourcing system

Mortgage Brain has revealed that second charge provider Optimum Credit has decided to allow...

Multimillion pound fine for CT Capital

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined CT Capital Ltd £2,360,900 for serious failings...

Brightstar launches EasySource

Brightstar has officially launched its new sourcing system, EasySource, today. The system, which took two...

Septet joins second charge player

Second charge distributor Fluent Money has announced the appointment of seven new members of...

TFC Homeloans launches specialist sourcing solution

TFC Homeloans has unveiled QuickSearch, its specialist lending sourcing system, to its brokers. The distributor says brokers can...

Target Group to be bought for £112m

Target Group, the financial services outsourcing and software provider, has been acquired by global multi-national specialist...

Large majority of brokers to deal with second charges

84% of brokers surveyed by Legal & General Mortgage Club plan to include second...

Second charge lender secures new funding

Step One Finance has successfully completed an equity funding round participated by the Bravo...

Julian Harris Network opts for Twenty7Tec sourcing platform

Julian Harris Network has adopted Twenty7Tec's platform as its preferred sourcing system. The network will now roll...

Two key sales promotions at CSF

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has promoted Neil Elvish to the senior position of national...

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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