Loans

New group chief executive for loan broker

Freedom Finance has announced the appointment of Brian Brodie as its new group chief...

80% of DAs advising on second charges themselves

The Loans Engine has claimed that eight out of 10 directly authorised (DA) advisers...

Enterprise unveils new broker portal

Enterprise Finance has revealed that its new broker portal, Apex, has been accepting new business since...

FCA authorisation for Darwin Loan Solutions’ brands

Manchester-based lending specialist Darwin Loan Solutions has announced that all of the companies within...

Vantage Finance establishes business development team

Vantage Finance has set up a dedicated business development team as it seeks to grow...

Y3S completes Together’s first MCD secured loan

Specialist lender Together has revealed that its first second charge Mortgage Credit Directive (MCD)...

MortgageBrain releases loans sourcing system

Mortgage Brain has announced the launch of its free secured loans sourcing system. LoansBrain...

Turnover and profits up at Brightstar

Specialist finance distributor Brightstar has reported that its turnover totalled £5.3m for the year...

Together secures full FCA authorisation

Together has been granted full authorisation from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for its...

MCD is a great leveller, claims broker

The Loans Engine has welcomed the introduction of the Mortgage Credit Directive (MCD) into the...

Clever Lending granted FCA credit permissions

Master broker Clever Lending says it is "fully ready" for the new Mortgage Credit...

The Lending Wizard becomes Freedom for Intermediaries

Freedom Finance has rebranded the Lending Wizard as Freedom for Intermediaries. The revamped...

Positive completes largest ever Paragon secured loan

Positive Lending has announced the completion of a £300,000 secured loan with Paragon Personal...

No change from the MPC

The Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has once again voted to keep...

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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