Loans

No problems until 3% bank rate, brokers say

Over half of brokers who took part in United Trust Bank’s most recent survey...

Brightstar reaches £1 billion milestone

Brightstar Financial has surpassed £1 billion in lending in four years. The loan that took...

Paragon posts 10% rise in profits

The Paragon Group of Companies has reported a 10.2% increase in underlying profit for...

Landbay partners with My Home Move

Peer-to-peer lender Landbay has announced a new partnership with My Home Move. My Home Move...

High stress levels for debt defaulters

Debt defaulters have high stress levels with a significant number suffering from sleep deprivation...

Assess remortgages and second charges “without prejudice”

Tim Wheeldon, joint managing director at Fluent Money, has responded to the belief that second charge...

Y3S offers ARs an olive branch

Y3S Loans has claimed that the majority of mortgage network Appointed Representatives (ARs) are confused...

38% rise in enquiries for HNW Lending

HNW Lending has announced that it has lent £2.5 million against individual homes or...

Masthaven recruits savings head

Masthaven has announced the appointment of James Blower as its head of savings. Blower...

AA Financial Services unveils loan offering

AA Financial Services has re-entered the loans market offering UK consumers unsecured personal loans. The AA...

P2P platform teams up with Amicus

44% of retail investors want to improve their exposure to the UK property market by...

A new age for second charge lending

The second charge market has recently been making headlines, with estimates revealing how the...

More people successfully managing loan payments

69% of people will be able to pay for Christmas without having to take on...

SimplyBiz Mortgages to stage ‘seasonal showcase’

SimplyBiz Mortgages has announced an inaugural 'Seasonal Showcase' event taking place on 9 December.   It completes...

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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