Mortgages

Metro Bank added to MBT Affordability platform

Mortgage Broker Tools (MBT) has added Metro Bank to its MBT Affordability research platform. ...

Accord increases maximum LTV for AVMs

Accord Mortgages is to extend its use of automated valuations (AVMs) in order to...

Leeds BS unveils new First Homes products

Leeds Building Society has introduced new products specifically designed for purchasers using the government’s...

Virgin Money ups BTL and residential rates

Virgin Money has increased a number of rates within its residential and buy-to-let ranges. The...

Foundation cuts 85%-90% LTV fixed rates

Foundation Home Loans has made reductions to both two and five-year fixed rates at...

BoE: significant drop in net mortgage borrowing

The Bank of England has revealed that net borrowing of mortgage debt by individuals...

Jon Hall joins OSB Group

Jon Hall has joined OSB Group in his new role as group managing director,...

UTB appoints Mike Walters to new sales director role

United Trust Bank (UTB) has restructured its mortgage sales team. Mike Walters heads up the...

Fluent Money Group refreshes brand and website

North-West based form Fluent Money Group has launched its new website, consolidating its six...

Reliance Bank now features on Twenty7Tec’s APPLY

Twenty7Tec has announced that Reliance Bank has been added to its APPLY module. It has...

Visionary Finance appoints head of operations

Specialist buy-to-let and new build broker, Visionary Finance, has appointed Neill Henderson as head...

Remortgaging advice: the simplest approach can be the most effective

For anyone and everyone who has worked in and around the mortgage market for...

The Right Mortgage holds third virtual National Training Event

The Right Mortgage and Protection Network team held another virtual National Training Event on...

Help to Build Equity Loan Scheme finally launches

The Help to Build Equity Loan Scheme, which was announced in April, has officially...
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COMMENT

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The FCA protection market study shouldn’t ignore redundancy

Considering a third of employers are likely to implement staff redundancies by January 2027, according to Acas, redundancy cover shouldn’t be ignored in wider...

If AI gives us more time to think, we must learn how to think well

The great promise of AI in financial services is usually expressed in terms of what it can remove. Less administration, less duplication, fewer manual...

The right scrutiny is a precursor of growing lending safely

Credit markets have always had to accommodate change, but there are periods when the assumptions on which they have been built begin to move...

Only one in five of your clients thinks your fee was justified

You know the moment. 40 minutes in. Gone well. They like you, you like them, everyone's getting on. Then you have to say the fee. And...

I’m 49. My dad’s 73. Between us we’ve found the hole in later life lending

I turn 50 in December, and the marketing has already started. Funeral plans, over-50s life cover, “guaranteed acceptance” adverts wedged between the football highlights....

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Goldman Sachs discloses 3.15% stake in Secure Trust Bank

Goldman Sachs has reported a 3.15% voting interest in Secure Trust Bank following a...
Building Societies

Market Harborough launches rental scheme offering deposit contributions to first-time buyers

Market Harborough Building Society is offering aspiring homeowners the chance to recover 60% of...
Building Societies

Tipton adds discounted rates for expat and limited company landlords

Tipton & Coseley Building Society has expanded its variable rate buy-to-let mortgage range with...
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WIS Mortgages sets out five-year adviser growth strategy

WIS Mortgages has announced a five-year growth plan centred on expanding its adviser community...

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