Mortgages

L&G reveals April Mortgage Club Live speakers

Legal & General Mortgage Club has unveiled the speakers for its Mortgage Club Live events...

The Ipswich extends mortgage availability to the retired

Ipswich Building Society has unveiled its Retirement Mortgage Programme, offering all of its mortgage...

Shrewd borrowers shopping around remortgage deals

65% of those who remortgaged their properties in February did so in order to...

Fleet Mortgages expands distribution

SimplyBiz Mortgages has added Fleet Mortgages to its panel of lenders. All SimplyBiz Mortgages members...

Rate reductions made by Halifax Intermediaries

Halifax Intermediaries has made cuts across its whole product range for first-time buyers, homemovers, and...

Accord Mortgage reduces 95% LTV rates

Accord Mortgages has cut mortgage rates for borrowers with a 5% deposit. The intermediary-only lender of...

Halifax cuts mortgage rates

Halifax has cut product rates across first-time buyer, home mover, Help to Buy Mortgage...

Kensington securitisation oversubscribed

Specialist lender Kensington has closed its first securitisation in three years, raising £497 million. The...

AMI slams FCA fee hike proposals

The Association of Mortgages has responded with anger to the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA)...

The Mansfield: brokers still want individual underwriting

A recent survey by the Mansfield Building Society of its own mortgage introducers has...

FCA issues fee proposals

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is consulting on fees for regulated firms for the...

BSA: optimism returns to housing market

The Building Societies Association's (BSA) March Property Tracker survey has revealed that the future...

TFC Homeloans add Castle Trust to panel

Castle Trust has been appointed to TFC Homeloans’ lender panel. It will offer its range...

Rise in average amount of remortgage equity withdrawn

The value of monthly gross remortgage lending fell by 16% in February to £3.5bn,...

COMMENT

Private credit has reached its next stage of maturity

Every lending market experiences moments that prompt uncomfortable questions. A high profile default, allegations of poor governance or a significant loss inevitably lead to...

Your clients aren’t being stolen… they’re being handed over

Let's be honest about something the industry won't say out loud. Lenders going direct aren't the problem. Brokers are. Every year the same conversation happens....

AI is changing banking but trust will define who succeeds

For the past three years, the conversation around artificial intelligence in financial services has been dominated by technology. Every week seems to bring another...

No benefit to be had from ‘wait and see’

It seems to be a recurring theme as of late, but it’s been yet another week of volatile rates. Swap rates continue to move,...

What financial services can learn from the World Cup

Look, bear with us here. What does the World Cup have to do with financial services reviews? Well, more than you think actually! This summer,...

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TPFG financial services revenue rises to £13m

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) increased financial services revenue by 10% to £13m during...

Finance confidence improves despite economic gloom

Confidence across the finance and leasing industry improved during the second quarter despite most...

Market Harborough appoints deputy finance chief

Market Harborough Building Society has appointed Brad Nicholls as Deputy Chief Finance Officer as...

The Melton joins Mortgage Broker Tools affordability platform

Melton Building Society has joined the Mortgage Broker Tools panel, giving advisers access to...

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