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Industry running challenge on track

Loans Warehouse's 2021 charity fitness challenge in support of New Hope has drawn over...

Alternative Bridging Corporation makes board appointment

James Bloom has been appointed to the board of short-term lender Alternative Bridging Corporation,...

West One joins Society for Mortgage Professionals

West One has become the first specialist lender to join the Society for Mortgage...

The Nottingham moves back into 90% LTV space

The Nottingham Building Society has relaunch 90% loan to value (LTV) mortgages. The news comes...

UTB funds £11m beachside redevelopment

United Trust Bank (UTB) is to finance a development of 14 luxury two and...

Just Group added to Brilliant’s lifetime panel

Just Group is joining the Brilliant Solutions lifetime mortgage panel, with its whole lifetime mortgage...

Don’t ignore EU money laundering directives, firms warned

Anti-money laundering (AML) firm SmartSearch has warned firms against ignoring European Union money laundering...

Openwork appoints chief commercial officer

Openwork has created the new role of chief commercial officer (CCO). Mike Morrow has been...

Metro Bank cuts 90% LTV five-year rates

Metro Bank has introduced rate reductions of 0.4 percentage points on its 90% LTV...

Griffins joins ASTL

Griffins has become the latest professional organisation to join the Association of Short Term...

Phoebus partners with cloud banking platform

Phoebus Software Limited (PSL) and Financial Services Horizons (FSH) have agreed an exclusive strategic...

Metro Bank agrees distribution deal with Brilliant Solutions

Metro Bank has joined forces with Brilliant Solutions, with the lender now on the panel...

The Loan Partnership adds Hope Capital to lending panel

Bridging lender Hope Capital has joined The Loan Partnership’s lending panel. The timing of this...

NatWest cuts rates for new and existing customers

NatWest Intermediary Solutions is making rate reductions across its new and existing customer product...

COMMENT

Managing cashflow and risk in today’s turbulent market

Over the past decade buy-to-let landlords have become accustomed to operating in a market where it can often feel like change is the only...

Is there such thing as a ‘typical borrower’ anymore?

What is a typical borrower? A few decades ago, it would have been a salaried employee, single source of income and, most likely, a...

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...

Latest news

Stamp duty and community ties stall downsizing

Nearly three in five over-65s have considered downsizing but stamp duty, family ties and...

Fairfax steps down as Catalyst CEO

Catalyst Property Finance founder Chris Fairfax is stepping down as chief executive following the...

Mortgage fraud rises across every category

Mortgage-related fraud increased across every category tracked by Cifas during the first half of...

West One adds 6.5x LTI residential tier

West One has expanded its residential mortgage and Extra second charge ranges with higher...

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