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eKeeper unveils Intermediary Manager solution

eKeeper has introduced its a product - Intermediary Manager - to all financial institutions...

MFS extends iPhone 12 giveaway promotion

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) is extending its iPhone 12 giveaway until 31 March. Since 26...

Redbook appoints business development manager

Redwood Bank has appointed Sonia Mann as a business development manager. Mann (pictured) worked for 18 years...

44% of intermediaries looking forward to 2021

United Trust Bank (UTB) has reported that 54% of brokers and intermediaries say they undershot...

Fleet: dampening of rental yields in most regions

Fleet Mortgages has published the fourth iteration of its Buy-to-Let Rental Barometer covering rental...

Equity Release Associates adds additional training dates

Equity Release Associates (ERA) has announced the addition of two more induction programmes in...

Brightstar partners with Selina Finance

Brightstar Financial has joined up with Selina Finance to provide semi-exclusive distribution of the...

MT Finance cuts rates and ups maximum LTV

Bridging lender MT Finance has reduced rates and raised its maximum loan to value...

Countrywide to continue as Santander’s primary valuation partner

Countrywide Surveying Services has renewed its partnership with Santander through a contracted appointment to...

West One revamps second charge offering

West One has unveiled its largest selection of second charge changes, including rate reductions...

New role for Corker at Knowledge Bank

Knowledge Bank has announced the promotion of Matthew Corker to the position of operations...

Paragon extends larger loan availability

Paragon Bank has broadened its buy-to-let larger loan offering to include Houses in Multiple...

New rate cuts from Barclays

Barclays has made more changes to products across its residential purchase, remortgage and Reward...

BM Solutions revamps portfolio landlord portal

BM Solutions has introduced a new online mortgage portal for portfolio landlord applications. The new...

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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...

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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...

Barclays cuts residential rates by up to 50bps

Barclays will reduce rates across its residential purchase, remortgage and existing-customer ranges from Friday...

Advisers tip general insurance for growth as client demand shifts

Almost one third of financial advisers expect general insurance to be their biggest area...

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