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The Ipswich increases multiples for higher earners

The Ipswich Building Society will now lend up to 5.5 times an individual’s income on...

Openwork welcomes 2021 graduate intake

Openwork has opened its doors this week to its first intake of 19 graduates...

Shawbrook expands bridging valuation panel

Shawbrook Bank has widened its valuation panel with the appointment of VAS Group across its...

CSF launches 2021 health & wellbeing video series

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has published the first of 12 Health and Wellbeing video...

Nationwide introduces swathe of mortgage rate cuts

The Nationwide Building Society is cutting rates across various products in its mortgage range. Selected...

Pepper Money now on Affordability Hub

Pepper Money has become the latest lender to go live on Mortgage Brain's Affordability...

New 90% deals from the Leeds

The Leeds Building Society has returned to whole of market lending at 90% LTV...

New lender member for ASTL

Greymax Capital has become the latest lender to join the Association of Short Term...

Pure Retirement joins Brilliant panel

Mortgage club and specialist mortgage distributor, Brilliant Solutions, has announced the addition of lifetime...

Mortgage Broker Tools unveils analytics functionality

Mortgage Broker Tools has launched MBT Analytics to provide lenders with live insights into...

Masthaven partners with PRIMIS

Masthaven Bank has teamed up with PRIMIS Mortgage Network to  provide the latter's c. 2,200 brokers access to...

Shawbrook ups second charge maximum loan size

Shawbrook Bank has increased the maximum loan size across its second charge offering, with...

Retirement advice provides large consumer confidence boost

LV='s latest Wealth and Wellbeing Monitor has found that many people are confused and disengaged when...

Knowledge Bank to appear at FIBA conference

Knowledge Bank will be appearing at the Financial Intermediary and Broker Association’s (FIBA) annual...

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...

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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...

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...

Gen H raises new-build mortgage affordability limits

Gen H has revised its affordability model to increase the amount some buyers can...

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