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BFS appoints BDM for Yorkshire and NE

Bridging Finance Solutions (BFS) has announced the appointment of Anne Gullon as business development...

Roma Finance joins Legal & General Mortgage Club panel

Roma Finance has become the latest provider to joins the panel of Legal &...

Majority of homeowners unaware of possible remortgage savings

89% of people who own their own homes haven’t considered this as an option, yet...

AIG Life appoints commercial director

AIG Life has announced the appointment of Neil Davies as commercial director. Davies has over...

BTL brokers to look to five-year remortgage business

A Paragon survey has found that brokers operating in the buy-to-let market will switch...

Dozens of lenders sign up for Mortgage Brain service report

Mortgage Brain has revealed that nearly 40 lenders are now supplying updates through its...

Foundation Home Loans revamps complete product range

Foundation Home Loans has refreshed its entire range of specialist buy-to-let and residential products. Foundation...

Glenhawk appoints COO and MD

Glenhawk has announced the appointments of Damani Johnson as chief operating officer and Nick...

Accord to significantly increase headcount

Accord Mortgages has appointed 26 new team members across its sales and underwriting teams. 2020...

Hometrack partners with climatology specialists

Hometrack has announced a partnership with Ambiental and Terrafirma, two UK climatology specialists, to...

OSB sales teams restructured

Precise Mortgages, Kent Reliance for Intermediaries and InterBay Commercial sales teams have been restructured. Field-based...

Knowledge Bank sees shake-up in criteria searches

Knowledge Bank has reported a change in criteria searches in December. The largest change last...

OneFamily teams up with Brilliant Solutions

OneFamily has joined mortgage club Brilliant Solutions’ later life panel. The lifetime mortgage provider's flexible...

Barclays expands 90% LTV mortgage availability

Barclays has made a series of changes to its residential and Reward ranges. The bank...

COMMENT

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...

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,...

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Gen H raises new-build mortgage affordability limits

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

Keystone lowers rates across majority of BTL range

Keystone Property Finance has cut rates by 10 basis points across nearly all of...

TMG Financial Services sponsors Rotherham snooker professional

TMG Financial Services has agreed a sponsorship deal with professional snooker player Ashley Carty. The...

Wealthy Advisers Club launches podcast for mortgage and protection professionals

The Wealthy Advisers Club has launched a podcast and YouTube series offering practical advice...

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