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Three new hires at Catalyst Property Finance

Catalyst Property Finance has made new appointments for both its new business and credit/underwriting...

TMA adds Pure Retirement to later life panel

TMA Club has announced the addition of lifetime mortgage lender, Pure Retirement, to its...

Government should incentivise healthier lifestyles to avoid pension crisis

A new report has called on the government to focus on incentivising healthier lifestyles...

Fiduciam grows N. Ireland operations with wedding venue loan

Fiduciam is expanding its operations in Northern Ireland with the issuing of a Coronavirus...

The Skipton achieves Communication Access standards

The Skipton Building Society has become the first financial services provider to adopt the...

FIBA to hold 2021 annual conference in January

Trade body FIBA is to hold its Annual Conference 2021 on 20 January. The conference...

OneFamily backs #10000BlackInterns

OneFamily is supporting a campaign aimed at transforming the prospects of young black people...

Saffron to hold expat buy-to-let webinar

The Saffron Building Society is to hold its latest webinar next week, focussing on...

More2life creates operations director position

Equity release lender, more2life, has created a new director of operations role and promoted...

Kuflink sees investment levels recover to pre-Covid levels

Peer-to-peer based bridging lender, Kuflink, has reported that new investment levels have recovered to...

Shawbrook completes £1.2m exit bridge for developer

Shawbrook Bank has completed a £1.18m developer exit bridging loan for an experienced property...

Financial implications of kids returning home revealed

35% of grown up children have returned to the family home,= since the beginning...

Gender pension gap narrows

Scottish Widows’ latest Women and Retirement Report has found that the gender pension gap...

CSF & MT Finance complete £1.4m three-week bridge

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has worked with MT Finance to complete a three week,...

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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The Melton joins Mortgage Broker Tools affordability platform

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

Knowledge Bank technology underpins top three broker criteria platforms

Knowledge Bank’s technology powers all three of the highest-rated criteria sourcing services in the...

Accord cuts 80% LTV buy-to-let rates

Accord Mortgages is reducing fixed rates across its 80% loan-to-value buy-to-let range by 0.10...

Negative equity fears persist despite confidence in property values

Nine in 10 recent homebuyers are concerned that housing market changes could reduce their...

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