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LendInvest to offer desktop valuations for short-term lending

LendInvest is now providing desktop valuations for its short-term loan products where physical valuations...

Over one million homebuyers with adverse credit

New research has found that an estimated 1.09 million people with adverse credit could...

Alternative short-term lender launches

Suros Capital has launched today to provide short-term lending facilities specifically aimed at people...

85% of self-employed don’t save into a private pension

Multiple job holders face substantial barriers to saving, leading to a private pension pot...

Hodge study aims to understands family finance complexity

Hodge has written a white paper to help intermediaries understand intergenerational finances to mark...

Click2Check partners with cyber security specialist

Click2Check has announced a new partnership with cyber security firm, Beyond Encryption, to use...

Aldermore funds buyout with invoice finance

Aldermore bank has provided an invoice finance facility for an entrepreneur to buy housewares...

Barclays makes residential and BTL rate cuts

Barclays is making a series of changes to its residential, buy-to-let and Reward ranges. The...

The Mortgage Lender unveils £30m BTL special

The Mortgage Lender has introduced a special edition £30m five-year fixed rate buy-to-let tranche. Rates...

HTB appoints chief risk officer

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has announced the appointment of Paul Collyer as its new...

TMA: use tech to deal with product maturation spike

TMA Club is calling on advisers who aren’t doing so already to start using...

The Exeter improves Real Life application process

The Exeter has made changes to the application process for its life insurance product,...

Scottish Widows to divest £440m over ESG standards

Scottish Widows is to divest at least £440 million from companies that have failed...

Complete FS offers Roma BTL exclusive

Complete FS Ltd has partnered with Roma Finance to offer a new buy-to-let exclusive. The...

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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Mastercard and PEXA test synchronised settlement for property transactions

Mastercard and PEXA are to explore whether programmable payments could provide greater certainty for...

Gatehouse widens gifted deposit rules beyond close family

Gatehouse Bank has widened its gifted deposit criteria to accept funds from non-family members...

Darlington BS backs £420k mortgage using expat income

Darlington Building Society has completed a £420,000 joint borrower sole proprietor mortgage involving two...

Check.co.uk launches free dual-bureau platform for mortgage applicants

Check.co.uk has launched a free financial wellbeing platform intended to help consumers prepare for...

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