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Aspen utilises desktop valuations to continue to lend

Aspen Bridging insists it will continue to lend through the coronavirus pandemic and is...

Uinsure partners with Beneficial mortgage network

Uinsure has announced a new exclusive, single-tie partnership with Beneficial mortgage network. The insurance firm...

Oblix Capital tech partnership minimises remote working impact

Oblix Capital has teamed up with technology firm Nivo Solutions to enable the use...

Bank of Ireland sets 85% LTV cap

Bank of Ireland UK is temporarily withdrawing all new business mortgage and further advance...

Covid-19: home insurance referral service established

CETA Insurance has set up a new service to help smaller brokers, IFAs and...

Debt charity calls for long-term changes to support

A leading debt charity has warned that the Covid-19 crisis has revealed widespread financial...

Credit reference agencies to protect credit scores

The three major credit reference agencies (CRAs), Experian, Equifax and TransUnion have confirmed that...

P2P lender appoints non-executive director

Peer-to-peer lender CrowdProperty has announced that John Mould, former CEO of ESF Capital &...

Whisky distillery secures £3.5m ABL deal

Whisky maker The Lakes Distillery has received a £3.5 million asset-based lending facility from...

Regulators should ensure lenders don’t profit from crisis

ME Group, which solves legal disputes using technology, has called for the government to...

Paradigm adds AVMs to Lender Matrix

Paradigm Mortgage Services has added a new section of information capturing lenders’ automatic valuation...

Beaufort Group unveils mortgage advice service

Beaufort Group has launched its dedicated new mortgage advice business, Beaufort Mortgages. The firm said...

Foundation Home Loans suspends new applications

Foundation Home Loans has become the latest lender to temporarily suspend all new applications. It...

New NED for the Yorkshire

The Yorkshire Building Society has announced the appointment of Catharine French as a new non-executive...

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Rates are moving and regulation is evolving

Many lenders are having to increase their rates, and that trend looks set to continue over the coming week. For clients whose current deal...

Building tomorrow’s mortgage market: AI built on trust, governance and confidence

The government's Financial Services AI Adoption Plan, led by Harriet Rees, group chief information officer at Starling Bank, and Dr Rohit Dhawan, group director...

The protection prompt: what AI still needs to get right

The Mills Review has prompted plenty of discussion across the mortgage industry. While much of the focus has been on the finding that a...

Why second charges are helping Right to Buy borrowers do more with their home

For many people, Right to Buy is still one of the most accessible ways to become a homeowner and over the last five years,...

The case for tech fluency before AI adoption in the mutual sector

It often feels like there is only one conversation taking place in financial services at the moment: artificial intelligence. Whether it’s trade shows and...

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Broker Conveyancing launches £175 remortgage package

Broker Conveyancing has introduced a fixed-price remortgage conveyancing package through its new online hub. The...

Buckinghamshire BS cuts residential and specialist rates

Buckinghamshire Building Society has reduced mortgage rates across its residential and specialist lending ranges,...

Final call for views on FCA mortgage reforms

The mortgage industry has until tomorrow to respond to Financial Conduct Authority proposals intended...

One in five borrow to fund private healthcare

Almost one in five people who recently accessed private healthcare used a credit card...

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