News

Roma Finance stops new business lending

Bridging, buy-to-let and development finance lender, Roma Finance, has temporarily stopped accepting new business...

Covid-19 ‘means end for paper ID checks’

Anti-money-laundering specialists SmartSearch believe that the spread of the coronavirus means firms relying on...

Fiducia Group launches new asset finance division

Fiducia Group has unveiled a new asset finance division offering bespoke funding solutions to...

Air Group issues Coronavirus statement

Air Group, the collective of companies covering a range of retirement and later life...

Financial Adviser Event rescheduled for September

The Financial Adviser Event has decided to reschedule its inaugural event to 8 September. A...

Covid-19: Citizens Advice calls for greater protections for renters

UK wide charity Citizens Advice wants increased protections for renters following coronavirus legislation. Dame Gillian...

Newcastle BS subsidiary buys local advice firm

Newcastle Financial Advisers Ltd, the Newcastle Building Society’s financial advice subsidiary, has purchased a...

Fast support for businesses called for

Research undertaken just prior to Coronavirus hitting, showed that over 2.6 million UK SMEs...

January fall in house prices

The Office for National Statistics has reported that, on average, house prices in January...

MCI Club offers free CRM system to brokers

The MCI mortgage club has announced the early release of its free Customer Relationship...

Mortgage Brain reports ESIS reduction

Mortgage Brain has reported a reduction in ESIS produced from its mortgage sourcing systems...

Nationwide reintroduces two-year trackers and cuts rates

The Nationwide Building Society is to pass on a further 0.15 percentage point reduction...

The Coventry wants borrowers to apply online for payment holidays

The Coventry Building Society has launched an online form for borrowers affected by the...

FLA reports January new business growth

New figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that FLA members...

COMMENT

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...

Latest news

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...

PROFILES