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Covid-19: income streaming provider waives NHS fees

Income streaming provider Wagestream has waived all fees to both NHS employers and staff...

FCA sets out new guidance for coronavirus loan scheme

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published new guidance for mortgage lenders and administrators,...

Hodge: get in touch if you’re in financial difficulty

Later life, holiday let and buy-to-let mortgage specialist Hodge is aiming to help customers who...

Tackle gender imbalance, specialist lending firms told

Former Coronation Street actor Nicola Thorp has urged businesswomen to “make space” to empower...

SMG offers free CRM migration to other packagers

Specialist Mortgage Group (SMG) is offering other packagers access to its online CRM with...

LendInvest completes second securitisation

LendInvest has completed its second securitisation of buy-to-let mortgages in an oversubscribed RMBS transaction, Mortimer...

Covid-19: Vida Homeloans withdraws selected products

Vida Homeloans has moves to protect the long term future of its business, preserve...

Covid-19: Knowledge Bank creates free criteria change tool

Knowledge Bank is providing brokers and the wider industry with a single point of...

Covid-19: Twenty7Tec to publish daily market analysis

Twenty7Tec is to provide free daily market analysis reports to key intermediary and lender...

Mortgage Brain unveils Coronavirus initiatives

Following feedback and requests for help from intermediaries and lenders, Mortgage Brain has introduced...

Debt charities call for immediate household rescue package

Direct cash support for affected households, a pause on debt enforcement, and urgent support...

BoE makes emergency rate cut to 0.1%

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has cut the Bank Rate to...

Covid-19: further support for homeowners and landlords

Lenders representing banks, building societies and other specialist lenders have announced additional support for...

Complete FS in DIP integration with Foundation Home Loans

Complete FS has seen its first DIP sent to Foundation Home Loans (FHL) since establishing a...

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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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