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Record 2016 for Crystal Specialist Finance

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has reported that in 2016 issued terms were up 81%, completed...

Paymentshield CEO to leave

Steve Wood, who joined Paymentshield as CEO in March 2015, is to leave the business. He...

TML expands distributor base

The Mortgage Lender (TML) has added another packager to its distribution panel.   Following the recent additions...

Callcredit partners with Smartr365 to speed up applications

Callcredit Information Group has announced a partnership with a new fintech platform, Smartr365, to speed...

Pepper improves mortgage offering

Pepper Homeloans has cut the majority of its existing rates and added new 30-month, three-year and five-year...

BFS unveils its lowest bridging rate yet

Bridging Finance Solutions (BFS) has announced that its rates will start from 0.75% per...

New non-exec director at the Dudley

The Dudley Building Society has announced the appointment of Jim Muir to its board...

Trio join asset finance provider

Praetura Asset Finance has added three managerial appointments to its team. John Ingham is...

Castle Trust joins AOBP

Castle Trust has joined the Association of Bridging Professionals (AOBP) as an Associate Lender. It...

The Right Mortgage Network expands BTL panel

State Bank of India UK (SBI UK) buy-to-let mortgages can now be accessed via...

Seconds “helping with growing debt concerns”

Clever Lending has reported a noticeable rise in broker enquiries on behalf of clients...

Multimillion pound funding for Trussle

Online mortgage broker Trussle has secured £4.5 million in funding. The £4.5 million investment will...

Tesco Bank cuts selection of fixed rates

Tesco Bank has cut the rates on a number of its two and five-year fixed rate mortgages. New...

Shawbrook completes £2.7m short-term loan

Shawbrook Bank's commercial mortgages team has completed a £2.7m short-term loan refinance. The deal...

COMMENT

With great power comes great responsibility

There has been a huge amount in the press about the “feudal” system of leasehold and how the government’s revitalised commonhold will fix all...

Don’t rein me in

For many years, major financial institutions and large retailers have understood the benefits of presenting their customers with complementary products alongside their core offering. Banks...

More questions now surround the home moving digital journey

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published its highly anticipated Home Buying and Selling Reform Roadmap, representing the most aggressive...

Stability has value: why the latest Bank Base Rate hold matters

The Bank of England's decision to maintain Bank Base Rate (BBR) at 3.75% may not have generated the excitement that often accompanies a rate...

If you motivate an idiot you just get stupid things done quicker

There's a lot of excitement about artificial intelligence in the mortgage industry right now. Nearly nine in 10 mortgage brokers want technology to play...

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The West Brom promotes Gareth Madeley to chief customer officer

West Brom Building Society has appointed Gareth Madeley as its new chief customer officer,...

Industry leaders unite behind MIMHC Lunch

HSBC UK, Virgin Money, Nottingham Building Society, Landbay and top broker firms Mortgage Advice...

Santander raises foreign national mortgage lending to 90% LTV

Santander UK has expanded its foreign national mortgage policy by increasing the maximum loan-to-value...

Keystone passes £2bn in securitisation issuance with sixth Hops Hill deal

Keystone Property Finance has completed its sixth securitisation, taking total issuance under its Hops...

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