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Growing confidence in own financial situations

A new survey from Ocean Finance has highlighted that most people believe in their...

Citizens Advice: fake legal letters “callous intimidation”

Citizens Advice has said the sending of fake legal letters chasing payday loan debts...

Castle Trust appoints head of sales

Castle Trust has promoted Alex Upton to the position of head of mortgage...

Wonga to pay millions in compensation

Wonga is to pay compensation of over £2.6m to around 45,000 customers for unfair...

Bank of Mum & Dad funds half of deposits

Santander research has found the 'Bank of Mum and Dad' is still playing a...

Skipton BDMs take on challenge for Teenage Cancer Trust

A group of business development managers and their managers from Skipton Building Society are...

Keystone reduces rate on limited company product

Keystone Buy to Let Mortgages has cut its rates for limited company applications by...

Tesco Bank expands insurance panel

Tesco Bank has added Royal and Sun Alliance (RSA) to its home insurance underwriting...

AToM offers Hodge Lifetime fixed mortgage

  All Types of Mortgages Ltd (AToM) has announced a new relationship with Hodge Lifetime....

Andrew Freeley joins HML subsidiary

HML has appointed Andrew Freeley as managing director of Specialist Mortgages Services (SMS), an...

The Skipton cuts rates and adds new deals

Skipton Building Society is reducing rates to all two, three and five-year residential fixed rate...

United Trust Bank unveils refurbishment bridging product

United Trust Bank has launched a new short term refurbishment product aimed at...

BBA: heat coming out of housing market

Mortgage approval volumes weakened in May and were 3.5% lower overall than in the...

New head of sales for Shawbrook

Shawbrook Bank has promoted Emma Cox to the position of head of sales...

COMMENT

Technology: from transformation to stewardship

For most of the modern history of UK mortgage lending, stability has not simply been a preference – it has been a necessity. Boards have...

The continued evolution of the later life lending market

Later life lending has moved well beyond being an occasional enquiry about equity release or a maturing interest-only case. It is now a consistent and...

What does the year hold for specialist first charge residential mortgages?

A few months into 2026, it is already clear that many borrowers continue to fall outside the criteria set by high street and mainstream...

A turning point for British Islamic home finance

A quick question for brokers: what would you do if 80% of a fast-growing community told you the market was not serving them properly? That...

Mutual sector ambition needs tech-driven scale

The Government’s commitment to doubling the size of the mutual sector has been welcomed across financial services. Building societies continue to play a critical...

Latest news

Beverley Building Society launches RIO Lifetime Discount Mortgage

Beverley Building Society has expanded its later life proposition with the launch of a...

Saffron broadens FTB access and adds 5yr fix for lending into retirement

Saffron for Intermediaries has expanded first-time buyer eligibility across its owner occupied range and...

Kensington lowers rates across specialist residential ranges

Kensington Mortgages has reduced rates across its Resi 12 and Resi 6 ranges, lowering...

Landlords alert to renters’ reforms but most unclear on practical impact

Research by Paragon Bank, based on responses from more than 500 landlords, suggests that...

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