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Commercial brokers’ optimism continues to grow

73% of commercial brokers of questioned for Shawbrook Bank’s latest Broker Barometer said...

Virgin Money removes HTB minimum income requirement

Virgin Money is removing the £30,000 minimum income threshold for mortgage products which make...

L&G to offer Mortgage Brain sourcing

Legal & General is offering Mortgage Brain’s sourcing system as one of its...

Paragon posts “strong” operating profits

The Paragon Group of Companies has posted results for the period 1 April 2014...

FOS appoints chief ombudsman and chief executive

The board of the Financial Ombudsman Service has appointed Caroline Wayman as chief ombudsman...

The Leeds revamps two-year range

Leeds Building Society has cut rates on some two year fixed rate deals by...

Buy-to-let product numbers at six-year high

The number of products on the market to service the growing interest in buy-to-let...

Family Building Society partners with Brilliant Solutions

The newly launched Family Building Society has begun outsourcing its mortgage origination processing to...

Alan Munday joins United Trust Bank

United Trust Bank has appointed Alan Munday as a credit manager as...

Pancredit hires sales manager

Pancredit, a provider of software solutions for lenders, has appointed Ben Blackwood to the...

Mortgage approvals on the rise again

The British Bankers' Association (BBA) has reported that mortgage approval volumes recovered slightly in...

Zurich enhances protection offering

Zurich has increased its financial evidence limits for customers applying for life and critical...

21% quarterly rise in lending for Metro Bank

Metro Bank has reported its results for the second quarter of 2014. Total deposits...

Skipton sells HML

Skipton Building Society has announced the sale of Homeloan Management Limited (HML), its mortgage...

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Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 18

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday last week as...

Mental health and the evolving role of mortgage advisers

Money worries rarely stay just about money. They affect sleep, confidence, relationships, and mental wellbeing - and for many people across the UK, mortgage...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 16

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday last week as...

Why complex-income borrowers need more adviser support

The UK mortgage market has become more complex for borrowers, lenders and advisers alike. Higher rates, tighter affordability pressures and more varied working patterns...

Economic abuse: The warning signs every adviser should recognise

Taking out a joint mortgage is one of the most common ways for people to get onto the property ladder. For many, combining earning...

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Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 18

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge...

AI skills gap poses major challenge for financial services sector

The financial services sector will need to recruit and retrain around 450,000 highly skilled...

Santander cuts rates across higher LTV fixed and tracker mortgages

Santander has reduced rates across a range of first-time buyer, home mover and remortgage...

West One raises core income multiples to 5.5 times

West One has increased loan-to-income limits across its core residential mortgage range and improved...

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