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Broker divide over commission disclosure

Commercial brokers are polarised when it comes to commission disclosure, Shawbrook Bank has revealed. ...

Ezbob secures EU backing

Commercial lender Ezbob has signed an agreement with the European Investment Fund (EIF), which...

SMEs count cost of paying off loans early

Over 100,000 UK small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) have been charged for clearing bank...

SimplyBiz pushes improved structured CPD offering

SimplyBiz Group has delivered over 100 hours of structured Continuing Professional Development (CPD)...

Santander makes key commercial appointment

Santander Corporate & Commercial has appointed Andrew Whelan as managing director of regional real...

The Leeds sees post-RDR appointment growth

Leeds Building Society is witnessing a rising number of customers wanting help with financial...

Kent Reliance extends MIBS scheme to re-mortgages

Kent Reliance has extended the availability of its 95% LTV mortgage product range...

Blacks Connect targets brokers with new will service

Blacks Connect has launched a new online Will-writing service which it claims will allow...

Research reveals brokers’ views on BDMs

NatWest Intermediary Solutions claims its research has detected a shift in preferences for the...

Shawbrook aims to enhance STL proposition

Shawbrook has unveiled a new process for its short term loan (STL) offering. The aim...

Bumper month for secured loans

Secured lending figures in January increased by £6,500,000 (16%) on December 2013 and £14,600,000...

Nationwide extends personal loan offer

Nationwide Building Society is extending its reduced personal loan rate of 4.9% APR Representative...

27% year-on-year rise in Scottish property transactions

In December 2013 there were 9,050 property transactions in Scotland, according to the latest...

Cost of ‘wasted’ rent revealed

UK homeowners spend an average of £41,900 on rental payments before buying their first...
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COMMENT

Comment

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...

Conveyancing fees will rise and you can blame the Government

Tax is complicated and making sure you pay the right amount can be challenging - just ask MP Angela Raynor or indeed former Chancellor...

The conveyancing power of sales-ready packs

Conveyancing is stressful – and I'm not just talking about the poor customer experience. From a turnaround time of around eight weeks back in...

Cloud is not about where you host technology, it’s about how

When lenders talk about cloud, the discussion often begins – quite reasonably – with control. Where will the data sit? How will resilience be...

AI, mortgages and the human need we can’t ignore

There is lots of talk about technology with cloud-native and artificial intelligence just some of the buzzwords of today’s dinner parties and conferences. There is...

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