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People want a strong financial regulator

A clear majority of people surveyed by Which? want a strong financial watchdog but...

Paragon embarks on new securitisation

Paragon is to launch a new securitisation. The Paragon Group of Companies has instructed three...

Borro partners with Centrado

Centrado has announced a new partnership with personal asset lender borro. Centrado is a specialist...

Listen to the latest SoundAdvice podcast!

BestAdvice's latest SoundAdvice podcast is now available. This episode discusses Shawbrook Bank's plans trends in...

Precise moves to soft footprint platform

Precise Mortgages has amended its online mortgage platform so that decisions now only leave...

Mortgage Brain offers brokers a website solution

Mortgage Brain has launched a website design solution as part of its B2C 'Insight'...

New cash advance scheme for retailers

Ashley Commercial Finance is launching a new cash advance product for retailers, hotels, restaurants,...

Woolwich unveils new 75% buy-to-let deals

Woolwich is extending its range of buy-to-let mortgages to 75% loan to value (LTV)...

Lloyds chief takes leave of absence

Ant&oacutenio Horta-Os&oacuterio is taking a temporary leave of absence from his duties as group...

DMS integrates with Charlbury Group’s AMS

Debt Management Services (DMS) has become the latest firm to integrate to the Arrears...

TMW increases some residential mortgage rates

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has increased selected two-year fixed and tracker rates (up to...

Norton Financial Services changes offering

Norton Broker Services has revealed changes to its in-house lender Norton Financial Services. The maximum...

L&G unveils Relevant Life Plan

Legal & General is launching a new Relevant Life Plan. A Relevant Life Plan is...

FSA and OFT in product design first

The FSA and the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) are to publish draft guidance...

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The nightmare of UK homebuying needs reform

House sellers will be forced to disclose problems with their homes before sale under plans by the Government to cut costs for buyers and...

Goldilocks and the three bear markets

Are you familiar with C/2025 N1 (ATLAS) or you might know it by its nickname 3I/ATLAS? Whatever you want to call it,  it is currently...

Mark Bogard on policy, politics and the future of advice

When Mark Bogard, Chief Executive of Family Building Society, talks about Britain’s housing policy, he is unsparing in his assessment: short-termism, revolving-door ministers and...

Finding efficiency will keep branches as the beating heart of mutual sector

Whether you speak to customers or building societies, they will tell you just how important branches are – even as financial services and wider...

Mortgages, mutuality, members and making a difference

Anyone working in the mortgage market knows that a key area of our measurement is sales. How many cases we complete, the value of...

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Newcastle for Intermediaries cuts rates on interest-only product transfers

Newcastle for Intermediaries has introduced a refreshed product transfer range for existing interest-only customers,...

VAS welcomes new technical director

Valuation panel management firm VAS has strengthened its real estate division with the appointment...

Pepper Money bolsters regional team with NW appointment

Specialist mortgage lender Pepper Money has appointed Michelle Walsh as regional development manager for...

Paradigm Protect partners with Defaqto to strengthen product switching oversight

Paradigm Protect, the directly authorised protection arm of Paradigm Mortgage Services, has launched a...