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Pair of Scottish credit unions publicly censured

The FSA has publicly censured two Glasgow based credit unions. According to the regulator, Pollok...

Slight increase in business insolvencies

Businesses with 51 to 100 employees saw a significant fall in insolvency rates year-on-year,...

Muted recovery in Scottish economy continues

The recovery in the Scottish economy has yet to speed up, according to figures...

YBS seeks to reassure first-time buyers

Yorkshire Building Society has told first time buyers not to be deterred from purchasing...

New flat fee deals from the Coventry

Coventry Intermediaries has launched a new range of offset and buy-to-let products with flat...

Mortgage Brain adds NewBuy filter

Mortgage Brain has developed and launched a NewBuy Guarantee scheme filter. It is designed to...

Enness Private Clients in Hampstead agency agreement

Enness Private Clients has agreed an introducer referral arrangement with independent London estate agency,...

More 2 Life moves towards increased individual underwriting

Equity release lender More 2 Life is increasing maximum loan sizes by a third...

LBG to introduce new claims handling technology

Charter UK has been chosen by Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) to deliver what it...

Assurant Intermediary enhances short-term ASU products

Assurant Intermediary has made improvements to its Home Protector and Income Protector insurance products,...

Before the cloud

Cloud computing can create a level playing field for new entrants, explains Paul Hunt,...

Abbey changes rules on interest-only

Abbey for Intermediaries (AFI) is making changes for new residential mortgage applications on 28...

Another land banking firm wound up

A land banking company selling land in Lincolnshire, has been ordered into liquidation in...

House prices fell in February

February saw an annual price decrease of 0.6%, according to the latest House Price...

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Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

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The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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