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Paragon makes £20m Q4 profit

The Paragon Group has reported operating profits (before fair value items) of £20.3 million...

Marginal increase in insolvencies

The latest Insolvency Index from Experian has shown that the insolvency rate for 2011...

Landlords hopeful of government u-turn

The British Property Federation has welcomed a government review which could see it pull...

PRA should be more accountable

The Financial Services Consumer Panel wants the Bank of England's new Prudential Regulatory Authority...

Bridgebank hires marketing chief

Bridgebank Capital has appointed Emma Hodson as its head of marketing. She will have overall...

Pair of new appointments for Ageas Protect

Ageas Protect has made two key appointments to its senior management team. Scott Reid has...

FCA CEO designate wants &’039a fair deal for consumers&’039

Martin Wheatley, CEO designate of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has told a British...

Leeds launches 95% LTV two-year discount deal

Leeds Building Society has launched a two-year discount mortgage at 5.25%, available up to...

One in five 2012 retirees will have debts

18% of those planning to retire this year will do so with outstanding debts,...

Tiuta unveils iOS app

Tiuta has launched a loan calculator app for iPhone and iPad. The app allows users...

Record charitable donation from YBS

Yorkshire Building Society has made a record donation of £175,000 to its first Charity...

New faces at West One Loans

West One Loans has appointed three new members of staff. The new team members have...

N&P unveils 10-year fix

Norwich and Peterborough Building Society (N&P) is launching a 10-year fixed rate mortgage tomorrow...

Mortgage Brain offers online insight

Mortgage Brain has launched a new website for its Broker 2 Consumer 'Insight' product...

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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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