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Blimey! New secured loan packager launches

A new secured loan packager has started trading. Blimey! Loans is based in Perth and...

Arrears position continues to improve

The number of new arrears cases has been on a downward trend for the...

Aldermore sees first commercial conference as a success

Aldermore hosted its inaugural commercial mortgage conference at the Belfry Hotel and golf course...

Media insurance firm taken over

Oval Limited has acquired media insurance broking firm O'Neill and Bramwell Plc. O'Neill and Bramwell...

Unwelcome chart-topping for Lloyds TSB

Lloyds TSB Bank has topped the Financial Ombudsman Service's (FOS) list of complaints for...

Specialist financial services recruitment consultancy launches

A new recruitment consultancy has launched for clients and candidates in the financial services...

Mortgage Brain back on tour

Mortgage Brain is to hold a series of events to showcase its new sourcing...

Essex broker has permissions cancelled

The FSA has cancelled the permissions of Forsure Mortgage Consultants to carry on regulated...

Lloyds rebrand to take three years

Lloyds Banking Group is to move its Lloyds TSB branded businesses to &lta href=&quothttp://www.lloydstsb.com/current_accounts.asp&quot&gtLloyds...

Rise in consumer confidence

The Nationwide has reported that consumer confidence rose by five points to 61 during...

NALS launches approved provider service

The National Approved Letting Scheme (NALS) has unveiled its new designated 'NALS approved service...

Facebook could cause insurance premium rise

Confused.com has claimed that people who use social media sites such as Twitter and...

Mortgage market remained subdued in July

Demand for mortgages in July continued to be weak in what is traditionally a...

Tougher capital requirements for banks

Central banks have hammered out a deal to require banks to hold more capital. The...

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As a mortgage broker, I receive countless emails from buy-to-let mortgage lenders boasting about their latest products and criteria. However, many of these offerings...

Are you considering all product options for your customers?

Despite the ups and downs of the world’s money markets, today the UK Mortgage market seems to have remained relatively calm. Swap rates continue...

Execution-only or (Consumer) Duty of care? The FCA can’t have it both ways

Thankfully, there has been a growing amount of interest and analysis of the FCA’s most recent Consultation Paper – CP25/11 – and it’s somewhat...

The accessibility gap in mortgage tech — and why it matters now

In an industry built on trust and transparency, mortgage brokers can’t afford to overlook digital accessibility. Yet many mortgage portals remain hard to navigate...

Professionalism, planning and portfolio strategy: the evolution of buy-to-let

I took part in a panel session in London earlier this month with some of my lending peers, and it gave us all the...

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Black & White Bridging passes £250m lending milestone

Black & White Bridging has surpassed £250m in total lending, marking a key milestone...

Bridger named one of Best Places to Work for second consecutive year

Specialist short-term lender Kuflink has once again secured its place on the Sunday Times...

Nationwide trims home mover and remortgage rates

Nationwide is cutting fixed mortgage rates by up to 0.12 percentage points across selected...

Together completes £500m bond issue

Together Financial Services has successfully completed the issuance of £500 million in senior secured...
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