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FSA bans three brokers, with fines over £400,000

The FSA has banned three men for mortgage fraud and fined two of them...

Bibby offers new funding scheme to SMEs

Specialist invoice financier Bibby Financial Services has unveiled a new funding initiative aimed specifically...

AFI appoints Fordham to senior role

Brad Fordham is to become head of sales at Abbey for Intermediaries on 1...

LeadPoint introduces telephone verification technology

LeadPoint has launched a 'real-time' telephone verification system, which will check automatically that the...

Demand for property remains subdued: RICS

Surveyors have reported that there was an influx of new instructions last month, as...

BIBA launches on YouTube

The British Insurance Brokers' Association (BIBA) has launched its first BIBA TV series on...

NFU Mutual makes key appointment

Ian Leech has been appointed sales and agency director of NFU Mutual. He has also...

Interest-only faces obsolescence: IMLA

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has warned that interest-only mortgages will become "effectively...

Aldermore offers new buy-to-let variable product

Aldermore has added a buy-to-let product to its Limited Edition range of mortgages. The new...

Brokers should be central to financial decision making

It will all be over by Christmas, says Eddie Goldsmith, senior partner at Goldsmith...

Financial education key to dealing with impact of cuts

Financial education charity, the ifs School of Finance, says the announcements on welfare benefit...

FSA to fight banks’ PPI judicial review

The FSA has vowed to contest the British Bankers' Association's (BBA) judicial review of...

FSA takes action over insurance fraud failings

The FSA has banned four individuals for failings in relation to insurance fraud. The regulator...

Conveyancing webcast launched

A new webcast featuring detailed information on the remortgaging process has been launched to...

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In many industries, sales still carries the weight of old stereotypes: high pressure, slick scripts and a focus on numbers over nuance. But these...

When service beats software: why hands-on support is the real differentiator in conveyancing

For all the talk about technology reshaping the mortgage and conveyancing world, advisers know that what you often need is some good, old-fashioned support. Not...

Future-proofing your lead generation

Leads are the lifeblood of any mortgage intermediary business, and while word-of-mouth referrals remain the gold standard - bringing trust and proof of quality...

We need clearer guidance on Stamp Duty advice

Just over a week ago Angela Rayner resigned following the discovery of a Stamp Duty breach on a flat she owns in Hove. She...

AI could make obsolescence obsolete and slash global e-waste

For decades, technology has been trapped in a cycle of forced obsolescence. Each year, a new iPhone or Android release quietly renders last year’s...

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Reward Funding raises £21,000 for Rainbow Trust charity

Reward Funding has raised £21,000 for the Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity after a year-long...

Target Group appoints Jennifer Read as head of risk

Target Group has appointed Jennifer Read as its new head of risk, strengthening its...

Loans Warehouse joins L&G Mortgage Club panel 

Loans Warehouse has been added to the L&G Mortgage Club’s Referral Pro panel. The Hertfordshire-based...

FOLK2FOLK names new chief executive as focus turns to SME growth

Peer-to-peer business lender FOLK2FOLK has appointed Kawai Chung as its new chief executive officer,...