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NatWest IS unveils new two-year deal

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has launched a new two-year fixed rate remortgage product into its...

FSA delays MMR consultation paper

The FSA is to delay publication of its next consultation paper on the Mortgage...

Northern Rock makes further rate cuts

Northern Rock has cut mortgage rates on purchase, remortgage and buy-to-let deals. Rates on the...

Swift threatened with CCL removal by OFT

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has told Swift, trading as Swift Advances plc...

L&G takes ‘Nouveau’ approach with mortgage club

Legal & General Mortgage Club has added a new tier - 'Nouveau'. Five large intermediary...

Brits renting rooms to beat the downturn

Santander has claimed that one in 10 UK homeowners now has a lodger in...

Servicer opts for the cloud

Hatfield Philips International (HPI) has moved its loan servicing customer relationship management (CRM) system...

Lenders letting prospective buyers down: NAEA

Estate agents have claimed that mortgage lenders in Britain are continuing to let down...

Paragon wants government support for PRS

John Heron, Paragon Mortgages' managing director John Heron has called for the government to...

Slump in consumer credit lending

New consumer credit lending fell by 4% in April 2011, according to latest figures...

Regulator consults over financial crime

The FSA has published a consultation paper (CP) on financial crime. The CP seeks views...

IFA firm joins forces with school of management

Perspective Financial Group Ltd has embarked upon a new relationship with Bradford University School...

Jump Money appoints CEO

Jason Butler has been appointed as the new chief executive officer (CEO) of Jump...

LBG’s Walsh to stand down

Colin Walsh is to step down as chairman of both Lloyds Banking Group and...

COMMENT

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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