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Exact wants to shake up servicing market

Exact has launched its Intelligent Mortgage Servicing platform. The firms says the platform uses...

It’ll never happen…

63% of people in Britain still think 'it' will never happen to them according...

Paragon moves into landlord insurance

A residential landlord insurance division, Redbrick Landlords Insurance, has been set up by the...

Home Buyer Systems launches screen-to-screen sharing

Home Buyer Systems has unveiled a new service that enables brokers to communicate with...

TMA moves back into protection

The Mortgage Alliance (TMA) has re-launched its protection offering with the introduction of the...

New sales and marketing director for State Securities

State Securities has appointed Barry Hutchings as sales and marketing director The asset based lender...

Lending picks up in June

Gross mortgage lending in June was up 17% on the previous month's figure Lending was...

New deals from first direct

first direct has unveiled two new fixed rate offset mortgages There is a two-year deal...

Funding gap still crippling commercial market

Specialist commercial mortgage lender Business Lending has warned that it is still too early...

Opposition parties to outline banking regulation plans

The Conservatives have said they would scrap the FSA and put the Bank of...

Intermediaries still ‘dominate’ mortgage lending

Figures released last week by the Council of Mortgage Lenders, using FSA data, showed...

RDR forces a review of your technology, Focus tells advisers

Following the announcement of the FSAs' RDR Consultation Paper (CP 09/18) Focus Solutions has...

FSA appoints senior adviser

The FSA has announced the appointment of Gareth Adams as a senior adviser. Adams...

Cattles’ lenders extend facility until end of 2009

Cattles has extended its bank facility arrangements until the end of December The embattled lender...

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Trump’s crazy tariffs could actually be good news for UK landlords

In an unexpected twist, Donald Trump’s return to the global stage with a fresh wave of tariffs could end up doing UK landlords a...

The business case for Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been part of the daily news agenda for a couple of years now and there are tremendous opportunities for the...

Rise of AI: from virtual assistants to strategic value

Artificial Intelligence is transforming industries. It’s streamlining operations, creating new possibilities. The shift is no longer theoretical, even in the mortgage industry; it’s now...

Imposter syndrome & anxiety: how nutrition and lifestyle can help

Have you ever felt like a fraud, despite your achievements? Like you don’t truly deserve your success, and at any moment, someone will find...

Don’t knock 100% mortgages – they’re viable and necessary

I’ve read a lot of commentary over the past few weeks on the return of 100% mortgages – most of it filled with doom-laden...

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West One reduces residential mortgage rates by up to 30bps and introduces £1,000 cashback remortgage product

Specialist lender West One Loans has implemented a series of rate reductions across its...

Household credit creeps up as lenders point to more optimism… but at a cost

British households are borrowing more – and lenders are increasingly willing to let them...

Newcastle cuts shared ownership rates by up to 55bps

Newcastle for Intermediaries has announced rate reductions of up to 55 basis point s...

Paragon Bank promotes Tim Sweetman to national account role

Paragon Bank has appointed Tim Sweetman as its new mortgages national account manager, marking...