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LV= appoints non-exec director

Cath Keers has been appointed as a non-executive director of LV=. She has over 20...

Homeloan Partnership becomes Largemortgageloans.com partner

Largemortgageloans.com has embarked upon a new agreement with Homeloan Partnership to deliver its large...

HML appoints business development head

HML has appointed Kati Tyler to the position of director of business development. She takes...

AFB backs second charge regulation move

The Association of Finance Brokers (AFB) has welcomed the Treasury's announcement that the FSA...

HSBC unveils seven-year fix at 4.69%

HSBC has launched what it calls a range of "low rate"" fixed mortgages. It...

Mortgage approvals at lowest point since January 2009

There were 10% fewer loans approved last year than in 2009, according to the...

FSA to regulate secured loans

The Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Mark Hoban, has announced a package of measures...

Fall in equity release advances

Equity release advances fell by 8% in the final quarter of 2010 after a...

Retirees still have credit card debts

21% of people retiring this year will still have debts when they stop work,...

Key appointment for bridging specialist

Jon Buckley has joined Bridging Finance Limited as its new corporate development manager. He has...

FSA bans five mortgage intermediaries

The FSA has banned five mortgage intermediaries as well as fining one of them...

Discussion started over regulator’s interventionist role

The FSA has launched a discussion paper to open a public debate about how...

FSA confirms Kent Reliance transfer of business

The FSA has confirmed the transfer of the business of Kent Reliance Building Society...

PPI judicial review slammed as delaying tactic

The Financial Services Consumer Panel has condemned the actions of many high street banks...

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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