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CHL to offer leadership and management training

CHL Mortgages is to undertake a new training programme for staff in partnership with...

Dan Waters to leave FSA

The FSA has announced that Dan Waters, director of conduct risk and asset management...

NBS unveils new five-year deal

The Newcastle Building Society (NBS) has launched a direct-only five-year fixed rate mortgage. The 4.45%...

Growth in popularity of offsets

Broker Your Mortgage Decisions has reported an increase in demand for offset mortgage deals...

Borro Introducer offers bonus for first cases

Borro Introducer is offering new brokers the opportunity to receive a one off bonus...

Rapid rise in rent arrears fulling CAB enquiries

Homelessness and rent arrears are among fastest growing problems reported by Citizens Advice Bureaux...

Alternatives for those in mortgage difficulties

The Building Societies Association (BSA) has published a new report which explores alternative solutions...

Fixes regaining in popularity

Latest sales data from first direct shows that homeowners may be starting to return...

Profits up at the Nationwide

The Nationwide Building Society has posted improved profits as it reported its half-year results....

Tenet and Calibrand team up to provide RDR qualification

Tenet has joined forces with RDR qualification provider Calibrand to offer the new Diploma...

FSA’s consultation paper &quotwholly inadequate&quot for equity release

Retirement planning firm LaterLiving has warned that the FSA's consultation paper on mortgage distribution...

Brokers give thumbs down to dual pricing and direct only deals

A Coventry Intermediaries' survey has seen brokers vote massively against dual pricing and direct...

Action taken over quartet’s use of charging orders

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has placed requirements on four financial institutions after...

Advisers more upbeat about economic outlook

A growing number of financial advisers feel more confident about the current economic climate,...

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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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