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FSA’s PPI move gets consumer backing

The Consumer Panel and Which? have welcomed the FSA's move to give some consumers...

£1,000 minimum FSA fee

The FSA's annual funding requirement for 2010/11 has been confirmed as £454.7 million, up...

PPI claimants given more time by regulator

The FSA has introduced a temporary rule to give customers who recently made a...

Absolute hires sales development director

Specialist business financier Absolute Invoice Finance has appointed Nick Smith as sales development director. Smith,...

Star Loans joins Commercial First initiative

Star Loans and Finance Limited has joined Commercial First Partners. Commercial First Partners (CFP) was...

New ‘mid-range’ deals from AfI

Abbey for intermediaries (AfI) is to launch a new range of 75% LTV, two-year...

Q1 2010 business better than 2009, brokers say

63% of mortgage brokers expect to do more mortgage business in the second half...

Payne calls for clarity over PPI recommendations

Specialist general insurance provider, Assurant Intermediary, has urged the Competition Commission to provide greater...

Affirmative pleased with results from forum participation

Affirmative Finance became the latest product provider to join the Homeloan Partnership (HLP) panel...

FLA looks to stave off new regulation

The Finance & Leasing Association is urging the government to consider latest moves by...

BSA encouraged by low complaint levels

The Building Societies Association (BSA) has welcomed the news that complaints about mutuals remains...

Linx FS launches Shoebox

Linx FS has unveiled Shoebox, a free online consumer platform which allows mortgage and...

Leeds’ chief executive to step down

Ian Ward is retiring from his position as chief executive of Leeds Building Society...

LV= appointment &quotkey&quot to equity release strategy

LV= has appointed Clare Lucas as equity release product development manager. She joins the...

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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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