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Large rise in spending on cards

According to new figures released by Barclaycard, consumer spending on cards saw a near...

Busy August for bridger

Bridging lender Drawbridge Finance says it issued 127 Agreements In Principle (AIPs) on loans...

Landlords call for government rethink on housing benefit cuts

Government cuts to local housing allowance (LHA) will leave many landlords with reduced rental...

Payday loan demand masks wider problem: Payplan

Payplan has warned advisers over clients looking for payday loans. The free to consumer debt...

EXCLUSIVE: Lenders to link up with taxman

All lenders are set to be given powers to verify customers' income with HM...

AfI improves online proposition

Abbey for Intermediaries (AfI) has made improvements to its online offering, including the introduction...

Bridgewater heads to Huddersfield and Gatwick

Bridgewater Equity Release is to hold two more regional broker forums next week. The home...

More 2 Life adds drawdown facility

More 2 Life is adding a drawdown option to its equity release product range. It...

2plan to be acquired by Openwork

Openwork it to acquire independent advice firm 2plan Wealth Management as part of its...

Nationwide calls time on third-party agencies

Nationwide is pulling out of all from third party agencies at the end of...

House prices fell 0.3% in July: DCLG

UK house prices were 8.4% higher than in July 2009 but 0.3% lower than...

Falling confidence in property market

The proportion of consumers surveyed in the September 2010 BSA Property Tracker Survey who...

Compliance risk from free legals: OpenConvey

Conveyancing firm OpenConvey has sounded a warning over so-called 'free legals' propositions. Jonathan Hall said...

Blimey! New secured loan packager launches

A new secured loan packager has started trading. Blimey! Loans is based in Perth and...

COMMENT

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – Part 7

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) is hosting its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge from 10-15 May. There are now 72...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 6

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) is hosting its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge from 10-15 May. There are now 72...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage Leaders talk mental health – part 5

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) is hosting its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge from 10-15 May. There are now 72...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage Leaders talk mental health – part 4

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) is hosting its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge from 10-15 May. There are now 72...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 3

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) is hosting its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge from 10-15 May. There are 72 participants from...

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Connells Survey & Valuation and StrideUp launch platform with Cotality

Connells Survey & Valuation and StrideUp have become the first firms to launch Cotality’s new Integrated LenderHub platform...

Tandem appoints Walters as Brookes retires from second charge role

Tandem Bank has appointed Laura Walters as head of sales and distribution following the...

Market Harborough expands broker support team

Market Harborough Building Society has strengthened its broker-facing team with the appointment of two...

Fintel Services launches Omni Mortgage Club

Fintel Services has launched Omni Mortgage Club, a whole-of-market mortgage club intended to expand...

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