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Hanley Economic unveils flexible renovation mortgage as homeowners opt to improve, not move

Hanley Economic Building Society has launched a new mortgage product aimed at supporting homeowners...

Mortgage Brain appoints David Louw to lead intermediary success team

Mortgage technology provider Mortgage Brain has appointed David Louw as team leader for intermediary...

Fleet Mortgages publishes new guide to demystify HMO rules for advisers and landlords

Fleet Mortgages has published a new guide aimed at helping advisers and landlords navigate...

Market Financial Solutions joins The Right Mortgage lender panel

Market Financial Solutions has been added to the lender panel of The Right Mortgage...

British Friendly reports £5 million in income protection claims paid in 2024

British Friendly paid out over £5 million in Income Protection, discretionary BF Care claims...

Skipton Group pledges £25k to Myanmar earthquake appeal and facilitates public donations

The Skipton Group has responded swiftly to the unfolding humanitarian crisis in Myanmar with...

Finova Broker adds UnderwriteMe integration to expand protection capabilities

Finova Broker has integrated with UnderwriteMe’s Protection Platform, bolstering its CRM’s protection sourcing capabilities...

Roma Finance completes £1.47m RomaPRO deal in 28 days

Roma Finance has completed its first seven-figure transaction through its RomaPRO product, delivering a...

Compare the Market adds secured loans via Fluent Money partnership

Compare the Market has announced a new partnership with Fluent Money, enabling consumers to...

Signature renews backing for teenage Welsh golf star

Signature Property Finance has reaffirmed its support for rising Welsh golf star Alicia Kelly,...

UTB launches upgraded broker API to streamline mortgage applications

United Trust Bank has launched a new and enhanced broker API. The upgraded system enables...

HTB enhances heavy refurbishment offering with increased flexibility

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has introduced improvements to its heavy refurbishment bridging product, in...

Key urges FCA to widen advice reforms to include later life lending

The UK’s largest equity release adviser, Key Later Life Finance, has welcomed the Financial...

Foundation Home Loans lifts buy-to-let loan ceiling amid product overhaul

Foundation Home Loans has announced a substantial increase to its maximum loan size across...
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If AI gives us more time to think, we must learn how to think well

The great promise of AI in financial services is usually expressed in terms of what it can remove. Less administration, less duplication, fewer manual...

The right scrutiny is a precursor of growing lending safely

Credit markets have always had to accommodate change, but there are periods when the assumptions on which they have been built begin to move...

Only one in five of your clients thinks your fee was justified

You know the moment. 40 minutes in. Gone well. They like you, you like them, everyone's getting on. Then you have to say the fee. And...

I’m 49. My dad’s 73. Between us we’ve found the hole in later life lending

I turn 50 in December, and the marketing has already started. Funeral plans, over-50s life cover, “guaranteed acceptance” adverts wedged between the football highlights....

Buying scale was phase one. What happens next?

Mortgage distribution is in a race for scale. Capital wants market share. Consolidators want distribution. Networks want advisers. Good businesses are commanding serious valuations. If I...

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