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NACFB impact report highlights brokers’ vital role in SME finance

The National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) has released its annual impact report,...

AMI seeks board member nominations

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has opened the nomination period for specific positions...

Conveyancing costs rise 18% in past year as transaction pressures grow

New research from Moverly reveals that conveyancing costs have increased by as much as...

Gen X workers ‘power down’ careers as retirement approaches

A new consumer insight programme from Just Group and GenXpert reveals that Generation X...

Chetwood Bank appoints director of savings

Chetwood Bank has appointed Ben Mitchell as director of savings, as it looks to...

Outgoing AMI boss takes parting shot at lenders

Robert Sinclair, the former chief executive of the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has...

Atom bank relocates headquarters to Newcastle’s Pattern Shop

Atom bank has announced plans to move its UK headquarters from The Rivergreen Centre...

Countrywide Surveying Services welcomes new trainee cohort

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) has marked International Women’s Day by welcoming nine new trainees...

Aspen appoints graduates to meet growth ambitions

Aspen Bridging has appointed four alumni to its Graduate Recruitment Scheme (GRS), its largest...

‘True cost’ of stamp duty revealed

The true cost of Stamp Duty is two thirds higher than the tax bill...

SM Advice launches multilingual social media service to improve financial inclusion

SM Advice has launched a multilingual social media content service to help advisers and...

Arc & Co. arranges £27.5m Coutts loan for airport hotel refinancing

Arc & Co. recently arranged a £27.5m facility to refinance the Bristol Airport Hampton...

Zoopla calls for softer stress tests to unlock homeownership for renters

Loosening lending rules with mortgage stress testing rates closer to 6-7% would help more...

New advisory firm launches to offer bespoke protection solutions

Protection specialist Wes McCranor has launched a new protection advisory firm, Sphere Assured. Sphere Assured...

COMMENT

The FCA protection market study shouldn’t ignore redundancy

Considering a third of employers are likely to implement staff redundancies by January 2027, according to Acas, redundancy cover shouldn’t be ignored in wider...

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....

Latest news

Goldman Sachs discloses 3.15% stake in Secure Trust Bank

Goldman Sachs has reported a 3.15% voting interest in Secure Trust Bank following a...

Market Harborough launches rental scheme offering deposit contributions to first-time buyers

Market Harborough Building Society is offering aspiring homeowners the chance to recover 60% of...

Tipton adds discounted rates for expat and limited company landlords

Tipton & Coseley Building Society has expanded its variable rate buy-to-let mortgage range with...

WIS Mortgages sets out five-year adviser growth strategy

WIS Mortgages has announced a five-year growth plan centred on expanding its adviser community...

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