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Personal Finance Society school initiative to return

The Personal Finance Society’s (PFS) ‘My Personal Finance Skills’ programme will return to schools...

SoMo reports record first half of 2021

Specialist lender SoMo has lent over £184m since the beginning of the year. It has redeemed...

Kensington unveils income recovery and shared ownership deals

Kensington Mortgages has introduced an income recovery product for self-employed borrowers impacted by the...

Long recovery period ahead for self-employed

The financial impact of the Covid-19 pandemic will be potentially long lasting for the...

Recognise Bank appoints head of credit

Gavin Keyte has been appointed head of credit at Recognise Bank. He joins the new...

Atelier provides real-time dashboard for borrowers

Development lender Atelier has launched a secure platform that enables borrowers to view and...

Castle Trust Bank strengthens broker support team

Castle Trust Bank has appointed a pair of new business development managers (BDMs). Leanne Arundell...

Landbay creates large loan product range

Landbay has launched a new product range for loans up to £1.5m. The large loan...

TAB secures private equity funding

TAB has secured a funding line with an undisclosed global private equity firm and...

Zephyr Homeloans cuts bulk of buy-to-let rates

Zephyr Homeloans has reduced rates across the majority of its mortgage products. The specialist lender...

VIBE Specialist Finance unveils regulated mortgage and protection offering

VIBE Specialist Finance has created a new regulated mortgage and protection division to add...

Fiduciam funds complex Manchester £5m development loan

Fiduciam has provided a £5m development loan for the construction of a £10m seven-storey...

CHL Mortgages expands distribution panel with In Partnership addition

CHL Mortgages has expanded its distribution panel with the addition of mortgage, protection and...

Paradigm partners with HUB Financial Solutions

Paradigm Mortgage Services has entered into a referral partnership with HUB Financial Solutions to...

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AI doesn’t remove bias. It gives us the chance to manage it

One of the great promises of artificial intelligence has always been objectivity. Machines, unlike people, do not have bad days. They do not favour...

Commonhold reform: Devil in the detail

The government's language on leasehold reform remains forthright. Ministers speak of, “bringing the feudal leasehold system to an end,” of returning power to homeowners...

Managing cashflow and risk in today’s turbulent market

Over the past decade buy-to-let landlords have become accustomed to operating in a market where it can often feel like change is the only...

Is there such thing as a ‘typical borrower’ anymore?

What is a typical borrower? A few decades ago, it would have been a salaried employee, single source of income and, most likely, a...

Private credit has reached its next stage of maturity

Every lending market experiences moments that prompt uncomfortable questions. A high profile default, allegations of poor governance or a significant loss inevitably lead to...

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PropTech silos prolong mortgage journey, Houzecheck warns

Disconnected property technology is creating new data silos instead of delivering faster mortgage and...

Swansea BS completes £25k charity fund with YMCA Cardiff donation

Swansea Building Society has completed an anniversary charity fund with a £3,000 donation to...

AI doesn’t remove bias. It gives us the chance to manage it

One of the great promises of artificial intelligence has always been objectivity. Machines, unlike...

No mandate for automatic cohabitation rights, Deech warns

Proposals giving cohabiting couples automatic rights over homes, pensions and other assets lack clear...

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