Regulation

How technology can help firms meet Consumer Duty rules

With the deadline for implementing the Consumer Duty standards fast approaching, the FCA recently...

FCA to go ahead with debt packager referral fee ban

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is to move forward with proposals to ban debt...

SmartSearch certified as a Great Place To Work

SmartSearch, a provider of digital compliance solutions, has been certified as a Great Place...

Al Rayan Bank fined by FCA for anti-money laundering failures

The FCA has fined Al Rayan Bank £4,023,600 for failing to put in place...

Rob Clifford to join Smaller Business Practitioner Panel

Stonebridge, the national mortgage and insurance network, has welcomed the appointment of Rob Clifford...

Consistent approach to vulnerability data called for

The FCA is starting to take action, with notices issued to firms needing more...

FCA to review FSCS compensation limits

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published the feedback it received to its call...

FCA fines Metro Bank £10m for incorrect investor information

The FCA has fined Metro Bank PLC £10,002,300 for breaching the Listing Rules by...

FCA outlines how mortgage firms should be supporting borrowers

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has set out ways that mortgage firms can help...

FCA outlines stronger financial promotion rules

The FCA has outlined new checks for those firms which want to approve financial...

New member for the Equity Release Council

Lead generation firm Contact State has become the latest firm to join the Equity...

ESG regulations confusing financial advisers

More than a third of advisers are confused by ESG regulations and four in...

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network bolsters Consumer Duty support

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has launched additional support for members following the...

Phoebus partners with Jade ThirdEye

Phoebus Software Limited (PSL) has added Jade ThirdEye to its strategic partner programme to...

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Why the human relationship still defines real estate lending

AI is now a core driver of transformation in financial services and is reshaping the foundations of real estate lending. According to AllAboutAI.com over 85%...

Income protection: the unsung hero of the cost-of-living crisis

Higher mortgage rates, rising energy costs, and continued inflation have put pressure on many household budgets. Advisers spend time helping customers find the right rate,...

Why rigid credit scoring is locking too many people out of homeownership

Some people don’t fit the mould. That’s always been true in mortgage lending. But the tools used by most lenders to assess borrowers, particularly...

What a bigger market means for brokers

The latest Interpath and BDLA UK Bridging Market Survey confirms what many brokers are already experiencing on the ground, that bridging has hit the...

How social media can bridge the protection disconnect

The latest AMI Protection Viewpoint provided a compelling snapshot of the challenges and opportunities facing the protection market. The research highlights a worrying pattern that...

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Movera launches specialist KYC team to speed up property transactions

Movera has established a new dedicated Know Your Client (KYC) team to handle source...

Surveying industry undervalued in race to the bottom

After a 16-month break from the property industry I returned to find a landscape...

HSBC to cut residential and buy-to-let mortgage rates

HSBC UK is reducing rates across a wide range of residential and buy-to-let mortgage...

Zephyr Homeloans cuts rates across core buy-to-let offering

Specialist buy-to-let mortgage provider Zephyr Homeloans has unveiled fresh rate reductions across its standard...

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