Regulation

TMA unveils pair of new compliance packages

TMA Club has launched two new compliance packages to provide regulatory support options to...

Rightmove “sexist” TV ad cleared by watchdog

The Advertising Authority (ASA) has rejected a complaint made against a July 2020 TV...

RIO mortgages an “outright failure”, says later life provider

Retirement Interest Only Mortgages (RIOs) account for just one in 740 mortgages, according to...

FCA bans sex offender trio

Three individuals who have received jail sentences for various sex offences have been banned...

FCA wants no penalties for GI loyalty

The FCA has published the final report of its market study into the pricing...

Sesame creates FCA requirements solution with Mortgage Brain

Sesame Network has in introduced a new solution in partnership with Mortgage Brain that...

Four developers hit by CMA leasehold action

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched enforcement action involving four leading housing...

Loans Warehouse gains regulated bridging authorisation

Loans Warehouse has received full authorisation from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to conduct...

FCA concerned over credit firms allowing repeat borrowing

The FCA has published the findings of a review into relending by firms that...

360 Dotnet launches Gabriel reporting tool

360 Dotnet has introduced a new tool within 360 Lifecycle to help intermediaries access...

MCI unveils compliance proposition and transition service

MCI Mortgage Club has introduced a new compliance proposition for new and existing mortgage...

New FCA guidance over vulnerable consumers

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published new best practice guidance for firms to...

FCA simplifies Financial Services Register

The FCA has updated its Financial Services (FS) Register, with changes including a simpler design...

FCA updates guidance for insurance and premium finance firms

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has revealed proposals to extend a series of temporary measures to...

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A walk on the supply side

The UK government’s stated goal to build 1.5 million homes during the current parliamentary term underlines a strong political focus on addressing the housing...

Don’t build in fear – quality must come before quotas

“This is my message to housebuilders: get on with it. If you promise homes, you have to build them.” - Prime Minister Keir Starmer, 25...

AI won’t replace mortgage brokers – but those who don’t adapt could be left behind, say industry leaders

Artificial intelligence is set to transform the mortgage industry but it won’t replace the role of the broker, according to a panel of sector...

Why the mortgage industry must digitise for the customer, not just for compliance

Home buyers today can manage their finances, verify their ID and even order a sofa for next-day delivery all from their phones. Yet when...

The BBC’s exposé isn’t news to mortgage advisers – but it might be to the public

Let’s be honest, for mortgage advisers, the recent Panorama investigation into conditional selling by estate agents wasn’t so much a revelation as it was...

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MAB sees revenues rise 19% as adviser productivity strengthens

Mortgage Advice Bureau has posted a robust trading update for the first half of...

Rightmove mortgage revenues double as digital growth strategy pays off

Rightmove has more than doubled the size of its mortgages business in the first...

Market Harborough eases stress tests to support wider range of residential borrowers

Market Harborough Building Society has announced a relaxation of its interest rate stress testing...

CHL Mortgages cuts buy-to-let rates by up to 32bps

CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries has unveiled sweeping rate cuts across its buy-to-let mortgage range,...