Regulation

FCA hits LBGI with £90m fine

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined LBGI (Lloyds Bank General Insurance Limited, St...

FCA appoints interim general counsel

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed David Anthony Scott as its interim general...

SmartSearch: don’t rush AML to beat SDLT deadline

SmartSearch has warned against the dangers of rushing through anti-money laundering checks, in an...

More2life urges advisers to respond to FCA’s call for a new Consumer Duty 

Equity release lender, more2life, is calling on advisers to respond to the Financial Conduct...

Sesame integrates with the Key and GBG’s EIDV checks

Sesame Network has exclusively integrated with the Key, Mortgage Brain’s CRM system and GBG,...

Insecure hosting could lead to GDPR breaches

Anti-money laundering firm SmartSearch has warned many businesses may be at risk of being...

Bob Scott becomes MD of the Right DA Club

Bob Scott has been appointed as the The Right Mortgage's Directly Authorised club’s new...

AMI: new FCA additional fee “a disgrace”

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has issued a strongly worded response to the...

AMI welcomes struck out interest-only cases 

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has been encouraged by the recent failure of...

Credit check service rapped by ad watchdog

A website's credit check claim has been deemed to be misleading by the Advertising...

Property agents urged to ‘ditch documents’

Anti-money laundering firm SmartSearch has sounded a warning that property agents are in serious...

One month until BoE launches climate stress testing

Ground risk specialist, Terrafirma, has reminded lenders that there is just one month to...

Regulator plans to stop CMC phoenixing

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has introduced proposals to stop the practice of ‘claims management phoenixing’, by banning Claims Management...

AMI welcomes FSCS costs deferment

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) levy forecast for 2021/22 has been reduced by...
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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...

Opening doors for credit-worthy but overlooked clients

It doesn’t take much these days for a borrower to feel they’ve fallen out of favour with the system. A missed payment here, a...

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Appointments

Afin Bank appoints Rob Lankey as director of credit

Specialist lender Afin Bank has appointed industry veteran Rob Lankey as director of credit,...
Development exit

Shawbrook backs Carmichael Homes’ canal-side development in Falkirk

A multi-million-pound funding facility from Shawbrook Bank is supporting Carmichael Homes’ latest project, The...
Shariah property finance

StrideUp hails milestone £308m Islamic home finance deal

A landmark £308 million securitisation by StrideUp has reconnected Islamic home finance with the...
Later Life

Young adults expect six-figure incomes for a ‘good’ retirement, says Royal London

A growing number of young adults believe they will need more than £100,000 a...

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