Regulation

FCA refuses authorisation for regulatory consultancy firm

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has refused to authorise Alexander Jon Compliance Consulting Limited...

Five banned and fined for pension losses

The FCA has banned five directors of financial advice firms from working in financial...

FCA warns businesses over misleading credit ads

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is warning lenders and brokers to stop using misleading...

AMI infuriated by FCA ‘arrogance’ over fees

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has accused the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of being more...

New client vulnerability rating tool launches to brokers

MorganAsh has launched a consumer vulnerability assessment tool, providing an objective ‘resilience rating’ similar...

FCA sees weaknesses in some challenger banks’ financial crime controls

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has found that challenger banks need to improve how they...

Ban on ground rent for new leases to come into force in June

Future homebuyers will see their prospective property bills reduce in just over two months,...

HL Partnership bolsters compliance team

Mortgage and protection network, HL Partnership, has announced the appointment of Joanne Osborne to...

TMA hires four specialist area supervision managers

TMA has announced the appointment of Alison Stidolph, Paul Walton, Roger Holmes and Sara...

National lettings agency adopts SmartSearch verification  

National property sales and lettings company DAPS UK has agreed a partnership with anti-money...

FCA announces three senior appointments

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed two new directors of authorisations as it...

Russian sanctions prompt new AML reporting tool

A new high-risk country report service has been launched by anti-money laundering specialist, SmartSearch,...

Keystone Property Finance backs Homes for Ukraine scheme

Keystone Property Finance will help landlords who want to support Ukrainian refugees by signing...

Paradigm Protect offers support over new GI rules

Paradigm Protect has provided further support for advisers around the transaction of General Insurance...

COMMENT

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 9

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) is hosting its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge from 10-15 May. There are now 72...

When the market gets messy, control matters more than ever

There is a tendency to look at the current market and focus purely on activity levels, particularly after the recent spike driven by lender...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 8

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) is hosting its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge from 10-15 May. There are now 72...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – Part 7

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) is hosting its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge from 10-15 May. There are now 72...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 6

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) is hosting its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge from 10-15 May. There are now 72...

Latest news

Pepper Money reshapes sales leadership team

Pepper Money has made a series of changes to its sales leadership structure as...

Vida expands residential range and relaunches buy-to-let products

Vida Homeloans has expanded its lending proposition with the reintroduction of 20 residential products...

Gatehouse Bank joins The Right Mortgage panel

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has added Gatehouse Bank to its lender panel,...

JammJar adds identity verification through Entrust partnership

JammJar has partnered with Entrust to allow mortgage brokers to complete automated identity verification...

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