Regulation

FCA launches general insurance market study

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has outlined the issues it will focus on as...

AMI says proposed FOS compensation hike “inappropriate”

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMOI) has criticised the FCA's proposed increase of the...

AMI concerned by FCA’s FOS extension

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) says it is "deeply concerned" over the Financial...

AMI expresses concern over new FCA directory

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has responded to the FCA consultation on a...

FCA fines Tesco Bank fined £16.4m for cyber security failures

The Financial Conduct Authority has fined Tesco Bank £16,400,000 for failing to exercise due...

Citizens Advice super-complaint includes mortgages and GI

Citizens Advice has submitted a super-complaint to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) calling...

Not smooth sailing for FCA comparison tool development

When the FCA’s Mortgages Market Study Interim Report came out, there were a number...

Another Sunny Loans TV ad banned

Elevate Credit International, which trades as Sunny Loans, has been told by the Advertising...

FCA recruits new competition director from CMA

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed Sheldon Mills as its new director of...

Sunny Loans ad banned by watchdog

A Sunny Loans ad has been found to have given misleading impression that the...

Credit score provider merger referred on competition grounds

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has referred Experian’s purchase of ClearScore for an...

FCA begins crowdfunding consultation

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is proposing to change to the rules for crowdfunding...

Loan directors banned for misleading customers

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has banned four former directors and shareholders of Secure My...

“Baffling patchwork” of housing complaint schemes and routes

Ombudsman Services (OS), which is withdrawing from handling complaints in the housing and property sector next...
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COMMENT

Artificial Intelligence

If you motivate an idiot you just get stupid things done quicker

There's a lot of excitement about artificial intelligence in the mortgage industry right now. Nearly nine in 10 mortgage brokers want technology to play...

AI for brokers: the three lines you should never cross

Most AI advice aimed at advisers is either breathless hype or vague caution. Here is something you can actually act on: a practical way...

Hobson’s Choice: Which root canal treatment would you prefer, Sir?

Now that Andy Pandy from ‘oop norf’ is de facto the Prime Minister elect and will shortly be choosing the colour scheme of No...

Buy-to-let: reality versus a much-peddled narrative

Every few months, it seems, another report emerges suggesting buy-to-let no longer stacks up as an investment proposition. The headlines are often dramatic, the...

A week of progress and reassurance

The past week has brought further reassurance for borrowers. With the Bank of England holding the base rate as expected and inflation remaining steady...

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Clydesdale to withdraw from new mortgage lending market

Clydesdale has confirmed it will no longer offer new mortgage lending, marking the end...
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Sort Group podcast sees industry figures joining conveyancing debate

Sort Group says its new podcast series is attracting strong interest from across the...
Policy

New first-time buyer ISA proposed as replacement for Lifetime ISA

The government has launched a consultation on a new First Time Buyer ISA, which...
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AR market consolidates as revenues rise despite fewer principal firms

The UK's appointed representative market is becoming more concentrated, with fewer principal firms overseeing...

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