Regulation

FCA begins supervisory action in debt management sector

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its second thematic review of the debt...

Financial Ombudsman Service award limit hike confirmed

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed that the Financial Ombudsman Service will soon...

New NED for FCA board

Richard Lloyd has been appointed as a non-executive director to the board of the...

Buy-to-let investor jailed for contempt of court

The High Court of Justice has sentenced Robert John McKendrick to six months imprisonment...

FCA announces appointment of new FSCP chair

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced the appointment of Wanda Goldwag as the...

Bankhall unveils Senior Managers & Certification Regime support hub

Bankhall has launched a new support hub covering the Senior Managers & Certification Regime...

FCA launches consultation on GI value measures data

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a consultation proposing new rules requiring firms...

Bowe and Gadhia join FPC

Dame Colette Bowe and Dame Jayne-Anne Gadhia have been appointed as external members of...

New rules for claims management companies

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published new rules and fees that will apply...

FCA bans and fines NED

The Financial Conduct authority (FCA) has banned Angela Burns from acting as a non-executive...

FCA sees inconsistencies in firms’ arrears management practices

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published findings on how mortgage lenders treat customers...

PMS offers bespoke compliance service for members

PMS Mortgage Club has launched a compliance solution for directly authorised mortgage and protection...

FCA launches further consultation ahead of possible ‘no deal’ Brexit

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a further consultation on its approach to...

Short-term loan ad banned for RAPR ambiguity

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned a television advert from GAIN Credit (trading...

COMMENT

Mortgage maturity: A golden opportunity for advisers

Around 1.8 million fixed-rate mortgage deals are due to come to an end in 2026, adding to the 1.6 million mortgages that already matured...

Rates are moving and regulation is evolving

Many lenders are having to increase their rates, and that trend looks set to continue over the coming week. For clients whose current deal...

Building tomorrow’s mortgage market: AI built on trust, governance and confidence

The government's Financial Services AI Adoption Plan, led by Harriet Rees, group chief information officer at Starling Bank, and Dr Rohit Dhawan, group director...

The protection prompt: what AI still needs to get right

The Mills Review has prompted plenty of discussion across the mortgage industry. While much of the focus has been on the finding that a...

Why second charges are helping Right to Buy borrowers do more with their home

For many people, Right to Buy is still one of the most accessible ways to become a homeowner and over the last five years,...

Latest news

Exeter Leukaemia Fund wins £20,000 MAB grant

The Mortgage Advice Bureau Foundation has awarded its one-off £20,000 Extra Funding Grant to...

No-deposit mortgages carry £73,000 London interest premium

London first-time buyers using a no-deposit mortgage could pay more than £73,000 in additional...

Conveyancing Association begins search for new chair

Nicky Heathcote is to step down as non-executive chair of the Conveyancing Association as...

Overseas funds used by almost one in 10 home buyers

Almost one in 10 home buyers use money originating overseas to fund all or...

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