Regulation

FSE Midlands: FSA final report not expected until Spring

The mortgage industry should not expect the FCA’s Mortgages Market Study Final Report and...

FSE Midlands: landlords needs adviser help over HMO licensing changes

Advisers have been urged to help those landlords who may be receiving letters from...

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...
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COMMENT

Commonhold and Leasehold Reform

With great power comes great responsibility

There has been a huge amount in the press about the “feudal” system of leasehold and how the government’s revitalised commonhold will fix all...

Don’t rein me in

For many years, major financial institutions and large retailers have understood the benefits of presenting their customers with complementary products alongside their core offering. Banks...

More questions now surround the home moving digital journey

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published its highly anticipated Home Buying and Selling Reform Roadmap, representing the most aggressive...

Stability has value: why the latest Bank Base Rate hold matters

The Bank of England's decision to maintain Bank Base Rate (BBR) at 3.75% may not have generated the excitement that often accompanies a rate...

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...

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Appointments

The West Brom promotes Gareth Madeley to chief customer officer

West Brom Building Society has appointed Gareth Madeley as its new chief customer officer,...
MIMHC

Industry leaders unite behind MIMHC Lunch

HSBC UK, Virgin Money, Nottingham Building Society, Landbay and top broker firms Mortgage Advice...
News

Santander raises foreign national mortgage lending to 90% LTV

Santander UK has expanded its foreign national mortgage policy by increasing the maximum loan-to-value...
Buy-to-let

Keystone passes £2bn in securitisation issuance with sixth Hops Hill deal

Keystone Property Finance has completed its sixth securitisation, taking total issuance under its Hops...

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