Regulation

SFI rings the changes in advance of MMR

Santander for Intermediaries (SFI) has refreshed its Introducer Internet mortgage platform which will be...

The Money Shop falls fouls of ASA

Instant Cash Loans Ltd (trading as The Money Shop) has been informed one of...

Standard Bank fined £7.6m by FCA

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Standard Bank PLC (Standard Bank) £7,640,400 for...

FCA to review RBS’s treatment of business customers

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed Promontory Financial Group and Mazars to conduct...

OFT investigates ex-payday lender

The Office of Fair Trading has confirmed that it is investigating payday lender Web...

Capital Bridging Finance seeks regulated status

Short term funder Capital Bridging Finance has submitted its application to become a regulated...

Advisers bullish post-RDR

90% of advisers are confident about the future of their business, one year on...

APFA wants compensation for FCA over-charging

The Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) has called for compensation for those firms...

FCA to investigate Co-op Bank

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed it will be undertaking enforcement investigations into...

Widespread support for payday loan cap

84% of adults in the UK are in support of government plans to introduce...

Bring on the thematic review

I never thought I would live to see the day when I would welcome...

FCA fines Porta Verde for AR sales failings

Porta Verde Financial Services Limited has been fined £25,000 by the Financial Conduct Authority...

Ex-Bradford & Bingley director fined by FCA

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Christopher Willford, the former finance director of...

RBS pays £62m fine for sanction regulation breaches

Royal Bank of Scotland has reached a settlement with the Board of Governors of...

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You can’t just turn on a tap and expect housing supply to flow

Yawn and stretch, the government have appointed a new housing Czar in place of the thoroughly discredited Angie Rayner, former Deputy Prime Minister, who...

Alan Cleary: Taking the helm at Chetwood Bank

When Alan Cleary retired from the mortgage industry in 2021 he thought his days of running banks were behind him. After more than three decades...

The sourcing system effect in specialist lending

In specialist lending, the right fit for a client has never been as simple as picking the top rate from a list. In sectors like...

Why the Renters’ Rights Bill should be a wake-up call for advisers and landlords

The Renters’ Rights Bill is shaping up to be one of the most significant legislative changes to the private rented sector (PRS) in decades. Expected...

Living in a box. Am I living in a cardboard box?

More young people are living with their parents than ever before. The bank of Mum and Dad has evolved into the hotel of Mum and...

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Shawbrook promotes Apollonio to lead retail mortgage sales

Shawbrook has promoted Louise Apollonio to sales and distribution director for retail mortgages, as...

Clydesdale Bank raises fixed mortgage rates across core and specialist ranges

Clydesdale Bank is set to raise a range of fixed mortgage rates from Monday,...

Growth in online auctions reshaping UK property market

The UK property auction market is being rapidly transformed by digital platforms, with record...

Mount Street appoints new head of HR to lead global people strategy

Mount Street Group has appointed Fatima Badini as head of human resources, with a...