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Fine for Leicester estate agent over money laundering failures

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has fined Leicester-based IPS Estate Agents Limited £11,844...

Regulators publish guidance over new payment protection products

The FSA and the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) have jointly published final guidance...

Sheila Nicoll to leave the FSA

The FSA's conduct business unit director of policy, Sheila Nicoll, is to leave...

Two new non-executive directors join the FSCS board

The FSA has appointed two new non-executive directors to the Board of the Financial...

Regulator consults further on FSCS funding

The FSA has confirmed new rules designed to secure funding for the Financial...

Banks want PPI claim time limit

The FSA has confirmed rumours that it has been approached by the British Bankers'...

New FSA guidance over incentive schemes

The FSA has published final guidance that will help financial firms avoid creating and...

Payday lender under fire for TV ad

The Money Shop has had one of its television adverts banned by the Advertising...

Insurance broker banned and fined after “dishonesty and recklessness”

The FSA has banned insurance broker Harbinder Panesar from working in the financial services...

OFT puts requirements on two banks over charging orders

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has imposed requirements on Royal Bank of Scotland...

Tenet reveals post-RDR adviser status

Tenet has revealed that 98% of advisers within its network have maintained independent status...

Co-op Bank fined for failing to handle PPI complaints fairly

The FSA has fined The Co-operative Bank plc £113,300 for failing to handle payment...

Financial Services Bill becomes Act of Parliament

The Financial Services Bill has received Royal Assent. The Act, which comes into force from...

OFT underfunded to police consumer credit effectively

A report by the National Audit Office (NAO) has concluded that consumer credit regulation...

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Assetz Capital cuts development finance rates to 8.85% to support SME housebuilding

Assetz Capital has announced a further reduction to its development finance rates, with rates...

NatWest unveils family-backed mortgage to lift FTBs onto the property ladder

NatWest has launched a new Family-Backed Mortgage aimed at helping first-time buyers increase their...

MPowered Mortgages cuts three-year fixed rates for remortgage customers

MPowered Mortgages has announced another reduction in its three-year fixed rates, this time targeting...

Mansfield enjoys record-breaking year as building societies celebrate 250th anniversary

Mansfield Building Society has reported a record year, announcing new mortgage lending exceeding £125...
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