Regulation

Secured loan business boost expected from FCA regime

A new survey has found that 88% of brokers are anticipating to write more...

First Complete runs best practice meetings

First Complete has launched its first series of member roadshows for 2014. Called...

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...
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Income protection: the unsung hero of the cost-of-living crisis

Higher mortgage rates, rising energy costs, and continued inflation have put pressure on many household budgets. Advisers spend time helping customers find the right rate,...

Why rigid credit scoring is locking too many people out of homeownership

Some people don’t fit the mould. That’s always been true in mortgage lending. But the tools used by most lenders to assess borrowers, particularly...

What a bigger market means for brokers

The latest Interpath and BDLA UK Bridging Market Survey confirms what many brokers are already experiencing on the ground, that bridging has hit the...

How social media can bridge the protection disconnect

The latest AMI Protection Viewpoint provided a compelling snapshot of the challenges and opportunities facing the protection market. The research highlights a worrying pattern that...

Opening doors for credit-worthy but overlooked clients

It doesn’t take much these days for a borrower to feel they’ve fallen out of favour with the system. A missed payment here, a...

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Appointments

Afin Bank appoints Rob Lankey as director of credit

Specialist lender Afin Bank has appointed industry veteran Rob Lankey as director of credit,...
Development exit

Shawbrook backs Carmichael Homes’ canal-side development in Falkirk

A multi-million-pound funding facility from Shawbrook Bank is supporting Carmichael Homes’ latest project, The...
Shariah property finance

StrideUp hails milestone £308m Islamic home finance deal

A landmark £308 million securitisation by StrideUp has reconnected Islamic home finance with the...
Later Life

Young adults expect six-figure incomes for a ‘good’ retirement, says Royal London

A growing number of young adults believe they will need more than £100,000 a...

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