Regulation

Panel backs Bill concession on financial services access

The Financial Services Consumer Panel has welcomed changes to the Financial Services Bill...

FSCS funding strategy slammed by Tenet

Tenet has criticised the funding model for the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS), in...

Credit Union censured for channeling money into church

The FSA has publicly censured The Pentecostal Credit Union Limited (TPCU) for issuing loans...

What now for interest only?

The announcement around the MMR, rather than clearing up the interest only situation, has...

Openwork bolsters RDR marketing support

Openwork is to improve its marketing support for network members as part of an...

Overwhelming majority want estate agent regulation

90% of homebuyers are calling for compulsory regulation of estate agents to better protect...

AIFA calls for changes to FSCS proposals

The Association of Independent Financial Advisers (AIFA) has responded to the FSA’s consultation on...

MMR: FSA makes change to advised sales

The FSA has made a change in the final rules of the Mortgage Market...

MMR: All about the implementation, says Consumer Panel

The Financial Services Consumer Panel has welcomed the publication of the final rules for...

MMR: Equity Release Council welcomes announcement

The Mortgage Market Review (MMR) has received the support of the Equity Release Council. "The...

MMR: won’t reinvigorate housing market, says IMLA

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA), has given approval to certain elements in...

MMR: ‘common sense approach’

An industry compliance veteran has given his qualified support to the FSA's final rules...

MMR: AMI gives cautious support

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has claimed that lobbying work by trade bodies...

MMR: FSA publishes final rules

The FSA has published the final rules stemming from its Mortgage Market Review (MMR). They...

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What, me? Standing out in a crowded market

The mortgage market is changing. It’s more competitive, more complex and more client-focused than ever before. But it’s not just client needs that are evolving,...

Food for thought for those not selling mortgage protection

Networks have told me that only one-in-four mortgages arranged are safeguarded by mortgage protection plans. This is poor and worse, from what I hear,...

Buy-to-let market could be mere months away from seismic shift

As the Renters Reform Bill works its way through parliament there should be much to engage advisers’ landlord borrower clients, and a lot of...

How a JBSP mortgage can help boost affordability

With the average house price in the UK nearing £300,000, affordability remains a sticking point for many prospective homebuyers, particularly those trying to buy...

Why bridging finance will help SMEs weather the economic storm

It’s fair to say that the government's latest statement had little spring in it, and our daily tariff antics from over the pond are...

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Paragon Bank unveils cheapest buy-to-let five-year fix since 2022

Paragon Bank has launched its most competitively priced five-year fixed-rate buy-to-let mortgage in almost...

CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries launches free valuations and cuts rates

Specialist buy-to-let lender CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries has unveiled a series of enhancements to...

Brokers report rising demand for business borrowing despite economic issues

More than half of commercial mortgage brokers are reporting increased demand for business borrowing,...

Castle Trust Bank introduces 48-hour refinance completion service

Castle Trust Bank has launched a new fast-track refinance service, offering to complete loans...
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