Regulation

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...

Call for tighter regulation of claims firms

Citizens Advice has welcomed new legislation to help consumers challenge unfair treatment by claims...

Lloyds Banking Group fined £28m

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Lloyds TSB Bank plc and Bank of...

APFA wants improved clarity around consumer credit activity

The Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) has responded to the Financial Conduct Authority...

Dinosaurs: Think secured loan regulation won’t affect you?

So it won’t be long now until the world changes again for us brokers....

Huge EC fines for rate-rigging banks

Seven banks have been fined a total of €1.7 billion by the European Commission...

PPI claim firm sees text ad banned

An Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) adjudication has gone against Debt Specialists Ltd. A text message,...

Call for Stamp Duty reform

A major estate agency firm has urged George Osborne to address Stamp Duty in...

Loan firm rapped by ad regulator – again

Cash on Go Ltd, which trades as Peachy.co.uk, has fallen foul of the Advertising...

Chief ombudsman steps down

After nearly four years with the Financial Ombudsman Service, Natalie Ceeney is stepping down...

69% of brokers feel prepared for MMR

69% of brokers now understand the changes they need to make to their business...

Citizens Advice: ban CMC cold calling

Citizens Advice has said fines for claim firms are a step towards protecting consumers...

New fine regime for claims firms

The Government has warned claims firms which use information gathered by unsolicited calls and...

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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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Afin Bank appoints Rob Lankey as director of credit

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

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...

StrideUp hails milestone £308m Islamic home finance deal

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

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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