Regulation

FSE London seminar programme published

The Financial Services Expo (FSE) London seminar programme will cover three theatres. On both days there...

PFS: Treasury advice review is a unique opportunity

The Personal Finance Society has said that the Financial Advice Market Review announced by...

Invoice finance rules to be relaxed

The government has claimed that changes to invoice finance regulations will open up more...

Co-op Bank censured by FCA

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a public censure against The Co-operative Bank...

The Lending Wizard reveals MCD approach

The Lending Wizard has outlined its European Mortgage Credit Directive (MCD) implementation strategy ahead of...

NAB ups estimates for Clydesdale redress

National Australia Bank (NAB) has readjusted the total amount it believes will be necessary...

FCA to address ASTL conference

Lorna O’Brien, the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) technical specialist in its mortgage sector team in...

FCA appoints investment supervision chief

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced that Megan Butler will be joining the...

RBS expects further action from regulators

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has admitted that it continues to be party to...

Trader banned following Libor fraud

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has banned Lee Stewart, a former trader at Rabobank...

Payday lender to pay £20 million in redress

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced that Ariste Holding, trading as Cash Genie,...

FCA rings the changes on complaints handling

New rules on complaints and call charges have been published by the Financial Conduct...

HSBC’s UK CEO to chair Practitioner Panel

Antonio Simoes, chief executive officer for HSBC in the UK is to become chair of...

PFS sees new record attendances at events

The Personal Finance Society (PFS) has revealed that attendances at their regional and specialist...
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COMMENT

networks

Network recruitment called. The 1970s want their strategy back

I spend a lot of my time looking at growth. What does it cost? Is it sustainable? And are we creating value, or just...

Bank Rate holds again, but November is now firmly in focus

There may well have been a collective sigh of relief across the mortgage market when the Bank of England announced another Bank Base Rate...

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

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First-time buyers

Cost of living hits homeownership plans for more than half of young Scots

More than half of younger adults in Scotland say cost-of-living pressures are the biggest...
Technology

Precise cuts residential mortgage offer times with new platform

Precise has launched a residential mortgage platform after a pilot reduced average application-to-offer times...
Specialist

Impaired credit mortgage sales rise to highest level since 2008

Mortgage lending to borrowers with impaired credit histories has climbed to levels not seen...
News

Councils to gain earlier powers over long-term empty homes

Councils will be able to intervene when homes have stood empty for six months...

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