The Money Advice Trust, the charity that runs National Debtline and Business Debtline, has called on the Financial Conduct Authority to “close the gaps” in...

Leading debt advice provider, Financial Wellness Group welcomes the temporary ‘financial relief for customers’ measures announced by the FCA today and...

The Money Advice Trust, the charity that runs National Debtline and Business Debtline, has welcomed today’s announcement from the Financial Conduct Authority...

Experian has joined businesses from across the UK in an initiative to help the country and its most vulnerable citizens to pull through the coronavirus crisis....

StepChange Debt Charity welcomes the proposed approach set out by the Financial Conduct Authority that would see a standard baseline set of payment freeze and...

Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, businesses must ensure that they’re providing suitable mental health support for employees and fulfilling their duty of...

A 21-year-old man from Elsenham, in Essex, is putting his mind and body on the line in an attempt to raise much needed funds for a disabled children’s...

Business Disability Forum is launching a free online toolkit to help businesses support disabled colleagues and customers during the Covid-19 outbreak. The...

Global information and insights provider TransUnion, one of the UK’s leading credit reference agencies, has found that three out of five (59%) households are...

Paradigm Mortgage Services has today added a new section of information capturing lenders’ automatic valuation model (AVM) information and LTV restrictions...

With regards to the news from Foundation Home Loans today, Chief Executive of Foundation Home Loans said: “Foundation Home Loans has taken the decision to...

Equifax, the business and consumer insights expert, is working actively with regulators, government, credit providers and other credit reference agencies to...

As the country gets used to being in lockdown and more people than ever before are discovering how to work from home, attention is shifting to how we maintain...

March 2020’s Money Statistics, produced by The Money Charity, are released from a place significantly different to anything the majority of us will ever have...

The Conveyancing Association (CA), the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry, has today endorsed industry-wide guidance to conveyancing firms...

Phoebus Software Limited (PSL), the leading banking and lending software provider, has launched a new digital self-service portal that allows lender’s...

Paradigm Mortgage Services has today launched a new Coronavirus support page for advisers which includes a raft of information to help firms through the...

Andrew Jones, CEO for Computershare Loan Services in the UK, said: “We’ve changed our working practices to keep our contact centres operational whilst...

Below is a COVID-19 operational update from Stuart Wilson, CEO of Air Group – the collective of companies covering a range of retirement and later life...

With a head office in Dublin, Vision Blue will bring together its range of financial services products, under a new brand designed to reflect the breadth of...

As we work through the global Covid-19 crisis, the Future Adviser Event has decided, in line with government guidance, to reschedule its inaugural event to 8th...

The incomes of self-employed people are ‘falling like a stone’ amidst economic disruption caused by Covid-19, according to charity the Money Advice Trust,...

AIR Group, the collective of companies covering a range of retirement and later life services, has today announced that its third annual National Later Life...

New data from NordVPN Teams (one of the world’s largest suppliers of the secure virtual private networks corporates use for enabling online working) shows a...

Dr Ivan Petrella, Associate Professor of Economics at Warwick Business School, said: “The Chancellor’s announcement underscores the unprecedented...

The Money Advice Trust, the charity that runs National Debtline and Business Debtline, has welcomed the Chancellor’s announcement of a package of measures to...

StepChange Debt Charity, which yesterday published a joint proposal with the Money Advice Trust for a rescue package in response to the financial problems...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) has released its latest guide to the tenancy deposit protection (TDP) legislation in England and Wales. Since the last guide...

Direct cash support for affected households, a pause on debt enforcement, and urgent support for those who fall behind on their rent and council tax are among...

Rob Griffiths, Director at the Mortgage Market Alliance, says: “Understandably, mortgage lenders have been inundated with worried borrowers contacting them...

For the second week in a row, COVID-19 has us scrapping our list of “normal” financial topics in favour of a clean sheet. RPI reform, the Libor transition,...

Foundation Home Loans, the intermediary-only specialist lender, has today announced a full refresh of its buy-to-let product range. The lender has relaunched...

Today’s Budget, and the Bank of England interest rate cut and liquidity support, will provide some direct and indirect support during the uncertain period...

Foundation Home Loans, the intermediary-only specialist lender, has today announced a new agreement has been signed with specialist finance packager, Y3S...

Commenting on the market reaction to the BoE’s emergency rate cut and COVID-19 measures, Joshua Roberts, Associate Director at Chatham Financial, said:...

Moneyfacts UK Mortgage Trends Treasury Report, not yet published, shows that the average overall fixed rates for both two and five-year mortgage deals have had...

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has launched a Diversity and Inclusion page for International Women’s Day on Sunday, March 8th, 2020. The page...

Amigo notes the statement made by James Benamor on social media on the evening of 4 March 2020. Mr Benamor’s statement contains several material inaccuracies...

John Phillips, national operations director at Just Mortgages, commenting on the UK Finance ‘Household Finance Review’ released this morning, said: “The...

Two financial services experts with more than three decades of combined industry experience have joined Together as it expands its intermediary relationship...

Today sees the launch of Financial Wellness Group, with the ambitious mission of improving the wellbeing of people with money worries, enabling them to ‘live...

The latest landlord research from Foundation Home Loans, the intermediary-only, specialist lender has revealed the vast majority of landlords (70%) anticipate...

Customer satisfaction with the service they received from the salesperson at the dealership was a staggering 93%. Clicks and Bricks is shaping the future of...

There is growing concern that the reports of an increasing number of Coronavirus cases in the UK may have a significant impact on mental health as well as...

Grupo Catalana Occidente has closed 2019 with a consolidated profit of 424.5 million euros, which represents an increase of 9.9% compared to the previous year....

Together Financial Services Limited (‘Together’ or ‘the Group’), one of the UK’s leading specialist mortgage and secured loan providers, is pleased...

Amigo Holdings PLC, the leading provider of guarantor loan in the UK, announces its interim results for the nine months ended 31 December 2019. Headlines Net...

While the UK’s rapid shift towards contactless and digital payments continues apace, these moves remain a very real problem and threat to the financial...

12 sector leaders who will head up cross-industry groups set up to help transform financial wellbeing are being named today by the Money and Pensions Service...

A new organisation has launched today to promote the UK mortgage industry, raise awareness and understanding among consumers about the range of options...

Bluestone Group’s (“Bluestone”) expansion in the UK and Irish finance and technology markets has received a substantial boost from alternative asset...

Just Mortgages has just appointed its first female Financial Services Director as it continues its expansion and diversity drive. Kerry-Ann Davies has been in...

Foundation Home Loans, the intermediary-only specialist lender, has today announced a new partnership with packager firm, The Mortgage Trading Company. From...

Will North, director of core credit for TransUnion in the UK, looks at the UK Finance statistics on Mortgage Trends and financial wellbeing expectations...

Commenting on today’s HMRC property transactions figures, Neil Knight, business development director at Spicerhaart Part-Exchange and Assisted Move, said:...

The MCI Club has today launched a new digital mortgage broker platform. Aimed at traditional brokers, it will be free to use for all existing members of the...

This morning the FCA published its annual Sector Views, an assessment of the risks and potential harm to consumers across financial services markets. The...

Commenting on the UK labour market data, Andy Scott, Associate Director at Chatham Financial, said: “The UK labour market continued to see strong jobs growth...

Commenting on this morning’s Mortgage Trends data from UK Finance, John Phillips, national operations director at Just Mortgages, said: “If November’s...

Air Mortgage Club – the distributor for equity release and later life advisers – has today announced the addition of Chorley Building Society to its...

Released today, TransUnion’s new white paper, which examines consumer credit behaviour in the UK, unveils key trends and themes for lenders to note as we...

Commenting on the news that Esther McVey has been sacked as housing minister, John Phillips, national operations director at Just Mortgages, said: “Housing...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that new business volumes in the consumer car finance market grew in December...

New trials are looking to build on evidence that training frontline support workers in money guidance can help the UK’s most vulnerable people to address and...

Over a million people are expected to receive communications from their credit card providers by the end of March asking them to increase their payments....

Following on from the announcement yesterday of the Government’s new ‘breathing space’ scheme, Money Guru has issued a comment on what this will mean for...

Commenting on the Government’s new Breathing Space period, Fiona Hoyle, Head of Consumer and Mortgage Finance at the FLA, said: “Today’s announcement by...

Phoebus Software Limited (PSL), the Solihull based software company donated £10,500 to charity last year with £7,500 going to Acorns Childrens’ Hospice....

AmTrust International, the Europe-wide private mortgage insurer, has today announced the completion by its Mortgage & Credit division of a capital relief...

The Money Advice Trust has responded to the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) letter to credit card firms that reviews their approach to borrowers stuck in...

The Financial Conduct Authority has today issued a reminder to firms about its expectations of how they communicate with people and treat them if they have...

The Right Mortgage and Protection Network is celebrating half a decade of supporting the UK’s mortgage and protection brokers, and firms, in all areas of...

FORS has become an official Supporter of the national Mates in Mind charity and is encouraging its members to prioritise employee mental health as a staff...

StepChange Debt Charity has appointed Vanessa Northam, previously head of external affairs at Tully, part of the Openwrks Group, as its new head of strategic...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that new business volumes in the consumer car finance market fell in November...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business grew in November 2019 by 2% compared with the...

Commenting on the November 2019 new business figures for the second charge mortgage market, Fiona Hoyle, Head of Consumer and Mortgage Finance at the Finance...

The Financial Conduct Authority has rightly pointed to the beneficial effect on overdraft pricing that its new rules have created for the most financially...

Impact Specialist Finance has maintained its position on PRIMIS’s approved specialist packager panel after an extensive review of all panel members. This...

Admiral Financial Services has become the latest credit provider to deploy a Flexys digital debt management solution to transform services for customers in...

The Conveyancing Association (CA), the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry, is using its Annual Conference next month to look at the future for...

Following on from the refresh that took place late in 2019, the specialist lender has taken further steps to improve their BTL range and streamline the...

A new research report from StepChange Debt Charity, Problem debt and the social security system, shows why it is vital that the Government should take urgent...

The UK economy is missing out on a vital boost as new research reveals small-and-medium sized businesses (SME) are sitting on £86 billion of dormant cash in...

Commenting on today’s HMRC property transactions figures, Neil Knight, business development director at Spicerhaart Part-Exchange and Assisted Move, said:...

Paradigm Mortgage Services has today announced the promotion of two members of staff to new Business Development Consultant roles. Both Tom Hunt and Alex...

John-Paul Wilkins has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director at Freedom Finance, a fintech lending platform that uses smart sourcing to generate more...

90% of professionals would be open to a job approach this time of year, despite not actively looking themselves – citing positive company culture (70%),...

One in five Brits are failing to keep track of their personal finances, with 40% of millennials admitting they have no clue how much they spend compared to...

LendingMetrics has unveiled a new version of its multi-award-winning* automated underwriting platform ADP. Finance providers – who will go live with the...

Paul Went, Managing Director for Shawbrook’s Consumer Division, said: “The main reason that many low-income families fall into extreme indebtedness is...

Eleven new trainees have started five weeks of intensive training with Just Mortgages’ Broker Academy that will see them go from raw recruits with no...

Commenting on the publication of two reports from the National Audit Office which examine the coordination of business support schemes by Government, and the...

Leading customer onboarding and KYC technology firm, HooYu, has announced a partnership to digitalise Vanquis Bank’s KYC processes. The HooYu KYC journey has...

The Gambling Commission has today announced a ban on gambling businesses allowing consumers to use credit cards to gamble. The ban, which comes into effect on...

Sheffield headquartered Jaywing has been selected by HSBC Expat to help redefine the way the brand engages with audiences who live, work and bank across...

SOUTH AFRICA: In September 2014, whilst conducting a research exercise, the National Credit Regulator (NCR) identified deficiencies in Shoprite Investments...

Credit experts TotallyMoney have advised that those booking holidays could protect themselves under Section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act by using a credit...

Hanley Economic Building Society has introduced a new ex-pat offering into its buy-to-let mortgage range. The Society’s first venture into this growing part...

Together Financial Services Limited (“Together”), one of the UK’s leading specialist mortgage and secured loan providers, is pleased to...

Paradigm Mortgage Services has today announced the addition of bridging and short-term lender, MT Finance, to its lender panel. From today, Paradigm’s member...

Foundation Home Loans, the intermediary-only specialist lender, has today announced the expansion of its sales team with five new recruits covering both...

New analysis published today by the TUC shows that household debt rose sharply over 2019, with unsecured debt (debt other than mortgages) reaching record...

The latest monthly analysis of brokers’ criteria searches has pointed to a number of surprising results across a wide range of market sectors – evidence of...

Sprout Mortgage, the leading nationwide force in non-QM residential lending, today announced that Ron Krueger has joined the company as Senior Vice President,...

Paradigm Mortgage Services, the mortgage services proposition, has today announced it will once again run its workshop to support those looking to become...

Connect for Intermediaries has launched the Veganuary Workplace Challenge to encourage both companies and individuals in the mortgage industry to try going...

If you’re thinking about changing your car in 2020, but unsure where to begin when it comes to researching finance, the FLA’s impartial website, Financing...

More than a quarter of British couples plan to spend their Christmas cash on their home rather than each other, a new survey has revealed. They are forgoing...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that new business volumes in the consumer car finance market fell by 4% in...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business was 2% lower in October 2019 than the same...

StepChange Debt Charity comments that new rules on overdraft repeat use [effective from 18 December], will need careful oversight by the Financial Conduct...

MotoNovo Finance’s exclusive discount shopping programme, available to all their finance customers, can give dealers an extra edge when it comes to helping...

According to YouGov research, one in three people in the UK think it’s likely that they will have an argument with their family this Christmas. Huthwaite...

The Conveyancing Association (CA), the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry, has today outlined its core policy priorities for 2020 and beyond. The...

Two in three UK households (66%) expect to return to their normal financial state within three months after Christmas, research from Ferratum Group, a global...

As buy now, pay later payment options continue to surge in popularity, new research finds that the majority of customers (83%) would use point of sale (POS)...

Commenting on the Conservatives winning a substantial majority in the general election, John Phillips, national operations director at Just Mortgages, said:...

Following the Bank of England MLAR stats this morning, Mark Pilling, Spicerhaart Corporate Sales managing director, says “The Q3 arrears figures from Bank of...

ndgit, Europe’s leading Open Banking platform provider, is supplying Inventx AG with an open API integration layer to support its newly launched Open Finance...

Eleven new brokers will start training with Just Mortgages’ broker academy in the New Year after coming through a rigorous selection procedure. The new...

Stonebridge, the mortgage and insurance network, has today announced the launch of ‘RevolutionID’ – a new piece of market-leading functionality...

Foundation Home Loans, the intermediary-only specialist lender has today announced a new relationship with MCI Club. From today, Foundation is joining the MCI...

“Creating good customer outcomes in dealers finance is the crucial route to ensuring that finance can continue to be a profit centre for dealers. Building a...

A recent report revealed that landlords and agents are still confused by the tenant fees ban, which was introduced over five months ago. To add to the...

A new programme of research led by Fair By Design and the Money Advice Trust is set to explore the issue of inclusive design in credit, insurance, energy and...

New data reveals the effect of Christmas on people’s finances, with nearly seven in 10 (68%) unable to comfortably afford this festive season and nearly a...

Hanley Economic Building Society has launched a new ‘build for second home’ product aimed at self-build clients looking to construct a second residential...

Connect for Intermediaries has signed the Women in Finance Charter and has been accepted by HM Treasury as a signatory. Connect for Intermediaries was founded...

British shoppers are gearing up to blow the bank this Christmas, as 43% said they estimate they will spend more than their monthly pay cheque during the...

Paradigm Mortgage Services, the mortgage services proposition, has today announced it will be repeating its ‘Reverse Advent’ charity drive in aid of The...

Tymit, the London based fintech, has announced the launch of its revolutionary, fee-free instalment Visa credit card. Built to provide a rich, mobile app...

The team at The Right Mortgage & Protection Network have a lot to celebrate this week after, its 10th National Training Event yesterday. The completely...

Commenting on today’s Bank of England Money & Credit figures, John Phillips, national operations director, Just Mortgages said: “These figures – both...

Striking Numbers £494.60: Median weekly full-time pay for employees aged 22-29 £390: Median monthly private rent in England for a single room with shared...

Amigo Holdings PLC, (Amigo), the leading provider of guarantor loans in the UK, announces results for the six-month period ended 30 September 2019. Financial...

Amigo announces that it has received the outcome of the FCA’s Guarantor Understanding Multi Firm Work (the “Review”). The aim of the Review was for the...

The Co-operative Bank today launches a new ‘Loans Marketplace’ solution – a service that enables consumers to search for a personal loan quote, with...

The Nottingham has further evidenced its commitment to later life lending by introducing a Retirement Interest Only mortgage fixed at 3.95% for ten years. Its...

The Credit Services Association (CSA), the voice of the UK debt collection and debt purchase sectors, is launching a new Learning and Development Conference,...

The TDS Charitable Foundation has published its 2018/2019 Annual Review, which revealed how the charity has distributed over £293,000 of grants to nine...

Elevate Credit International, a UK lender offering tech-enabled online credit solutions, has appointed Steve Grice as its new Managing Director. Steve will...

Record high employment is hiding concerns about the increasing number of poor-quality jobs, researchers from the Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) at the...

Stonebridge, the mortgage and insurance network, has today announced it broke its record for lending applications submitted during October this year....

Following the UK Finance lending trends figures this morning, Richard Pike, Phoebus Software sales and marketing director, says “When we see figures like...

Marketplace lending hit a record £3.0bn in the first half of the year, despite record loss rates in the sector, according to Link Group’s latest Marketplace...

Just Mortgages’ self-employed division has seen several of its advisers expand their own businesses and take on new staff, showing the success of the...

One in four (25%) online shoppers have fallen victim to fraud on Black Friday or Cyber Monday, according to new research from secure payments solution...

Tymit, the new mobile enabled credit card, has secured £4 million in funding, the London headquartered firm announced today. Tymit offers customers more...

The Money Advice Trust, has today published a new guide to support car dealership staff improve support for customers in vulnerable circumstances. The...

Nuapay, a pioneer of open banking, announces its partnership with mobile technology platform, Thyngs, to help charities tackle the decline in donations due to...

Foundation Home Loans, the intermediary-only specialist lender, has today announced a raft of price cuts across its range of two-year buy-to-let fixed-rate...

Eligible, a technology firm automating customer retention for the mortgage industry, have launched a broker client retention calculator to help brokers assess...

Oodle Car Finance has appointed Equiniti Credit Services (EQCS), the UK’s leading consumer credit technology and outsourced services provider, as its standby...

Thousands of debt solution customers of Gregory Pennington and Freeman Jones now have access to a complete wellbeing package through a UK first partnership...

The Moving Hub, a leading conveyancing platform and case management system, has partnered with Charles Derby Financial Services. The partnership will offer...

Impact Specialist Finance, the specialist mortgage broker and distributor, and Harpenden Building Society have just completed a £1 million interest only...

GMB have welcomed the news that the ‘Real Living Wage’ has risen to £10.75 per hour in London and £9.30 for the rest of the UK. The figure, independently...

Air Later Life Academy (LLA), the commercial and training organisation for later life advisers and Air Mortgage Club, the distributor for equity release and...

Car-buying customers of Specialist Motor Finance (SMF) are now being put in the driving seat when it comes to managing their repayments and getting help from...

Monmouthshire Building Society has launched a new portfolio mortgage range. Key features of the range: Landlords can mortgage multiple investment type...

The overwhelming majority of consumers would prefer their main bank, as opposed to other banks or third-party providers (TPPs), to be their primary source of...

CDP Equity and FSIA Investimenti, a company held 70% by FSI Investimenti (in turn controlled by CDP Equity with a 77% stake) and 30% by Poste Italiane, have...

StepChange Debt Charity today publishes the key measures that it wants the next Government to prioritise to address the harm of problem debt and to help...

Commenting on the latest new business figures for the second charge mortgage market, Fiona Hoyle, Interim Director General of the FLA, said: “The second...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that new business in the point of sale (POS) consumer car finance market grew 4%...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show consumer finance new business grew by 8% in September, compared with the same...

High Court Enforcement Agencies (High Court bailiffs) have been incorrectly charging VAT on top of their fees to debtors as a result of a misinterpretation of...

At its recent party conference, the Labour Party committed to reducing average working hours to 32 hours a week – effectively creating a four-day week. A...

The latest landlord research from Foundation Home Loans, the intermediary-only, specialist lender has revealed that the number of landlords planning to buy...

Foundation Home Loans, the intermediary-only specialist lender has today announced a new tie-up with Brilliant Solutions’ Mortgage Club. From today, members...

Air Mortgage Club – the distributor for equity release and later life advisers – has today announced the addition of Nottingham Building Society (known...

Royal Mail, Centrica and British Telecom’s Openreach are amongst the list of new members to join the BVRLA taking the number of organisations in membership...

Monmouthshire Building Society will be launching a new portfolio mortgage range in November 2019. Key features of the range: Landlords can mortgage multiple...

Together Financial Services Limited (“Together” or “the Group”), one of the UK’s leading specialist mortgage and loan providers, is pleased to...

Commenting on market reaction to a UK general election being called on the 12th December, Olivier Konzeoue, FX Sales Trader at Saxo Markets, said: “Market...

The calling of a general election on December 12th will provide the electorate with an opportunity to change the face of a parliament that leading Government...

Poor customer service at high street banks is causing consumers to turn to challengers such as Monzo, a new report has found. Lower costs, ease of use and...

Striking Numbers 2.0%: Increase in average real pay in the year to August 2019 14.3%: Increase in debt enquiries handled by Citizens Advice in September 2019...

The Finance & Leasing Association’s Chairman and Board have today announced that Stephen Haddrill has been appointed Director General of the FLA and will...

In the past hour, European Council President Donald Tusk has said that the 27 countries that will remain in the European Union after Britain leaves have agreed...

QuickQuid, the UK’s largest remaining payday lender has revealed that it will close down, with US-based owners, Enova, stating that regulatory...

Foundation Home Loans, the intermediary-only specialist lender, has today announced the appointment of Katie Newell (previously Katie Tucker) as its new Brand...

The Nottingham has introduced a new product, and rate reductions, to its range of five-year fixed mortgages. In comes a 95% LTV product with a rate of 2.75%,...

Paradigm Mortgage Services has today added lifetime mortgage provider, OneFamily, to its panel boosting the range of equity release product options available...

Almost one in three Brits (29%) expect their finances to get worse in the next year, while only 14% believe their financial situation will improve according a...

Air Later Life Academy (LLA), the commercial and training organisation for later life advisers, has today announced its training programme has received...

Today’s ONS retail sales figures reveal the amount UK shoppers spent fell -0.2% in September, and this time the new saviour of retail, online stores, fell...

In the past hour, the Prime Minister and the EU have struck a deal outlining the future relationship between the UK and the European Union. With 10.5 million...

Today’s ONS retail sales figures reveal the amount UK shoppers bought fell -0.2% in September, and this time the new saviour of retail, online stores, fell...

Equiniti Credit Services, the UK’s leading consumer credit technology and outsourced services provider, today announces it has partnered with FCA-authorised...

The University of Warwick has received one of its largest donations from an individual to establish a new Fintech research centre. The £3 million donation has...

Swansea Building Society has today become the latest lender to be added to the Paradigm Mortgage Services’ lender panel. From today, members of the mortgage...

Foundation Home Loans, the intermediary-only, specialist lender has announced the completion of its fourth securitisation under the Twin Bridges platform,...

Commenting on today’s UK Finance mortgage trends, John Phillips, national operations director at Just Mortgages and Spicerhaart said: “For some time now...

Commenting on the steepest fall in UK employment in over four years, Andy Scott, Associate Director at JCRA, said: “This morning’s employment data provides...

Commenting on the Financial Conduct Authority’s publication today of a consultation on discretionary commission models, Adrian Dally, Head of Motor...

Foundation Home Loans, the intermediary-only specialist lender, has today launched three new fee-assisted five-year buy-to-let products available across both...

Paradigm Mortgage Services, the mortgage services proposition, has today added more2life, the later life lender, to its panel. From today, Paradigm member...

TDS has released its latest Annual Review, revealing an impressive 73% growth of their free Custodial tenancy deposit scheme during 2018-19 (financial...

Brexit shouldn’t have a major impact on the private rental sector (PRS) however potential changes including rental caps and the introduction of a ‘Right to...

While the buy-to-let market is moving in a more specialist direction, it should not necessarily preclude advisers from being as active as possible and...

Together Financial Services Limited (“Together” or the “Group”), one of the UK’s leading mortgage and specialist loan providers, is pleased to...

Shawbrook Bank has revealed it is set to launch a new and improved business savings proposition this autumn as it looks to build on its presence in the market...

Commenting on the latest new business figures for the second charge mortgage market, Fiona Hoyle, Acting Director General and Head of Consumer and Mortgage...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business held steady in August, and grew by 1% in the...

Enquiries into Hope Capital are up 61% in the third quarter this year, from July to September, compared to the previous quarter. Not only are enquiries up but...

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network will host its tenth flagship roadshow event for members and prospective members, with registration now open. The...

Stockport and Wilmslow based fintech company Savvy.co.uk is to create 25 jobs after securing a £20 million investment. The funding, from London-based Cairn...

Zephyr Homeloans has been appointed to the Legal & General Mortgage Club lender panel to enable appointed representatives and authorised advisers access to...

There is a lot of emphasis on tackling workplace mental health problems such as stress, anxiety and hopelessness when they have built up to be serious and...

Aria Resorts, a provider of holidays and investment properties around the UK, have today announced a strategic partnership with Derbyshire-based IFA firm...

Last night, some of the most influential fintech companies gathered at the InterContinental Hotel – The O2 to celebrate this year’s movers and shakers at...

Dock9, the digital business solutions agency, has released their 2019 Mortgage Playbook, which not only sets out their vision for the future of technology in...

Following the collapse of travel icons Thomas Cook, 9,000 former employees have been left vulnerable without receiving compensation for their loss of jobs. As...

The Moving Hub, a leading conveyancing platform and case management system, has been added to SmartrRefer, Legal & General Mortgage Club’s network of...

Commenting on Prime Minister’s speech at Conservative Party conference, Artur Baluszynski, Head of Research at Henderson Rowe, said: “The speech was very...

Headlines about the UK housing market are published on a daily basis, and it is one of the most closely watched and most easily understood indicators of the...

Not-for-profit initiative, the Vulnerability Registration Service, today announces a partnership with Synectics Solutions, one of the UK’s leading data...

Paradigm Protect, the directly authorised protection proposition, has today announced it has added protection insurance specialist, APRIL UK, to its provider...

Encompass Corporation, a fast-growing provider of intelligently automated Know Your Customer (KYC) solutions, recently carried out a survey questioning...

Commenting on how the BofE may have to cut interest rates, Artur Baluszynski, Head of Research at Henderson Rowe, said: “Even if we avoid a no-deal Brexit,...

Fleet Mortgages, the buy-to-let specialist lender, has today announced further rates cuts to its 75% & 80% limited company and HMO products. Fleet has...

Striking Numbers £4.05 per day: Average per household cost of water and energy in Q1 2019 £28.16 per day: 2019 cost for a lone parent family of raising a...

ReachX, a leading financial platform re-inventing access to Investment Banking services and research in a post-MiFID II environment, is pleased to announce the...

The Conveyancing Association (CA), the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry, has today (26th September 2019) issued its response to the Labour...

Paradigm Mortgage Services, the mortgage services proposition, has today added Mansfield Building Society to its lender panel. From today, Paradigm members...

One Mortgage System (OMS), the seamless single-input enquiry to completion processing platform for mortgage intermediaries, has partnered with Iress to expand...

A change of policy to shift away from housing benefits to direct provision of council housing is long overdue. It will save money in the long run too, says GMB...

Following the UK Finance figures this morning, here’s a comment from Richard Pike at Phoebus. He says “Overall, although the full market figures were lower...

Level, the independent lending boutique which specialises in family litigation finance, has appointed Neil Purslow as Non-Executive Director as it gears up for...

JLM Mortgage Services has today announced that East Anglian advisory firm, Fosters Financial, has joined its mortgage and protection network. Headquartered in...

The Moving Hub, a leading conveyancing platform and case management system, has claimed the title of Best Technology Based Conveyancing Firm – UK in the...

Worrying about money is the leading cause of stress and harm to the wellbeing of British workers, according to a major study of over 2,000 employees from...

Commenting on UK inflation falling to lowest levels since 2016, Chris Towner, Director at JCRA, said: “The sun continues to shine on the British consumer as...

New statistics published today paint a bleak picture of the scale of problem debt in the UK, revealing a record 331,337 people contacted StepChange for help...

The latest UK Finance figures reveal first time buyer mortgages were up 5.8 per cent more, homemover mortgages were 1.4 per cent up while remortgages were down...

The Moving Hub, a leading conveyancing platform and case management system, has partnered with the foremost provider of bespoke and template property websites,...

Three new area directors have joined Just Mortgages’ self-employed division as part of the company’s wider growth plans. Jonathan Phillips joined last...

MAPIO Financial Ltd is a brand new financial services company focusing on mortgages and insurance protection. Founded by Liz Murdie and Scott Anscomb, who have...

Foundation Home Loans, the intermediary-only, specialist lender has today announced the launch of two new five-year buy-to-let fixed-rate products as well as a...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that point of sale (POS) consumer car finance new business volumes grew by 5% in...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business grew by 4% in July, compared with the same...

Stonebridge Group, the mortgage and insurance network, has today (12th September 2019) announced a strong set of trading results for the first six months of...

Together Financial Services Limited (‘Together’ or ‘the Group’), one of the UK’s leading specialist mortgage and loan providers, is pleased to...

There is a strong likelihood that increased competition will force more lenders out of the mortgage market in the future, along with future consolidation of...

Drooms, Europe’s leading provider of secure cloud solutions in Europe, is strengthening its presence in the UK with the appointments of Ditte Nielsen as...

Target Group, the business process outsourcing (BPO) and operational transformation provider, has today announced the appointment of Aileen Wallace as an...

One Mortgage System (OMS), the seamless single-input enquiry to completion mortgage processing CRM platform for brokers, has been adopted by all of the Money...

Credit union network My Community Finance has gone live with an automated decisioning platform that is set to transform its loan application process. It has...

Yesterday, it was announced that Neil Woodford has sold a major chunk of his stake in the struggling doorstep lender Non-Standard Finance. It has been reported...

More than 200 Spicerhaart staff and their family and friends will be completing ‘a 5k Muddy Race’ on Sunday, September 15 to raise money for the...

Fleet Mortgages, the buy-to-let specialist lender, has today announced it has agreed a new funding partnership with asset manager, One William Street (OWS)...

The school holidays have come to an end and parents may well be reeling over the costs of supplies to kit out their children for the new school term. Indeed,...

Air Mortgage Club – the distributor for equity release and later life advisers – has today added Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries to its...

Just Mortgages has appointed three new divisional sales directors to support the business’ continued growth. Peter Kendall, Mike Peet and Tony Richards, will...

CarMoney, the rapidly-expanding Glasgow-based motor finance business, has significantly strengthened its executive team with the appointment of an established...

Striking Numbers -0.2%: Change in UK Gross Domestic Product in the three months to June 2019 £59,166: Average total debt per UK household in June 2019 0.3%:...

As the final deadline for PPI is now just hours away, Steven Kitchen, Managing Director, Huntswood said: “With the final few hours in which customers are...

Amigo Holdings PLC, (Amigo), the leading provider of guarantor loans in the UK, announces results for the three month period ended 30 June 2019. In the quarter...

As the final countdown to the PPI deadline looms tomorrow, Steven Kitchen, Managing Director, Huntswood said: “With the final few hours in which customers...

Air Mortgage Club – the distributor for equity release and later life advisers – has today added Mansfield Building Society to its retirement lending...

Following the latest UK Finance lending update, Richard Pike, Phoebus Software sales and marketing director, said: “These latest figures from UK Finance are...

Vision Blue, the Dublin-based credit technology specialist, is opening a new office in Nottingham as it expands into the personal insolvency and personal money...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that the point of sale (POS) consumer car finance market fell by 3% in June...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business fell in June by 4%, compared with the same...

The Nottingham Building Society’s latest chapter will see it link up with the National Literacy Trust to support their work with young people and families...

Following news today that RBS, NatWest, Nationwide and Tesco Bank customers were hit with yet another IT outage, leaving them unable to access accounts and pay...

Avetta, the leading provider of supply chain risk management that connects organizations with qualified and vetted suppliers, contractors and vendors, launched...

Noble Systems, global leader in omnichannel contact centre technology solutions, will host its 2019 Select Noble Users Group (SNUG) Conference next month at...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a warning about a ‘clone firm’ impersonating the free debt advice service National Debtline using the name...

Today’s UK Finance Regional Lending Trends show that while last month’s monthly stats revealed mortgage activity was down, when split by region on a...

Hanley Economic Building Society has restructured and bolstered its senior leadership team in a bid to drive positive change through its intermediary and...

Ascent, a leading specialist provider of arrears management and legal services which is part of the Irwin Mitchell Group, today announced another year of solid...

The debt advice sector has developed a first of its kind apprenticeship qualification. The qualification Standard and End Point Assessment have now been...

The Credit Services Association (CSA), the voice of the UK debt collection and debt purchase sectors, has successfully passed the first important stage on its...

The Credit Services Association (CSA), the voice of the UK debt collection and debt purchase sectors, has finalised the programme for its annual flagship event...

A majority of landlords believe future Government u-turns on the increase in stamp duty payable on additional property and on the phased-in cuts to mortgage...

BRITS ARE struggling to save for the future due to overspending on guilty pleasures, including holiday travel, owning a car and making home improvements. A...

Following the UK Finance figures this morning on the trends in June, Richard Pike, sales and marketing director at Phoebus Software, says: “Given that the...

The NCA has been granted freezing orders on eight bank accounts containing a total of more than £100 million, which is suspected to have derived from bribery...

Noble Systems, a global leader in omnichannel contact centre technology solutions, announced that TMC (a global integrated media company) has awarded Noble®...

In just a few weeks, thousands of students will be starting at university or college. For many young people, this is their first time away from home. Among...

MONEVO, Europe’s largest lending marketplace and platform, has announced it has partnered with yet another brand seeking to improve their customers’ access...

Adam Oldfield has joined Phoebus Software Limited (PSL) as head of sales and account management, reporting into Richard Pike, PSL’s sales and marketing...

Paradigm Mortgage Services, the mortgage services proposition, has today added Beverley Building Society to its lender panel. Beverley Building Society lend...

Noble Systems, global leader in omnichannel contact centre technology solutions, is proud to sponsor CXS (Customer Experience Summit) on 11th September 2019 at...

Webio the Conversational Middleware Company™ in conjunction with Spreedly has won the 2019 Innovation Lab Award at the PaymentsEd Forum in San Francisco for...

Cabot Credit Management (Cabot), a market leader in European credit management services, today announced the financial results for six months ending 30 June...

Arrow Global Group PLC (the “Company”, and together with its subsidiaries the “Group”), a leading European investor and asset manager in secured and...

Commenting on the latest UK Finance Arrears and Possession stats which reveal possessions are up 15 per cent, Mark Pilling, managing director at Spicerhaart...

The Moving Hub, a leading conveyancing platform and case management system, has recruited three national BDM’s and formed a specialist in-house legal advice...

A rise in government spending saw the UK outsourcing market rebound in Q2 after a quiet first quarter, according to the Arvato UK Outsourcing Index. The...

BrokerSense, the provider of specialist mortgage calculators for brokers, is today launching the UK’s first buy-to-let mortgage calculator of its kind. The...

TriLine GRC and 1st Stop Group have been named as finalists in the 2019 UK Credit & Collections Technology Awards. The Awards recognise excellence and...

MONEVO, Europe’s largest lending marketplace and platform, has announced it has partnered with yet another brand seeking to improve their customers’ access...

Commenting on the collapse of Late Rooms and Super Break, Alastair Douglas, CEO of credit experts TotallyMoney said: “If the purchase or deposit was paid...

Pressure on motor finance companies looks set to see changes in the months ahead and lenders and dealers must adapt. This is the view from MotoNovo CEO Mark...

Following the announcement by the Payment Systems Regulator that the UK’s six biggest banks must implement the Confirmation of Payee System by March 31st...

Larne Payne has been confirmed as the new financial director for Hanley Economic Building Society. Larne has been with the society for over seven years after...

Regulations say only 51% of people must get the rate shown — while the other 49% may get stung on interest rate, offer duration, and credit limit. Recent...

New research and interactive visual map from online mortgage broker Trussle, reveals that 61% of current and soon to be homeowners in the UK don’t fully...

The Financial Conduct Authority has issued a warning to consumers about a “clone” firm impersonating StepChange Debt Charity using the names “Step to...

Almost half of UK adults are currently in debt and believe the rising cost of independent living is to blame. A survey of 1,000 UK adults published in The UK...

Consumers are well-intentioned when building their budget, but even a nominal unplanned expense could leave UK cardholders financially constrained. Many...

Specialist distributor First 4 Bridging (F4B) has achieved fully regulated status with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The successful navigation of this...

Following the BoE figures this morning, Richard Pike, Phoebus Software sales and marketing director, says: “The latest figures from the Bank of England show...

The Nottingham and funeral plan provider Dignity are providing a breath of fresh air to people who put prepaid funeral plans in place between now and 28...

Elliptic, the leading provider of compliance in cryptocurrency, continues its rapid growth with the new appointments of a Vice President of Product and Head of...

Master Private Finance, the specialist mortgage desk exclusively for mortgage/protection network, JLM Mortgage Services’ member firms, has today announced...

This week, Boris Johnson becomes leader of the Conservative party and appoints a new cabinet, with Sajid Javid, Priti Patel and Dominic Raab in top positions....

The number of County Court judgments (CCJs) issued against consumers in England and Wales in the first half of 2019 rose just three percent, to 586,765,...

Following the UK Finance figures this morning, Richard Pike, Phoebus Software sales and marketing director, says “With both UK Finance and HMRC reporting a...

Striking Numbers 0.5%: Average increase in house prices in the year to June 2019, according to Nationwide 0.80%: Average interest rate on a cash ISA in May...

Finally, after months of deliberation, we finally know that Boris Johnson has been successful in succeeding Theresa May as the next Prime Minister of Great...

More than two in five young people (43%) believe that high street banks will continue to process their payments in Britain of 2030 – but they also...

StepChange Debt Charity commends the Financial Conduct Authority for its thorough analysis and new draft practical guidance to firms to help them improve their...

The Financial Conduct Authority has today launched a consultation on proposed new guidance for firms on the fair treatment of vulnerable customers. The...

Bristow & Sutor, one of the UK’s leading enforcement agencies, is hailing the impact of the Independent Advisory Panel established to oversee its...

Both the number and total value of small claims and High Court judgments in Northern Ireland have decreased in the first half of 2019 compared to the same...

The number and total value of debt judgments in Jersey fell in the first half of 2019 compared to the same period 2018, according to figures released today...

New research, undertaken by Opinium, on behalf of UK lender Elevate Credit, reveals that nearly half (45%) of sub-prime borrowers, equating to 7.1 million...

Invenio Financial (Invenio), the debt purchasing subsidiary of Phillips & Cohen Associates, Ltd (PCA), is delighted to announce the appointment of the...

There were 1,160 judgments registered against consumers in Ireland during the first half of 2019 according to figures released today (July 16 2019) by Registry...

Government plans, confirmed in today’s draft Finance Bill, are a “bad deal” for UK businesses and the taxpayer, says insolvency and restructuring trade...

Peter Wallwork, Chief Executive of the Credit Services Association (CSA), has been appointed to the Board of the Money Advice Liaison Group (MALG). His...

The Credit Services Association (CSA), the voice of the UK debt collection and debt purchase industry, has been recognised with a Skills Development Award by...

Around four million people have a sub-prime credit card (defined as cards with an interest rate APR of 30-70%). New research published by StepChange Debt...

British consumers care far more about online payment security than speed, simplicity and convenience, according to research from Equifax, the consumer and...

Almost half of UK adults are currently in debt and believe the rising cost of independent living is to blame. A survey of 1,000 UK adults published in The UK...

The Conveyancing Association (CA), the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry, has today launched a redrafted Leasehold Template letter for firms to...

Kuflink today announced a new commercial partnership with Southampton FC. Narinder Khattoare, Kuflink CEO commented: “As an ambitious fintech, we’re...

A world-leading debt recovery agency based in North Wales has gone one better – by winning an even more prestigious financial industry award than last year!...

Equiniti ICS, the leading provider of case and document management solutions for the public sector, is delighted to announce that it has been approved as a...

Striking Numbers -5.5%: Change in the average real wage since the pre-crash peak in February 2008 £2,653: Average credit card debt per household in April 2019...

The Right Mortgage has been identified as one of London Stock Exchange Group’s 1000 Companies to Inspire Britain 2019. The report is a celebration of the...

In a report released today, the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) is calling on the retail banking sector to consider that: Improving customers’ financial...

John Phillips, national operations director at Just Mortgages and Spicerhaart said: “These latest figures from UK Finance continue the shift we saw from the...

StepChange Debt Charity – including StepChange Financial Solutions, the charity’s mortgage arm – today responded to the Financial Conduct...

Duncan Swift, President of insolvency and restructuring trade body R3, responds to today’s announcement that the Government is moving ahead with plans to...

Cabot Credit Management has enhanced its already high standard of customer service by launching a new professional Institute of Customer Service (ICS) training...

Fleet Mortgages, the buy-to-let specialist lender, has today announced the appointment of two new business development managers (BDMs). Jacqui Simmons joins...

In their recent report on motor finance, the FCA made clear that they would be consulting with the industry on long term changes to the market – and that...

Phillips & Cohen Associates, Ltd. (PCA), the international deceased account management specialist, servicing creditors in the US, Australia, New Zealand,...

The trade association representing the civil enforcement industry has responded to the Treasury announcement that a debt breathing space will be introduced in...

The Money Advice Trust has welcomed the final details of the government’s new statutory Breathing Space scheme, published today by HM Treasury. The...

Peter Wallwork, Chief Executive of the Credit Services Association (CSA), welcomes the announcement by Government to introduce a 60-day breathing space for...

Duncan Swift, President of insolvency and restructuring trade body R3, responds to today’s announcement that the Government is moving ahead with plans to...

New research by credit experts TotallyMoney reveals Brits lost £640m on their holidays in Europe last year due to high transaction fees and poor exchange...

NGDATA today announces a new platform that transforms marketers’ ability to tailor campaigns to individual consumers, enabling them to set up data-rich,...

Hanley Economic Building Society has expanded its dedicated intermediary support team with the addition of Kate McKeon as an Intermediary Sales Assistant. The...

CreditEnable, the integrated market place that connects SMEs and Banks, has won a place in the inaugural, 2019 ‘Inclusive Fintech 50’ Competition....

The latest quarterly Moneyfacts UK Credit Card Trends Treasury Report, which studies the UK personal finance market (Unsecured Personal Loans, Credit Cards and...

Newbury Building Society has today become the latest lender to join the Equity Release Club’s retirement lending panel. Members of the Equity Release Club,...

The Moving Hub, a leading conveyancing platform and case management system, has announced the formation of a strategic partnership with Acquaint CRM. This move...

The Money Advice Trust has today welcomed Ofgem’s new draft Consumer Vulnerability Strategy, which provides a strong focus for the energy industry on how to...

A new survey by Cybera, the leader in SD-WAN Edge application and security services, has found that retailers are struggling to balance the challenges of...

The latest Mortgage Lenders and Administrators Statistics from the Bank of England show that arrears are down but the number of high LTVs are up as is high...

Millennials, a generation of digital natives that grew up amid the fastest period of technological change in history are, according to new independent...

Just Mortgages is to offer all its employed and self-employed brokers a complete digital and social media solution to help boost lead generation. The new...

Moneyfacts UK Mortgage Trends Treasury Report data, not yet published, shows that the number of buy-to-let (BTL) products available, currently 2,396 products,...

Broker Conveyancing, the broker-focused conveyancing distributor, has today announced a significant increase in resource investment in the business with...

This morning the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has made the bold decision to stop banks and building societies from charging customers more when they...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that new business in the point of sale (POS) consumer new car finance market...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business in April was at a similar level to the same...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today announced changes to the way banks charge for overdrafts. The new rules include stopping banks from charging...

Today the Financial Conduct Authority has followed through on its commitment to introduce wide-ranging reform of overdrafts. Around half of StepChange clients...

A new Project Manager has joined LendingMetrics, the specialist credit risk and collections platform provider. Katey Watkins, who has a background in telecoms...

Paradigm Mortgage Services, the mortgage services proposition, has today (4th June 2019) added Gatehouse Bank to its provider panel. Gatehouse Bank offers a...

TotallyMoney’s annual Financial Awareness Survey asked a nationally representative sample of 2,000 UK adults a range of questions putting their personal...

Following the BoE figures this morning, Richard Pike, Phoebus Software sales and marketing director, says “It appears from the Bank of England figures this...

Equity Release Club, the distributor for equity release and later life advisers, has today announced that Family Building Society is the latest lender to be...

The Money Advice Trust has welcomed calls from The Commission for Customers in Vulnerable Circumstances, launched last year by Energy UK, for immediate action...

Specialist Motor Finance has announced the appointment of Jim Cowell to the senior role of business development manager with the company. Jim joins...

New figures published today by the Home Office show that only 31,400 EU citizens have applied for settled status in Scotland, out of about 200,000 EU citizens...

Redefining banking in a financial services market where your biggest competitor may be Amazon or Google, not a traditional bank. Open banking may not have made...

Fiduciam, the institutionally funded and pension-fund owned marketplace lender, has just completed on a €5.5million loan in Spain in just three days. This...

Striking Numbers 26 years and 9 months: Time to pay off average credit card debt making only the minimum payment each month 19.87%: Average credit card...

Generation Z is the cohort most likely to seek out personal advice when it comes to buying a financial product, according to a new report by Target Group, the...

Following the UK Finance lending update this morning, Richard Pike, Phoebus Software sales and marketing director, said “The correlation between the gross...

As the Danske Bank money laundering investigation sees charges brought, Neil Williams of business crime solicitors Rahman Ravelli argues that the effectiveness...

Amigo, the leading company in the UK guarantor loans market, today announces its maiden preliminary results for the year ending 31 March 2019. Key points Amigo...

Cautious car buyers are no longer “maxing-out” on their borrowing ability, and are increasingly choosing vehicles priced below the amount of the...

Mark Pilling, managing director at Spicerhaart Corporate Sales said: “The government announced last week that it will consult on legislation to abolish...

OpenBanking and auto-decisioning technology provider LendingMetrics has unveiled a new-look website to fill what it says are giant OpenBanking knowledge gaps....

Globality, Inc. announced today that it has entered into an agreement with HSBC, one of the world’s leading banking and financial services companies, in...

A new study from Cradlepoint, the global leader in cloud-delivered LTE and 5G Ready wireless network edge solutions, reveals the retail industry is still...

Foundation Home Loans, the intermediary-only, specialist lender has today completed its third securitisation under the Twin Bridges platform. Named Twin...

According to the National Numeracy Day campaign, around half the UK’s adults have poor numeracy skills. Yet evidence suggests becoming a “numbers person”...

Fintech platform Freedom Finance appoints Jake Ranson as Chief Customer Officer (CCO) to further drive its digital transformation. Jake joins from Equifax...

In their annual Financial Awareness Survey 2019, credit experts TotallyMoney asked a nationally representative sample of 2,000 UK adults a series of questions...

Paradigm Mortgage Services and Paradigm Protect, the mortgage services and protection propositions, have today announced the winners of its annual Lender and...

Specialist lender, United Trust Bank (UTB), has been appointed to Connect for Intermediaries’ panel providing a wide range of first and second charge...

The Money Advice Trust has today welcomed the Treasury Select Committee’s wide-ranging report into consumers’ access to financial services. Joanna Elson...

At the start of Mental Health awareness week (13th – 17th May 2019) Ruth Duncan, one of the UK’s leading female insolvency practitioners, has launched...

The Moving Hub has today launched its revolutionary conveyancing proposition into the mortgage intermediary sector with an exclusive promotion with Knowledge...

StepChange Debt Charity is pleased to see the recommendations published today [13 May] in the Treasury Select Committee’s report of its inquiry into...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that new business in the point of sale (POS) consumer car finance market fell 1%...

Commenting on the March 2019 new business figures for the second charge mortgage market, Fiona Hoyle, Head of Consumer and Mortgage Finance at the Finance...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business fell by 2% in March compared with the same...

Just under half (48%) of the UK’s adults claimed they are saving less than £50 a month, according to a recent survey of 2,000 members of the British public....

There’s no denying it’s is a very interesting time to be involved in the automotive F&I marketplace. Like it or not, the publication of the FCA’s...

Front Events, organisers of Financial Services Expo (FSE) Manchester, the premier exhibition for the financial services industry in the North of England, has...

The National Credit Regulator (NCR) urges all consumers whose bank cards, SASSA cards and identity documents which were taken by credit providers to collect...

StepChange Debt Charity has today responded to the FCA’s latest discussion paper, which explored how industry and regulators should respond to demographic...

It’s no secret that challenger banks and fintech companies are changing the banking industry as we know it. The main issue for today’s banking leaders is...

Global business Intelligence specialist Creditsafe has announced that it wants to bring business etiquette back to the boardroom and that starts with a group...

The latest Bank of England stats show that net lending for mortgages increased 24% from £3.3bn in February to £4.1bn in March, while the annual growth rate...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today announced that 29 businesses have been accepted into cohort 5 of the regulatory sandbox to test innovative...

The Conveyancing Association (CA), the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry, has today (29th April 2019) announced it has responded to the Law...

Many UK technology firms are planning forays into overseas markets with the intention of hiring the best international talent, according to research from...

The House of Lords committee on intergenerational fairness has called for the Government to reform stamp duty, saying that it has “seriously distorted the...

As an otherwise highly eventful financial year draws towards a close, the picture for the UK’s price, wage and debt statistics remains largely subdued,...

“There needs to be a sweeping change in the role of technology both at the point of sale and online, placing consumers in control of their finance experience...

The Finance & Leasing Association’s (FLA) Specialist Automotive Finance (SAF) programme has been relaunched in partnership with The London Institute of...

Sean Kulan, Consumer Credit Sector Lead, said: “Vulnerable customers are often disproportionately affected by high-cost business models, and continued...

Insurance customers are increasingly banking on credit to pay premiums with nearly one in three planning to use more credit this year, new research from...

Principality Building Society has become the latest lender to join the Paradigm Mortgage Services lender panel. From today Paradigm member firms will be able...

Research carried out by financial advice website Moneycomms.co.uk and commented on by credit experts TotallyMoney reveals that certain credit cards used abroad...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is today issuing a reminder to FSMA authorised firms that they need to start preparing today, to be ready for the new...

The Money Advice Trust has today launched its revamped ‘How to deal with debt’ guide for England and Wales. The guide takes people in debt through the...

A petition demanding government action against High Street lenders has been started by the director of UK credit reference agency LendingMetrics. The petition...

Gregory Pennington, one of the UK’s largest and longest established debt management companies, has integrated an Open Banking solution, provided by...

Connect for Intermediaries has appointed HSBC to its mainstream residential panel for its network. HSBC approved the appointment last week and it goes live...

Today sees the tenth anniversary of the introduction of the Debt Relief Order (DRO) – a type of insolvency that is available to people who don’t own their...

Commenting on the February 2019 new business figures for the second charge mortgage market, Fiona Hoyle, Head of Consumer and Mortgage Finance at the Finance...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show growth of 1% in consumer finance new business in February 2019, compared with...

In the week that the Equity Release Council’s Spring 2019 Market Report announced a seventh consecutive annual increase for the sector, the Knowledge Bank...

Ahead of the payment protection insurance (PPI) complaints deadline on August 29th 2019, Corlytics, a global leading provider of regulatory risk intelligence,...

Caroline Siarkiewicz, director and debt advice expert at the Single Financial Guidance Body, commented: “The news of the WageDay Advance collapse will cause...

If they’re unhappy with service, Brits are most likely to vote with their feet when it comes to their electricity and gas provider (41% say they would...

UK High Streets have reached a ‘tipping point’. That was the view of a recently published parliamentary inquiry report on UK high streets. The shift to...

In reaction to the FCA’s warning against IFISAs and investing in “high-risk” vehicles like P2P and mini-bonds, Angus Dent, CEO of P2P business lending...

Direct lenders are still expecting to raise EUR 20bn to EUR 30bn in 2019 in an already saturated market, according to a survey conducted by Debtwire, the fixed...

The new StepChange Debt Charity 2018 Statistics Yearbook published today [3 April] reveals the ever-increasing scale of demand for debt help in the UK. The...

This morning, it was announced that from today (1 April), the FCA will begin regulating the claims management industry. All claims management companies (CMCs)...

Stephen Sklaroff, the Director General of the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA), has decided to leave the FLA later this year, after some twelve years in...

New research reveals the insurance intermediary market expects clients to make greater use of credit this year when it comes to buying their cover. The...

Teresa Fritz, Proposition Manager at the Single Financial Guidance Body (SFGB), commented: “The new mortgage adviser directory will be a valuable tool for...

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has completed “the most difficult case in company history”, securing a £1.7m mortgage on a new-start Surrey-based nursing...

A leading apprenticeship provider to the construction and utilities sectors, Develop Training Ltd (DTL), is backing a new campaign promoting apprenticeships to...

Striking Numbers £2,638: Average credit card debt per household in January 2019 1.9%: Increase in Consumer Prices Index in the year to February 2019 £59,409:...

FLA comments on the FCA’s final report on the review of retained provisions of the Consumer Credit Act Commenting on the publication of the FCA’s CCA final...

Brexit analysis by leading data analytics company SEMrush, out today, reveals a surprisingly low number of the UK public have been considering the potential...

MONEVO, Europe’s largest personal loan market place and platform, has launched Credit Staq for the UK market; a cutting-edge tech solution which gives...

Ryan Kemp, director of retail at TransUnion (formerly Callcredit) comments on the latest ONS Retail Sales Index: “The retail industry showed strong growth in...

“While the FCA and industry stakeholders will be consulting in the weeks ahead following the regulator’s publication of its report on motor finance, the...

Over 14 cross-industry trade and representative bodies, including the Conveyancing Association (CA) – the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry...

Car buyers in the UK are finding more of their financing online. That data comes from the second annual survey on auto financing conducted by leading analytic...

Financial companies are increasingly turning to advanced technology to bolster their key services. Automated fund management is becoming a daily reality for...

The financial services industry is well known for being fast paced, competitive and male-dominated. In Fintech, women are vastly underrepresented, making up...

Broker Conveyancing, the broker-focused conveyancing distributor, has today announced a change in its management team following the end of the earn-out period...

A SHOCKING number of UK adults don’t know how to manage their finances in a responsible manner, according to new research. A survey of 1,000 UK adults,...

MotoNovo Finance CEO Mark Standish has issued a positive assessment of the FCA’s findings, following their review of motor finance, announcing; “While in...

Foundation Home Loans, the intermediary-only, specialist lender has today announced the appointment of Paul Flude as its new Regional Sales Manager for the...

15 months after open banking launched in the UK, consumer understanding of what it means remains low. In January this year, research showed that just 9% of...

Caroline Siarkiewicz, Debt Advice Expert and Director at the Single Financial Guidance Body commented: “The FCA has identified improvement in the quality of...

The Nottingham today presented its financial results for 2018, in what was another period of good progress and performance in the development of its...

Following a year which saw the size of its loan book rise to over £100 million, Specialist Motor Finance says it plans to accelerate its growth over the...

John Phillips, group operations director at Just Mortgages and Spicerhaart said: “The chancellor has just announced in the Spring Statement a £3bn...

Charlotte Jackson, Head of Pensions Guidance Services at the Single Financial Guidance Body commented: “The increase to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS)...

Equiniti Credit Services, the UK’s leading consumer credit technology and outsourced service provider, today announces publication of its latest annual...

A SHOCKING number of UK adults don’t know how to manage their finances in a responsible manner, according to new research. A survey of 1,000 UK adults,...

Commenting on the January 2019 new business figures for the second charge mortgage market, Fiona Hoyle, Head of Consumer and Mortgage Finance at the Finance...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show consumer finance new business in January was at a similar level to the same...

StepChange Debt Charity is pleased to see the FCA’s letter to firms on credit card fees and charges, and the regulator’s concern about whether firms are...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today confirmed it will introduce a price cap on the rent-to-own market from 1 April 2019. Jane Tully, director of...

Today the FCA has confirmed its policy on the introduction of the new rent-to-own price cap rules, following consultation. The new rules take effect in April....

The Financial Conduct Authority has today published its report on the motor finance sector after uncovering concerns about the way in which the sector...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) needs to ramp up its work in the motor finance sector, particularly around unfair commission models. Responding to the...

NDGIT GmbH announced today that it quadrupled its license revenues and added 20 new banks as customers in 2018 thanks to its innovative PSD2 and Open Banking...

Commenting on the latest credit card stats released yesterday by UK Finance, Alastair Douglas, CEO of credit experts TotallyMoney, said: “Even though credit...

Marsden Building Society has joined forces with The Right Equity Release to launch a Lifetime Mortgage Service to complement its later lending products. Rob...

Workers haven’t realised the advantages of mobile, with 91% still preferring to use a desktop or laptop for administrative tasks, as revealed by research...

Leading trade credit insurer Atradius recognises that employee wellbeing sits at the very heart of the organisation and has recently taken this ethos a step...

Striking Numbers 24 years: How long it would take to save the average first time buyer deposit at the average UK savings rate out of the average UK income...

1st Stop Group has joined London Stock Exchange Group’s international business support and capital raising ecosystem, ELITE.   1st Stop Group offers car...

The Chartered Banker Institute is proud to announce that it has become one of the first UK organisations to endorse the UN Principles for Responsible Banking....

Together, one of the UK’s leading specialist secured lenders, has announced continued robust growth in its quarterly results to 31 December 2018, as the...

George Robbins, director of financial services at leading credit reference agency TransUnion (formerly Callcredit), shares advice for first-time buyers:...

Hot on the heels of revealing its Retirement Interest-Only mortgage offering, The Nottingham for Intermediaries has introduced a range of rate-busting...

The Credit Services Association (CSA), the voice of the UK debt collection and debt purchase sectors, is once again hosting the annual Credit & Collections...

Eligible, a technology firm automating customer retention for the mortgage industry, have appointed ex-Partner at John Charcol, Hemel Shah, as Sales Director....

John Phillips, operations director at Just Mortgages and Spicerhaart, comments on the latest UK Finance Trends in lending report which reveals that the number...

UK consumers can save more than £2,500 a year by taking control of their finances, new analysis from Experian reveals. Families overpaying on their mortgages...

The Nottingham has shown its commitment to helping more people with home ownership and their finances by adding Retirement Interest Only mortgages to its...

Stonebridge Group, the mortgage and insurance network, has today (15th February 2019) announced the appointment of a new Head of Recruitment. Hayley Stansfield...

A Devon couple who have committed themselves to foster caring for the past 10 years say they are absolutely thrilled to have been accepted for a mortgage with...

Connect for Intermediaries is enhancing its second charge proposition by adding Lenderlink and Fluent for Advisers to its lending panel. Connect already has...

Early findings from major new research by StepChange Debt Charity, released as part of the charity’s Debt Awareness Week, show what variations in progress...

Demand for new cars grew in Europe by just 0.5 percent last year despite benign economic conditions. The recent downturn in manufacturing output in Europe has...

Commenting on the December 2018 new business figures for the second charge mortgage market, Fiona Hoyle, Head of Consumer and Mortgage Finance at the Finance...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that new business in the point of sale (POS) consumer car finance market grew 1%...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business grew in December 2018 by 4% compared with the...

House buyers face a difficult choice on whether to move now or wait following yesterday’s interest rate announcement, according to leading mortgage provider...

Foundation Home Loans, the intermediary-only, specialist lender has today announced the promotion of Grant Hendry to the role of Head of National Accounts....

AccountScore, together with The Insolvency Panel, today announced the launch of the first ever Open Banking solution for the debt advice and debt solutions...

In response to the new figures released by the FOS on debt collection complaints, Caroline Siarkiewicz, Director at the Single Financial Guidance Body and debt...

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network is celebrating their 4th Birthday. The Right Mortgage & Protection Network was set up by Martin and Amanda...

Two new area directors have joined Just Mortgages’ self-employed division as part of the company’s wider growth plans. Jon Taylor joined yesterday (Feb 4)...

The Conveyancing Association (CA), the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry, has today (4th February 2019) revealed a revised fourth version of its...

The lack of productivity growth has been the biggest source of weakness in the UK economy in the decade since the financial crisis. According to the Bank of...

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network are delighted to announce that their members now have free access to the new online mortgage sourcing service,...

Reservations about data security pose the biggest challenge when it comes to increasing consumer adoption of Open Banking, according to a new white paper from...

“The FCA’s much anticipated review into high-cost short-term credit has been published, and again demonstrates the regulator’s unwavering commitment to...

Today, the Chartered Banker Institute has published its response to the FCA’s recent Discussion Paper on Climate Change and Green Finance . We support the...

Lenders, card issuers and payment service providers that need to comply with new fraud rules under PSD2 next year face a challenge from their own customers. In...

The Bank of England has today published its latest monthly Money and Credit report showing consumer credit growth slowed to 6.6 percent in the year to December...

68 per cent of British people think lenders have too much power over borrowers. The finding comes from new online polling conducted by YouGov for the think...

The government’s new breathing space scheme must protect people from debts owed to public sector organisations to be effective, according to the Money...

Following today’s release of the 2018 Insolvency Service statistics, Richard Haymes, Head of Financial Difficulties at TDX Group, an Equifax company,...

StepChange Debt Charity today responds to HM Treasury’s consultation on debt “Breathing Space” and a new defined statutory debt repayment plan (SDRP)....

Professor Dave Spicer, Dean of the Business School at the University of Salford and expert in the retail sector, comments on 9,000 job cuts announced today by...

BRITS ARE turning over a new leaf in 2019. Following a shambolic year of broken New Year’s resolutions two thirds of Brits are promising to sort out their...

Low Savings and Rising Debt Across UK Points to Need for 2019 Financial Resolutions Striking Numbers £58,948: Average total debt per UK household in November...

NGDATA, the company that helps brands to transform their customer engagement strategy and improve marketing and sales conversions through real-time data...

Following a strong 2018 performance, Phoebus Software Limited (PSL) has increased its client’s lending and savings balances serviced on the Phoebus solution...

ieDigital, a global provider of financial services technology, has announced its inclusion in the latest Ovum Decision Matrix: Selecting a Digital Banking...

Homeowners are looking to borrow more than £13,000 to fund home improvements in 2019, new analysis from Experian reveals. Shoppers visiting Experian were...

Glasgow based debt advice firms, Creditfix and Carrington Dean have pledged their support to Shelter and Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity, with a raft of...

December’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) retail sales estimates, released today, reveal online sales boomed by 13.9% YOY; and 2.9% over November’s...

In just 12 months, MotoNovo Finance’s aggregation platform, findandfundmycar.com, has gone from entrant to significant player in the aggregation space....

The OECD area employment rate – the share of the working-age population with jobs – increased by 0.1 percentage point in the third quarter of 2018, to...

Our populist rebellion, whereby voters feel that their actual needs are not being addressed, is being drowned by the political mess at present. There is a...

Commenting on the FCA’s proposal for an overdraft overhaul and a ban on fixed-fee overdrafts, CEO of credit experts TotallyMoney, Alastair Douglas, said:...

The recent global market report Voice, Speech, Conversation-Based User Interfaces 2019-2029: Technologies, Players, Markets from IDTechEx Research forecasts...

Head of UK Banking at Simon-Kucher, Gianluca Corradi, explains how Open Banking is already benefitting customers and delivering innovation January 14, 2019...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that the point of sale (POS) consumer car finance market fell by 1% in November,...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business grew by 2% in November, compared with the...

Paradigm Mortgage Services, the mortgage services proposition, has announced its first free Direct Authorisation (DA) Transition workshop which will take place...

TransUnion (formerly Callcredit), the global risk and information solutions provider, has launched an Open Banking early adopter programme after receiving...

Knowledge Bank’s Criteria Activity Tracker has revealed the top five, most searched criteria by brokers during December with maximum borrowing high on the...

Linedata (Euronext Paris: LIN) announces the acquisition of French start-up Loansquare, whose portal digitalizes relationships between borrowers and lenders....

StepChange Debt Charity is today pleased to announce that John Griffith-Jones will chair the charity from 7 January, following the resignation of Sir Hector...

A new body, the SFGB, is here to help people make the most of their money and pensions. From 1 January 2019, the Single Financial Guidance Body (SFGB) brings...

StepChange Debt Charity notes that latest Bank of England data shows that the annual growth rate of consumer credit slowed in November 2018, but credit card...

As the hangovers of Christmas excesses hit, over one fifth of Brits (22%) say they feel most financially under pressure in January, according to research from...

iwoca, the UK’s fastest growing small business lender, today announces it has connected to Barclays and HSBC banks under Open Banking. This expands the...

A shocking number of UK adults would leave it up to three years or more before seeking professional help if they were in debt, new research has revealed. A...

Interest in fixed-term mortgages has remained strong in December, new analysis from Experian reveals. Today, the BofE announced it had voted to leave Base Rate...

Lending to businesses can be rewarding. Fiduciam, the pension-funded lender, has been provided with a Christmas tree grown by the Irish farmer it lent money to...

Computershare Loan Services has launched Zephyr Homeloans: a dedicated buy-to-let lender that provides a range of mortgage products for professional portfolio...

Striking Numbers 9.96 million: Number of employees auto-enrolled into pension schemes by November 2018 9.2 million: Number of employees not in any pension...

A shocking number of UK adults would leave it up to three years or more before seeking professional help if they were in debt, new research has revealed. A...

As a new survey reveals 1 in 5 Scots believe they will never be debt free, Scottish Trust Deed explains why there’s more to Scotland’s debt problem than...

Caroline Siarkiewicz, Head of Debt Advice at the Money Advice Service comments: “We welcome the FCA’s proposals to make overdrafts simpler and more...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show growth of 10% in consumer finance new business in October, compared with the...

StepChange Debt Charity is pleased that the Financial Conduct Authority has today announced robust measures to ensure that consumers stuck in overdraft debt...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today set out proposals to change the way banks charge for overdrafts, along with other measures in its latest update...

Dr Gordon Fletcher, retail expert from the University of Salford Business School comments on falling profits at online retailer ASOS. Dr Fletcher said:...

London based fintech Shieldpay has today agreed a partnership with Visa (NYSE: V) to deliver secure card payments across peer to peer marketplaces and...

AToM, the specialist mortgage broker and distributor has announced that, from January 2019, it will change its operating brand to ‘impact specialist...

Giles Andrews OBE, co-founder of Zopa, the world’s first marketplace lender, will join Dynamic Credit as Chairman of their Supervisory Board, subject to...

The FSQS accreditation mark is valued by some of the largest purchasers in the financial sector and indicates that an organisation has gone through the process...

Richard Pike, Phoebus Software sales and marketing director, says “The number of remortgages in October is indicative of the upward trend we have seen over...

iwoca, the UK’s fastest growing small business lender, today announces it has connected to Barclays and HSBC banks under Open Banking. This expands the...

George Robbins, director of financial services at TransUnion (formerly Callcredit) comments on the latest Mortgage Lenders and Administrators Statistics from...

Mark Pilling, Spicerhaart Corporate Sales managing director, says: “The latest mortgage lenders and administrators statistics reveal that the value of...

Jake Ranson, Banking & Financial Institutions Expert and CMO at Equifax UK, believes consumers will begin experiencing the full benefits of Open Banking in...

The International Bank of Azerbaijan will use FICO TONBELLER software to take an integrated approach to fighting money laundering and terrorist financing, it...

Bank cards often come with embedded insurance and assistance products and services such as purchase protection, roadside assistance or travel insurance. But...

As the UK prepares for the festive season, research from the Money Advice Service reveals that 45% of parents1 say their children are more likely to pester...

Terry Baxter, Director of Risk and Compliance at Target Group, said: “The FCA’s findings on how mortgage lenders treat customers who have long-term arrears...

When it comes to spending on spouses at Christmas, there aren’t really any hard and fast rules. Some couples don’t exchange gifts at all, while others go...

This year has been quiet a difficult one for some people as we have seen the petrol price hikes, VAT increases, interest rate increases, electricity increases...

Breakthrough innovation specialist Cambridge Consultants today announced DeepRay™, a ground-breaking Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology that creates...

Paradigm Mortgage Services, the mortgage services proposition, has today (4th December 2018) added specialist residential mortgage lender, Secure Trust Bank,...

Credit card customers will know exactly what deal they’re getting with Real Rates from Experian. In a transformative change to the way consumers shop for...

Dock9 is delighted to announce that Masthaven has chosen Dock9 as digital development partner, following an initial discovery and prototyping project....

One Mortgage System (OMS), the seamless single-input enquiry to completion processing platform for brokers, has boosted its specialist lending offering with...

Mutaz Qubbaj, CEO of money-saving app Squirrel, commented: “The dust hasn’t even settled on the demise of Wonga and it appears another company is sidling...

Criteria search system Knowledge Bank will next week launch the 12 Days of Christmas, a campaign which offers fantastic prizes both to new brokers signing up...

The Ministry of Justice published its call for evidence following concerns raised by the advice sector over continued problems with bailiffs and bailiff firms,...

Paradigm Mortgage Services, the mortgage services proposition, has today (26th November 2018) announced the launch of a ‘Reverse Advent’ charity drive in...

The UK alternative finance market grew 35 per cent to £6.2 billion in 2017, as peer-to-peer business lending became an increasingly important part of small...

Commenting on today’s announcement from the Financial Conduct Authority on its proposals to introduce a bespoke price cap in the rent-to-own credit market,...

It is not relationship management or service orientation, but the analytical ability of a finance professional that is the most important skill to develop. The...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today set out a proposed price cap on the rent-to-own market and an update on its work on alternatives to high-cost...

Experian has launched a new set of advanced Open Banking services. Affordability Check and Tennant Vetting Service are both innovations which will empower...

Striking Numbers -5.6%: Change in the average real wage since pre-crash peak in February 2008 98%: First-time buyer deposit as percentage of average salary, in...

Hanley Economic Building Society has extended its Self-Build and Residential mortgage offerings into Scotland with immediate effect. The Self-Build market will...

The Conveyancing Association (CA), the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry, has today issued its response to the Ministry for Housing, Communities...

Ryan Kemp, director of retail at TransUnion (formerly Callcredit) comments on the ONS Retail Sales Index: “In the three months to October, retail sales...

People looking for mortgage advice in the local area can now get it face-to-face at their Nottingham Building Society (The Nottingham) branch, thanks to tech...

Research from Arrow Global’s Debt Britain report shows that despite worrying levels of debt, almost half of consumers (46%) said that they didn’t need any...

New research published today from the University of Bristol, in partnership with the Money Advice Trust and the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute,...

John Phillips, group operations director at Just Mortgages and Spicerhaart, says the latest UK Finance figures show that Brexit uncertainty continues hit...

To celebrate Talk Money Week (12-18 November), StepChange Debt Charity can reveal new evidence from clients about how taking debt advice is helping them feel...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that new business volumes in the point of sale (POS) consumer new car finance...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show consumer finance new business fell by 1% in September, compared with the same...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that asset finance new business (primarily leasing and hire purchase) in...

The mortgage industry is failing to keep up with modern borrowers’ needs, it has been claimed, after a new survey revealed more than half were rejected for...

Hanley Economic Building Society has launched a range of retirement interest-only (RIO) mortgages to support borrowers and intermediaries in their later life...

Almost one fifth of Brits (19%) would never inform a partner of their debt situation, according to new research by Equifax, the consumer and business insights...

The Big Lottery Fund, the UK’s largest community funder, has today published a new report that will help build the evidence base for the Government’s...

Fleet Mortgages, the buy-to-let and specialist lender, has today (5th November 2018) announced that Steve Cox has joined the business as its new Distribution...

TransUnion, the global risk and information solutions provider, has announced today an agreement to sell its Noddle business, the UK-based free-for-life credit...

Advisers have been urged to help those landlords who may be receiving letters from lenders about their mortgages, following the recent changes to the HMO...

The industry should not expect the FCA’s Mortgages Market Study Final Report and recommendations until Spring 2019 at the earliest. That was the view of a...

Commenting on the news that the Government has launched a consultation on introducing a “breathing space” for indebted individuals, Stuart Frith, President...

George Robbins, director of financial services at TransUnion (formerly Callcredit) responds to the Autumn Budget: “While the Autumn Budget revealed...

The number of people being declared bankrupt is expected to increase throughout the rest of 2018 in England and Wales, top 20 UK business services firm Wilkins...

House prices in nearly two-thirds (63%) of London local authorities have fallen year-on-year but the proportion of markets registering a decline in values is...

The Money Advice Trust has responded to today’s Budget, which it says includes ‘welcome action’ on tackling problem debt, including new details of the...

Ian Larkin CEO of Target Group reacts to the UK Budget and economic uncertainty: “The Budget today shows that the Chancellor expects GDP growth to be weak....

The Money Advice Trust, the charity that runs National Debtline and Business Debtline has welcomed signs that today’s Budget is expected to include the...

Changing appetites towards risk in unsecured lending look set to continue, opening up opportunities for used car dealers to tap into a £58bn market...

MONEYGURU.COM, based in Macclesfield, is celebrating 2 million visitors; coinciding with the company’s second birthday in September 2018. Moneyguru.com,...

Analysis of high level anonymised data from Moneyhub, a financial insights platform for individuals and enterprises, finds users have almost double the...

The leading independent global loan administration agent and trustee, GLAS, has announced the appointment of a new CEO, Steven Hodgetts, taking over from...

Striking Numbers 93: Number of times per second LINK cash machines used across the UK in September 2018 £58,776: Average total debt per UK household in August...

Online research from Equifax, the consumer and business insights expert, reveals Brits want lenders to take factors, such as rental payment history, into...

The LCPAca Residential index provides a comprehensive dataset, tracking residential property prices and transactions within England & Wales, Greater London...

Findel, the online value retailer and education supplies business, gave the following post-close trading update ahead of its interim results announcement of...

The National Credit Regulator (NCR) has issued a public warning against Charis Financial Services, an unregistered credit provider, conducting business in...

Connect for Intermediaries has launched a new unsecured lending panel for business loans. CEO Liz Syms announced the news at Connect’s 20th Anniversary...

Personal finance ‘paralysis’ costs UK consumers £18.7 billion per year, according to new research from Freedom Finance. Freedom Finance, the fintech...

Shieldpay, the secure payments provider, today announces it has been awarded an Innovate UK grant. The funding will be used to scale up Shieldpay’s Third...

People over the age of 45 who have failed to make debt repayments are three times more likely than under 25s to have a credit card balance not settled in full...

Commenting on the FLA’s consumer finance new business statistics for August 2018, Asia Anwar, account director – lending, TransUnion (formerly...

Commenting on the August 2018 new business figures for the second charge mortgage market, Geraldine Kilkelly, Head of Research and Chief Economist at the...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business in August grew by 10% compared with the same...

New statistics published today [4 October] by StepChange Debt Charity lay bare the alarming scale and changing nature of problem debt in the UK. They show that...

The UK’s leading retirement finance specialist Age Partnership has appointed David Wing to its board. David’s new position, risk and compliance director,...

Responding to the latest Bank of England Money and Credit statistical release showing that the annual growth rate of consumer credit slowed in August, to 8.1%,...

StepChange Debt Charity today publishes a new four-year strategy that sets out an ambition to double the number of people it can help by 2022 and, for the...

Commenting on Labour Deputy Leader Tom Watson’s call for a ban on using credit cards to gamble, Alastair Douglas, CEO of Free Credit Report provider and...

Striking Numbers £19.97: The fall in Debt growth per adult in June £58,658: Average total debt per UK household in July 2018 £32,220: Average student debt...

Fleet Mortgages, the buy-to-let and specialist lender, is today celebrating its 4th birthday having launched on this day in 2014. During that period, the...

There was a sharp fall in the number of consumers shopping for tracker mortgages in August following the rise in interest rates, new analysis from Experian has...

The Money Advice Trust, the charity that runs National Debtline and Business Debtline, has appointed Vineeta Manchanda and Rebecca Wilkie as members of its...

Following a successful pilot, StepChange Debt Charity is pleased that the Government has today announced that the new Help to Save scheme is now available...

Together, one of the UK’s leading specialist secured lenders, has announced strong growth and record levels of lending in its results for the year ended 30...

The Money Advice Trust, the charity that runs National Debtline, has today welcomed the National Audit Office’s (NAO) report into tackling problem debt. The...

Consumer confidence is vital to car buying and the recent rise in the UK Base Rate to 0.75% could dent this confidence, given an estimated 80% of car buyers...

StepChange Debt Charity today responds to a new official report showing that problem debt costs the state almost a quarter of a billion pounds every year, for...

The ESTAS Group – which highlights the best firms for customer service involved in the home-moving process – has today (5th September 2018) revealed...

Experian is introducing a “real rates” service to the credit card market so consumers will now know exactly what deal they’ll be getting. In a...

People are increasingly struggling with ‘smaller but trickier’ debts on everyday household bills, according to new figures from National Debtline, run by...

Building on its strong year-end results, Earl Shilton Building Society is revolutionising its brand identity to attract a wider audience and express the...

Responding to the latest Bank of England Money and Credit statistical release showing that the annual growth rate of consumer credit slowed in July, to 8.5%,...

Richard Pike, sales and marketing director at Phoebus Software, says “July is, of course, a traditionally busy month in the property world, and it is...

The Money Advice Trust has today announced the launch of the updated CASHflow resource, an online tool which enables people to self-manage their debts, with...

Front Events, organisers of Financial Services Expo (FSE) London, the premier exhibition for the financial services industry in London & the South East,...

The Financial Ombudsman Service has told banks they should take into account the evolution and sophistication of frauds and scams – and not simply assume...

Samantha Seaton, CEO of Moneyhub, commented: “A summer of hot weather has helped to boost spending, but the figures should be taken with a pinch of salt....

All in Property Services is pleased to announce the recruitment of Ray Hugill as a consultant to our business effective from August 2018. Ray’s role will...

Housing association tenants will be given access to the finance they need to get a foothold on the property ladder following the launch of a new £200million...

Accurately remembering how much money you spend depends on whether you pay by card or cash. Research by the University of Cologne and the...

A third of loan searches carried out through Experian’s comparison services are for debt consolidation loans, new analysis has revealed. These type of loans...

The Office for National Statistics has today published its latest UK consumer price inflation figures. The figures show the Consumer Prices Index was at 2.5...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that point of sale (POS) consumer new car finance business volumes grew by 1% in...

Virgin Money has renewed its licence with property analytics business Hometrack, securing delivery of Automated Valuation Model (AVM) services for the next...

In the same month that the Bank of England base rate has risen to 0.75% – the highest level since 2009, debt growth has fallen to its lowest level in over a...

Striking numbers £19.97: The fall in Debt growth per adult in June 0.75%: The new Bank of England base rate £65m: The fall in Public Sector Net Debt per day...

Mental health is one of the biggest causes of sickness absence in the UK, according to the Office for National Statistics. And a new white paper for employers,...

Two years on from the CMA market review which initiated Open Banking, Jake Ranson, banking and financial institution expert and CMO at Equifax Ltd, anticipates...

Paradigm Mortgage Services, the mortgage services proposition, has today (9th August 2018) added TSB to its lender panel, the 14th addition in the last 12...

In today’s customer-centric marketplace, customer satisfaction has become the driving force to success. Satisfied customers eventually become loyal, repeat...

1SG has announced that one of its funders, Citibank, has agreed to increase its existing facility, doubling the amount available from £75m to £150m. The...

Paradigm Mortgage Services, the mortgage services proposition, has today (26th July 2018) added Masthaven Bank to its lender panel. From today, Paradigm member...

The Treasury Select Committee has today published the report of its inquiry into household finances. Joanna Elson OBE, chief executive of the Money Advice...

The Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee has today voted to increase interest rates to 0.75 percent, its highest level since 2009. Jane Tully, director of...

Homeowners could see their mortgage bills rise by around £400 a year following the Bank of England’s decision to raise interest rates, new analysis from...

Beverley Building Society is today announcing a 0.25% increase across all of its personal savings accounts to help boost savings returns across the region and...

Following the Bank of England’s decision to raise interest rates, Richard Haymes, Head of Financial Difficulties at TDX Group, an Equifax company, explains...

StepChange Debt Charity urges policymakers to keep a close eye on the impact of higher rates on debt servicing costs, as even small changes can tip financially...

Following the release of the FCA, Assessing Credit Worthiness in Consumer Credit policy statement, Tom Williams, CEO of technology firm Certua, responds to the...

[JOHANNEBURG] The National Credit Regulator (NCR) has warned consumers to be wary of fake credit providers who attempt to entrap consumers in loan scams. These...

Commenting on the publication of the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) final rules and guidance on assessing creditworthiness in consumer credit, Fiona...

StepChange Debt Charity comments on latest Bank of England consumer credit data and FCA creditworthiness rules. Peter Tutton, Head of Policy at StepChange Debt...

Due to its continued growth, The Right Mortgage and Protection Network are delighted to welcome two new members to its expanding compliance team. The...

The Insolvency Service has today published insolvency statistics showing that total individual insolvencies were 4.4 percent higher in the second quarter of...

Following the release of the Q2 2018 Insolvency Service insolvency statistics today, Richard Haymes, Head of Financial Difficulties at TDX Group, an Equifax...

Sutherland Mortgage Services has announced Gatehouse Bank as its first UK client. The pioneering Sharia-compliant bank offers savings products and finance for...

​A new report from the Office of National Statistics out today shows that, on average, each UK household last year spent or invested £900 more than they...

Paradigm Mortgage Services, the mortgage services proposition, has today (26th July 2018) added Masthaven Bank to its lender panel. From today, Paradigm member...

StepChange Debt Charity is pleased to see the Treasury Select Committee, in its report published today following the inquiry into household finances, show a...

The Money Charity’s Money Workshops have a significant positive effect on the financial capability of young people, in terms of confidence and perception of...

Beverley Building Society has today increased the rate on its Business Postal and Business Online Accounts. And as well as rewarding businesses with the new,...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today announced it is retaining its existing definition of vulnerable consumers in response to its Consumer Approach...

Responding to the publication today of the Financial Conduct Authority’s consumer approach, StepChange Debt Charity is pleased to see that the regulator has...

Online research from Equifax, the consumer and business insights expert, reveals a lack of awareness of banking options among Brits. When presented with a list...

Employers are not grasping the depth of concern staff feel about their financial, physical and mental health, according to new research from Neyber into the...

Equifax, the consumer and business insights expert, has become the first credit reference agency (CRA) to sign the Women in Finance Charter. HM Treasury has...

One-in-five (22%) British adults have had an outstanding credit card balance for at least six months, including the 4% of British adults who have had an...

Intuit Ltd, a fully owned subsidiary of Intuit Inc (Nasdaq: INTU), and Lloyds Bank (LSE: LLOY), announced today that its direct bank feed is now live. Now,...

Thursday 13 July marks six-months since Open Banking was introduced, with the government aiming to dramatically increase competition and ensure a much better...

Equifax, the consumer and business insights expert, has formed a strategic alliance with consents.online, a digital consent management and AISP accredited Open...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business in May grew by 11%, compared with the same...

Fleet Mortgages, the buy-to-let and specialist lender, has today (4th July 2018) announced a revamp of its entire product range with new options across its...

Six months into Open Banking, online research from Equifax, the consumer and business insights expert, reveals that two fifths (40%) of Brits willing to share...

Paradigm Mortgage Services, the mortgage services proposition, has today (2nd July 2018) added private bank, Hampden & Co, to its lender panel. From today,...

Today’s data from the Bank of England shows that consumer credit growth rates continued to slow in May, but remains rapid relative to 2009-12. Although net...

Shanghai Pudong Development Bank (SPDB) Credit Card Center, a credit card lending pioneer in China, has increased its customer base using originations powered...

The Money Advice Trust has today published its latest impact report which outlines the impact of its advice services, training and influencing work in 2017....

StepChange Debt Charity notes that the Financial Conduct Authority today reports that bank overdrafts are significant drivers of profitability on bank personal...

Today’s UK Finance figures show credit card spending has risen considerably in May. This could be an indicator of affordability issues, which could have a...

Oblix Capital, a specialist short term lender, has joined The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) as a new associate member. Membership of the ASTL now...

The UK’s largest credit reference agency, Experian, can now offer Open Banking and PSD2 (Payment Services Directive 2) services to enable the exchange of...

The UK’s biggest personal insolvency practice Creditfix has taken 15th spot in a major employee poll to uncover the best companies to work for. Headquartered...

In 2017, one in five clients of StepChange Debt Charity had an additional vulnerability (such as illness), on top of their problem debt. New analysis from the...

Following the Bank of England’s recent letter warning about the growing risks attached to the provision of 0% credit card balance transfer offers, Daoud...

Stonebridge Group, the mortgage and insurance network, has today (14th June 2018) announced its best ever month for mortgage applications with its advisers...

Nationwide Building Society’s reputation rating of 7.3 out of 10 is dovetailed by extremely high recommendation among customers (8.1), making it the UK’s...

UK consumers look set to spend more on international travel this year than in 2017, the latest findings from Ferratum’s Summer Barometer have found....

In support of the tenth annual My Money Week (11-17 June 2018) Equifax has partnered with Young Enterprise in order to equip young people to grow-up with the...

On Friday, 01 June 2018, the National Credit Regulator (NCR) joined forces with the South African Police Service (SAPS) in an operation aimed at curbing...

Alarm bells are starting to sound as fears rise over the impartiality of the Financial Ombudsman’s review chief and his ‘perceived closeness’ to the...

High rents are here to stay so as a direct consequence employers must be prepared to pay much higher wages to staff to enable them to afford these much higher...

The Chartered Institute of Credit Management has welcomed the planned review by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) into high cost credit and particularly...

The FCA today published the outcomes of a review into high cost credit, including overdrafts, doorstep loans, catalogue credit and rent-to-own borrowing. The...

Responding to the FCA’s review into high cost credit, Money Advice Service Chief Executive, Charles Counsell, said today: “We welcome the FCA’s...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published its high-cost credit review. The review outlines proposals designed to protect people who use...

The net result of the proposals in the Financial Conduct Authority’s High Cost Credit Review published on 31st May is that fewer people, particularly those...

Paradigm Mortgage Services, the mortgage services proposition, has today (30th May 2018) added The Melton Building Society, and its subsidiary, MBS Lending, to...

Raiffeisen Bank will use new customer onboarding technology from analytic software firm FICO to increase its digital lending capabilities in Romania. FICO...

Abundance, Britain’s leading peer-to-peer ethical investment platform, today launches a new move into the social and affordable housing sector, building on...

Analysis by StepChange Debt Charity reveals that two in five clients who received advice in 2017 were behind on at least one of their essential household bills...

Following the FCA’s statement on robo-advice, which required many providers to make ‘significant changes’, Robbie Constance, Head of Financial Services...

The Emerging Payments Association (EPA) has written to the Open Banking Implementation Entity (OBIE) calling for the OBIE to amend the terms of the CMA’s...

The directors of an investment company, who own nearly 250 properties, are set to grow their portfolio after Together delivered funding secured against part of...

Following on from its Mortgages Market Study Interim Report, published earlier this month, a number of lender representatives have questioned whether the...

News that wages have risen is welcome but there is still a very long way to go to make up the ground lost due to the recession in 2008 and inflation since...

A Sowerby-Bridge based finance management specialist has won a prestigious regional industry award. Martin Mellor, founder and managing director of Mellor...

Residential lender Secure Trust Bank has joined the panel, not only of Connect for Intermediaries mortgage network but also its packaging arm. Brokers from the...

With 12.5 million work days lost each year as a result of stress, depression and anxiety, the global membership organisation Business Disability Forum is using...

LCP’s latest LCPAca Residential Index reports annual new build sales* falling 13.8% in Prime Central London with quarterly transactions plummeting to 88....

The Right DA Club, the directly authorised arm of The Right Mortgage Ltd, has officially launched its compliance packages for directly authorised firms. The...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business in March was at a similar level to that...

Following the Bank of England’s (BoE) decision not to raise interest rates today, Richard Haymes, Head of Financial Difficulties at TDX Group, an Equifax...

CarMoney, the fast-growing Glasgow-based motor finance business which was launched in 2016, is set to expand its financing activity into car leasing as a...

The number of debt judgments registered in Jersey rose slightly during the first quarter of 2018, according to figures released today by Registry Trust....

Just Mortgages is taking on two new Financial Service Directors (FSDs) following its most successful year to date. These are just two of a raft of appointments...

Paradigm Protect, the directly authorised protection proposition, has today launched a new helpdesk specifically focused on answering member queries relating...

At the 4thannual Motor Finance Conference held in Berlin on April 26th, MotoNovo Finance was recognised as leading bank owned independent finance provider in...

Banks may be forced to pay a further £18bn to consumers in payment protection insurance (PPI) claims ahead of the August 2019 deadline, following...

Today’s data from the Bank of England shows a monthly slowdown in the rate of growth in consumer credit lending – but in the first quarter of this year,...

The Bank of England has today published its latest monthly Money and Credit report showing consumer credit growth was 8.6 percent in the year to March 2018,...

John Phillips, group operations director at Just Mortgages and Spicerhaart, says, “Overall mortgage approvals were broadly unchanged for March, but within...

Santander has confirmed a three year extension to its valuation and risk services partnership with Hometrack, covering collateral risk management solutions...