The Bank of England has today published its latest Money and Credit figures showing consumer credit growth remained at 5.7 percent in May 2022. The annual...

Millennial buy now, pay later (BNPL) finance firm, Payl8r, is calling for the adoption of open banking as a legal requirement for credit assessing in the same...

Suspending deductions from Universal Credit for Government debt would help plug the gap caused by the shortfall between the Government’s support measures and...

Wages falling at record levels are pushing ever more people into financial distress as living costs continue to skyrocket, according to the June 2022 Money...

Spiralling inflation, which is set to continue into the Autumn with utility prices set to rise, saw affirmative action by both the Bank of England and FCA...

Leading national broker firm, Just Mortgages has launched a new panel management partnership with eConveyancer to complement the existing offering of its...

“The latest figures from the ONS show that retail sales volumes fell by 0.5% in May 2022 with food store sales down by 1.6% from the previous month as retail...

Paradigm Protect, the directly authorised protection proposition – which is part of Paradigm Mortgage Services, has today added the LV= range of General...

“DivideBuy welcomes and strongly advocates for the UK government’s plans for formal regulation of the $3.7 billion Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) industry....

Following a series of earlier Advertising Standards Authority rulings against misleading advertisements and websites by Insolvency Practitioners and lead...

One of the UK’s fastest-growing financial co-operatives has partnered with Engage, the community banking-as-a-service division of Contis-Solaris, to launch...

“As one of the UK’s leading credit reference agencies, it’s good to see that the Treasury and FCA are moving in the right direction on regulation of the...

Today, the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) sets out its plans showing how it proposes to carry out two market reviews focusing on card fees. One looks at...

Hodge has released an in-depth survey into how the rising cost of living is affecting the everyday spending and saving habits of people in the UK. The study...

In response to the government’s announcement today on BNPL regulation, Neil Kadagathur, CEO and Co-Founder of Creditspring said: “While the proposed...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer car finance new business volumes fell in April 2022 by 1% compared...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business grew by 21% in April 2022 compared with the...

Following the statement from the FCA on vulnerable customer, Andrew Gething, managing director of Morgan/Ash, said: “The findings of the Financial Conduct...

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS), one of the leading suppliers of valuation panel management services, has successfully been approved for continuation of...

Responding to the government’s announcement that it commits to reform of the Consumer Credit Act, David Postings, Chief Executive of UK Finance, said: “We...

The Money Advice Trust has warned of additional pressures facing mortgage-payers in the wake of today’s Bank of England’s rate rise to 1.25%, as the Bank...

Stephen Haddrill, commenting on the news that HM Treasury has agreed to reform the Consumer Credit Act (CCA): “This is a great result. We have campaigned for...

Connect for Intermediaries has become the first network to provide its brokers with access to Legal & General Mortgage Club’s SmartrFit+ tool. Connect...

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has further strengthened its sales function with three new hires. Mollie Rising joins as Business Development Manager for...

After inflation, regular pay, excluding bonuses is down 2.2%. It hasn’t fallen faster than this for over 10 years (Sept-Nov 2011). Strong bonuses meant that...

47% of people say they’ve had to change their financial plans as a result of everything that’s happened over the past two years. Some have suffered...

It takes women more than two years to bounce back financially after having a baby, leaving many fearful about their own financial security and nearly a quarter...

Impact Specialist Finance, the leading specialist packager and distributor, has been added to the packager panel of Paradigm Mortgage Services, the mortgage...

Online millennial finance firm, Payl8r, has seen an 334% increase in lending over the last 12 months as Klarna cuts its workforce by 10%. Payl8r, the UK’s...

Research by London rental platform, Rentd, has revealed that rental cost increases have contributed to a strain on household finances for 86% of UK tenants,...

One Mortgage System (OMS), the seamless single-input enquiry to completion processing platform for brokers, has completed a full API integration with Pepper...

Evolution Money, the second-charge lending specialist, has today launched the latest iteration of its quarterly data tracker, which reviews borrower types,...

MotoNovo Finance has appointed Matt Lucas to the business’ newly created position of Head of Partnerships. The new role underlines MotoNovo’s...

CHL Mortgages, the intermediary-only specialist buy-to-let lender, has been added to the lending panel of finova Payment and Mortgage Services. This...

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS), one of the leading suppliers of valuation panel management services, has now seen over 400 surveyors graduate from its...

UK Finance releases its latest Household Finance Review which reports on trends in household spending, saving and borrowing during the first quarter of 2022....

Only around half of people said they would consider taking financial advice (51%). 29% of people said they wouldn’t take advice because it was too expensive....

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network have launched an informative and content rich new Trust Hub following on from their content surrounding Writing...

The Conveyancing Association (CA) – the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry – has today announced the launch of its 2022 Lender Survey to...

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA), the National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) and the Ministry of Defence (MOD) are today launching a new...

Jaja Finance (“Jaja”), the online digital credit card provider, is bucking trends by committing to a 40% increase in its workforce before the end of the...

The Bank of England announced today that net borrowing of mortgage debt by individuals decreased to £4.1 billion in April (down from £6.4 billion in March),...

New data for April from StepChange Debt Charity shows that the cost of living is now the second most commonly cited reason for debt, up from the third most...

The Bank of England has today published its latest Money and Credit figures showing consumer credit growth increased to 5.7 percent in April 2022 from 5.2...

With prices across the board rising at their fastest rate in 40 years, the challenge for UK consumers to stay on top of their money is forcing many to have to...

Zoopla forecasts that price growth will slow from here, and at this rate, growth will fall to 3% by the end of the year. Price reductions are on the rise: 1 in...

Self and custom build finance specialist BuildLoan has created a short-term mortgage for builders who need to fund the construction of their self or custom...

StepChange Financial Solutions, the mortgage and equity release advice subsidiary of StepChange Debt Charity, won the Mortgage Strategy award for Best Equity...

The Money Advice Trust has welcomed today’s announcement from the Chancellor of more support for households struggling with rising living costs. Jane Tully,...

Commenting on the new measures announced today, StepChange Debt Charity Director of External Affairs Richard Lane said: “The additional £650 of support to...

“It’s welcome that the Chancellor has finally introduced new measures to help people through the cost of living crisis. The one-off payment of £650 to low...

TransUnion, a global information and insights company, marked the completion of its Challenge90 fundraising with Leeds United for Yorkshire Cancer...

With cost of living and interest rates on the rise while house prices are through the roof, specialist property lending experts, Octane Capital, has calculated...

Following today’s news that grocery price inflation has hit the highest level in 13 years as households struggle to pay bills, Mohit Paul, Chief Revenue...

Following the HMRC figures this morning, Richard Pike, Phoebus Software sales and marketing director, says “The non-seasonally adjusted figures today show...

Analysis from Freedom Finance, one of the UK’s leading digital lending marketplaces, finds that membership of Credit Unions has risen to an all-time high,...

Fintech lender, Creditspring, today announces that it has raised £48 million to supercharge its mission of improving financial stability across the UK. The...

New research from Equifax reveals students who take out a student loan to fund a degree are nearly twice as likely to take on more debt after graduation as...

71% of people picked up at least one new habit during the pandemic. The most common habits we picked up over the past two years were eating out less, going out...

“The latest figures from the ONS show that retail sales volumes rose by 1.4% following a fall of 1.2% in March 2022, as consumers made the most of the good...

The Money Advice Trust has today announced that a number of its training programmes across both its vulnerability training and consultancy and Wiseradviser...

Research by estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, has revealed how the Mortgage Guarantee Scheme (MGS), or Bojo Mortgage, has so far fared and how this...

Yooz, a leading purchase-to-pay (P2P) automation provider, today has announced that former COO/CIO Laurent Charpentier has been appointed global CEO of Yooz,...

With BMW understood to be the latest manufacturer set to embrace an agency model approach to new vehicle distribution, it is, as MotoNovo Finance’s...

Eindhoven, Netherlands – in3, a Dutch ‘Buy-Now-Pay-Later’ (BNPL) fintech has today announced a $85.3m Series B funding round from the British...

The latest UK Consumer Prices Index (CPI) figures, published today by the Office for National Statistics, show that CPI rose to 9 percent in the twelve months...

With the Office for National Statistics today confirming that annual inflation reached 9% in April, the Bank of England expecting it to reach 10% later this...

NEW YORK – Splitit unveiled a new way to drive installment payments through its merchant-branded Installments-as-a-Service platform. Instead of originating...

Paradigm Mortgage Services, the mortgage services proposition, has today announced the appointment of a new Senior Relationship Manager. Sarah Blackwood joins...

Nearly half (47%) of university students and graduates in the UK, say that receiving a student loan has made them more comfortable with other forms of...

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

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business grew by 19% in March 2022 compared with the...

Andrew Gething, managing director at MorganAsh, in response to the latest research from the Financial Services Consumer Panel on later life lending, says...

New buyer enquiries increased slightly in April – similar to the previous month. However, sales agreed have flattened. And agents’ expectations of sales in...

A new independent survey of 251 senior decision-makers at UK banking and financial services firms has revealed how they are responding to customers’ changing...

A guide has been launched to help mortgage lenders and brokers put empathy at the heart of customer care and ensure that customers benefit from the power of...

Jaja Finance Ltd (“Jaja”) has signed a deal with Asda, in conjunction with global payments technology leader Visa, to provide digital, reward-led credit...

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter have launched their mental health and wellbeing report to coincide with Mental Health Awareness Week 2022. The...

Yesterday’s rate rise could push mortgage payments up by over £40 and put up to one in ten of those on variable rate mortgages under financial pressure. If...

“The Bank of England’s decision to raise interest rates to a 13-year high today will be welcomed by savers, many of whom may not remember the last time the...

The Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee has today voted to increase interest rates to 1 percent. Joanna Elson CBE, chief executive of the Money Advice...

Following the Bank of England’s decision to raise the base rate by 0.25 percentage points today, StepChange Debt Charity has warned that a further hike in...

Held at the Belfry Hotel on Aprils 28th and hosted by MotoNovo’s Managing Director Karl Werner, Commercial Director Debbie McKay and former rugby union...

Central Trust, the first and second charge lender, has today made significant changes to its residential and Consumer Buy-to-let (CBTL) mortgage propositions,...

Leading national broker firm, Just Mortgages brought in fifty new brokers to its self-employed team in the first three months of 2022. The self-employed...

NewDay (the “Company”), a leading consumer credit business in the UK, and John Lewis, one of the country’s best-known brands, announce that they have...

An industry-wide gauge of property market sentiment by The Property Redress Scheme has revealed that UK property professionals feel hugely optimistic about the...

March figures show credit card borrowing was up 10.6% in a year – the fastest growth since 2006. We spent roughly half as much on cards as we did in...

The Bank of England has today published its latest Money and Credit figures showing consumer credit growth increased to 5.2 percent in March 2022 from 4.5...

New data from StepChange Debt Charity shows that the cost of living pressure continues to rise for financially stretched households – it was the third...

tell.money, the fintech platform that delivers innovative and rapidly deployable Open Banking solutions for banks and other account providers, has closed its...

Impact Specialist Finance, the leading specialist packager and distributor, has partnered with conveyancing portal, Movin Legal, to help its brokers find the...

In April, 91% of people said the cost of living had increased – up from 62% in November. Older people are feeling price rises more keenly: 94% of those aged...

While prices continue to rise at concerning levels and the cost of living crisis sees more people struggling with their everyday money, one small bright spot...

Monthly house price growth slowed slightly to 12.1% in April – but it’s still the 11thconsecutive month in double digits. The average price hit £267,620,...

Consumer demand for credit products has grown since the onset of the pandemic, according to TransUnion’s Consumer Credit 2022 white paper, which reveals...

Paysafe (NYSE: PSFE), a leading specialized payments platform, today announced a new partnership with Exeter Finance LLC, a leading indirect auto finance...

A year into the pandemic we were more able to cover one-off costs out of the blue with lockdown savings, but now we’re back to borrowing. 20% of us put at...

LiveMore Capital has revamped its entire product range offering a much wider choice of options for borrowers aged 50 to 90+. Instead of a two-tier system...

Average UK rents have increased for the sixth consecutive quarter, according to The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS), whilst also producing evidence that...

Today’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) retail sales figures for March make grim reading, says the home delivery expert ParcelHero. Retail sales tumbled...

Following the latest property transaction figures from HMRC that found moves jumped almost 20% in March, John Phillips, national operations director, Just...

Foundation Home Loans, the intermediary-only specialist lender, has today announced the promotions of Keith Jones and Katie Quigley to Senior Regional Account...

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has announced the appointment of Scott Riley as Sales Manager, Specialist Cars and Vehicle Stock Finance in the bank’s Asset...

At a time of rising fuel prices, unstable energy supplies and increasing climate warnings, as many as 715,000 small businesses who are worried about the...

Demand for lending on credit cards and loans rose in the first three months of the year and is expected to do so again this spring, as we struggle to cope with...

Foundation Home Loans, the intermediary-only specialist lender, has today launched new two-year ‘Green ABC+’ fixed and discount options for residential...

The latest UK Consumer Prices Index (CPI) figures, published today by the Office for National Statistics, show that CPI rose to 7 percent in the twelve months...

Splend, a leading vehicle subscription business for rideshare and delivery drivers, today announced a new senior secured credit facility with Pollen Street...

West One Loans’ buy-to-let division has appointed Jez Quinn as national account manager to grow and develop relationships with a diverse range of brokers....

Lettings software provider Yorlet, has integrated technology with the new API solution created by government-backed Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS), providing a...

Open to everyone GROW has been created to increase understanding in areas such as unconscious bias, to challenge, support, and encourage meaningful discussions...

CHL Mortgages, the intermediary-only specialist buy-to-let lender, further expands its product suite and criteria by launching a new product range for large...

With approval from the Central Bank of Ireland, Prima Finance has announced the launch of a new personal finance app, allowing Irish residents to access an...

On December 3rd 2021, the FCA published a press release, “FCA proposes stronger requirements on oversight of appointed representatives.” It...

The FCA has today launched a new three year strategy. Responding to the news,Richard Lane, Director of External Affairs at StepChange Debt Charity, said:...

81% of UK adults are unaware that buy now, pay later (BNPL) schemes are unregulated, placing them at major risk of falling into debt, according to new research...

StepChange Debt Charity’s 2021 Statistics Yearbook, published today, shows that even before the latest rise in general inflation and the rise in the energy...

Mainstream lenders are surrendering people into the hands of illegal loan sharks as many victims try to access credit from legal, regulated sources but the...

As an affordable housing option, shared ownership is growing but it does not have enough consumer awareness and understanding. This was one of the key messages...

Jaja Finance Ltd (“Jaja”) today announces that it has closed the strategic transaction announced in November 2021, resulting in a consortium led by KKR and...

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC), today confirmed a target of 200+ signatories by the end of 2022. Speaking during a webinar hosted by...

Zopa bank has hit profitability, just 21 months after acquiring its banking licence. This is the first time Zopa bank turns a profit, making it one of the...

A week after the Government’s Spring Budget and with energy price hikes from the 1st April piling on the pressure, the latest survey by the UK’s leading...

House price growth surged to 14.3% in the year to March – and prices are up 1.1% in a month. This is the fastest growth since 2004. Average house prices hit...

CHL Mortgages, the intermediary-only specialist buy-to-let lender, has added Aidan Walker to its BDM team. Aiden will cover the North of England region. He has...

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) and the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Alternative Lending hosted a House of Commons reception to showcase...

Leading broker firm, Just Mortgages plans to almost treble in size in just five years. Its goal is to reach 1,500 staff across its various divisions by 2027....

Foundation Home Loans, the intermediary-only specialist lender, has today launched an expanded panel of solicitors for specialist property cases, including...

The Bank of England has today published its latest Money and Credit figures showing consumer credit growth increased to 4.4% in February 2022 from 3.2% in...

We borrowed another £1.5 billion on credit cards in February, the biggest monthly hike in at least 30 years. It took the annual rise in card borrowing to...

StepChange Debt Charity’s latest client data report for February shows a rise in the proportion of people seeking advice who say that cost of living pressure...

These findings from MotoNovo’s Attitudes to Car Buying Research reveal the importance of dealers’ knowledge, transparency and overall helpfulness...

The Conveyancing Association (CA) – the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry – has today announced the appointment of Coadjute as a new...

Facing the sharpest decline in living standards since records began, people in the UK are already leaning into credit and debt to meet the everyday challenges...

Foundation Home Loans, the intermediary-only specialist lender, has today announced the promotions of Grant Hendry and Mark Whitear. Grant becomes Director of...

Proportunity, the shared equity loan provider, has partnered with Knowledge Bank to make its products available on the industry leading criteria search...

Stonebridge, the national mortgage and insurance network, has announced strong mortgage application and completion growth through 2021 and into 2022 at its...

The Money Advice Trust has welcomed the increase in National Insurance threshold and increasing the Household Support Fund in today’s Spring Statement –...

Following the Spring Statement, John Phillips, national operations director at Just Mortgages said: “As expected, there wasn’t anything directly related to...

Pink Pig Loans, the specialist finance packager and distributor, has today announced it has rebranded the business and will now be known as Truffle Specialist...

CPI inflation is up again to 6.2% in February – from 5.5% in January. It’s the highest CPI has been since 1992. Notable increases. The rising cost of a...

Following the HMRC property transaction figures this morning, Richard Pike, Phoebus Software sales and marketing director, says “It is not at all surprising...

With cost of living rising rapidly, the Bank of England increasing interest rates and National Insurance going up, more eyes than usual will be on Chancellor...

“Wednesday’s Spring Statement is an opportunity for the Government to take decisive, meaningful action to help consumers and businesses avoid the worst...

One in seven (an estimated 7.9 million) UK adults is behind on at least one household bill and one in eight (an estimated 6.2 million) have gone without...

Hodge is to co-host the first live Power of 8 (PO8) event for 2022 with Accord Mortgages in Manchester on Wednesday 30th March, discussing how to tackle...

Foundation Home Loans, the intermediary-only specialist lender, has today announced an expansion of its Green buy-to-let product range to specialist property...

Enra Specialist Finance announced today that it has struck a deal with funds advised by Elliott Advisors (UK) Limited (“Elliott”) to acquire a majority...

Due to the continued growth of Just Mortgages’ New Build Division, a third divisional sales director role has been created. Helen Whitehead has been promoted...

Today, online shoppers in the UK face more identification checks when paying for purchases on the internet as SCA rules to clamp down on fraud come into force....

Connect IFA Ltd, the specialist mortgage network, has today announced Mortgage & Surveying Services (MSS), the national property services group with...

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

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business grew by 51% in January 2022 compared with the...

Helen Lord, CEO of the Vulnerability Registration Service (VRS), a not-for-profit company providing the UK’s first central vulnerability database, has been...

Registry Trust, the not-for-profit organisation which maintains the Register of Judgments, Orders and Fines for the UK & Ireland, has appointed Polly...

in3, a leading Dutch Buy-Now-Pay-Later (BNPL) fintech business, has today announced a $11.1m funding round from Finch Capital as growth soars. In addition to...

Despite storms battering the country, it was evident that consumers were determined to embrace the call to learn to live with Covid-19, with retail traffic...

Tembo, the family-focused digital mortgage broker, is the latest addition to the broker panel at shared equity loan provider Proportunity. London-based fintech...

Research by specialist property lending expert, Octane Capital, has revealed how rental market stock levels have plummeted across the UK’s major cities, as a...

TotallyMoney, the credit app that helps everyone move their finances forward, has appointed Henry Pearce as Head of Data, as it ramps up the use of technology...

28% of mortgages paid out to owner occupiers in the last three months of 2021 were remortgages, up 10 percentage points in a year. This was the highest share...

EAST MEADOW, NY – Sprout Mortgage, one of the nation’s largest non-QM originators and fastest growing independent lenders, today announced two...

A webinar poll conducted by Central Trust, the intermediary only specialist first and second charge lender, has revealed that a large number of mortgage...

Over the past year, Just Mortgages New Build Division has seen a rise in enquiries and sales from home buyers interested in shared ownership. With house prices...

81% of people said their cost of living has risen over the past month. When asked how this was affecting them, 22% of people said they were spending their...

Leading national broker firm, Just Mortgages is training its advisers to offer expert business protection advice. Twelve advisers have completed the course...

Norton Home Loans has been added to the lender panel of New Leaf, enabling members of the network to access the lender’s full range of specialist first...

Research by Henry Dannell, a leading specialist in bespoke mortgage solutions, has revealed how the cost of a mortgage for today’s homebuyers is 22% more...

January saw the usual seasonal increase in people looking for debt advice, according to the latest client insights report from StepChange Debt Charity. The...

The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) at Cambridge Judge Business School today announced the launch of the Cambridge Digital Assets Programme...

Fleet Mortgages, the buy-to-let specialist lender, has today outlined its new Environment, Social & Governance (ESG) Policy Statement, and the proactive...

Shawbrook has today appointed Arthur Leung in the newly created role of Chief Product Officer, reporting into the Bank’s CEO Marcelino Castrillo. The...

BuildLoan has worked closely with Nottingham Building Society to launch three new cost based self and custom build mortgage products. All of the new range...

Worrying indicators for the UK’s finances have come into full effect over December and January with households facing soaring bills, according to the...

CarTrawler, the leading global B2B provider of car rental and mobility solutions to the travel industry today announced that it is now the online car rental...

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

Financial cooperative, Strathkelvin Credit Union (SCU), has appointed Dina Devalia, Simon Bonney, and Ian Wright, all managing directors at business advisory...

Adolescents aged 17-19 years old with previous mental health issues were 100% more likely to have suffered further mental distress as a result of the Covid-19...

A new survey from UK fintech Pave shows the vast majority of Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) customers are unclear about the impact of BNPL on their credit scores,...

Paradigm Mortgage Services, the mortgage services proposition, has today announced the appointment of a new Senior Relationship Manager. Michael Brown joins...

Foundation Home Loans, the intermediary-only specialist lender, has today announced the appointment of two National Sales Managers. Nathan Goodridge joins the...

In today’s increasingly digitally and socially engaged marketplace, the role and scope of apprenticeship opportunities for candidates and employers are...

Leading national broker firm, Just Mortgages, has appointed three new development directors. They will work with the firm’s regional directors to provide...

In the first half of February, 76% of people said their cost of living had risen in the previous month – up from 69% in the second half of January. The most...

A business outsourcing provider has been awarded a new, additional contract by a long-standing financial services client. Sigma Connected, which provides...

Foundation Home Loans, the intermediary-only specialist lender, has today announced the creation of two Managing Directors within the business. George Gee...

Research by Henry Dannell, a leading specialist in bespoke mortgage solutions, has revealed that the total number of homes owned with a mortgage or loan across...

The latest UK consumer price inflation (CPI) figures, published today by the Office for National Statistics, show that CPI rose to 5.5% in January, up from...

Real estate consultancy Naismiths is set to invest in growth over the next 12 months with support from Shawbrook Bank. The business, which is headquartered in...

PIMFA, the trade association for wealth management, investment services and the investment and financial advice industry, has today called on the Financial...

First 4 Bridging (F4B) has announced the appointment of Besmir Kurti as Head of Intermediary Relations for the South. Besmir re-joins the F4B team after a...

Independent mortgage and protection adviser Affinity Mortgages has been added to the panel of brokers at Proportunity, the shared equity loan provider. The...

The Financial Conduct Authority has today issued a statement on changes made to contract terms by four ‘Buy now, pay later’ firms, including voluntary...

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

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business grew by 16% in December 2021 compared with...

StepChange Debt Charity is pleased to note the Financial Conduct Authority’s interventions today in the Buy Now, Pay Later market. Richard Lane, Director of...

“News that the UK GDP contracted by 0.2% in December last year should come as no surprise given Omicron’s disruption to the UK’s economic recovery....

Today, the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) confirmed and published a new rule that paves the way for more banks and building societies to adopt Confirmation of...

TotallyMoney, the credit app that helps everyone move their finances forward, has appointed Rebecca Shears as its new Chief Marketing Officer. Rebecca holds...

A Year on from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ban on discretionary finance commission in January 2021, the impact of MotoNovo’s ground-breaking...

EAST MEADOW, NY — Sprout Mortgage, one of the nation’s largest non-QM originators and fastest growing lenders, is proud to announce that Samuel Bjelac...

Nationwide mortgage advice firm, Mortgage 1st, and estate agent, British Home Sellers, are now working together to enhance the home buying journey for their...

CHL Mortgages, the intermediary-only specialist buy-to-let lender, has been added to Brilliant Solutions’ lending panel. This partnership will provide...

In light of the Bank of England raising its base interest rate from 0.25% to 0.5% today, Paul Heywood, Chief Data & Analytics Officer at Equifax UK...

Commenting on today’s MPC Bank Base Rate announcement, Simon Jackson, Chief Executive Officer at MSS (Mortgage & Surveying Services), said: “The...

Brokers expect to write more specialist residential mortgage business this year than ever before, according to a poll by Norton Home Loans. The specialist...

The Right Mortgage and Protection Network is celebrating seven years of supporting the UK’s mortgage and protection brokers in all areas of business....

Today Splitit (ASX:SPT, OTCQX:SPTTY), the company empowering shoppers to use their credit cards to pay in instalments, shares new data which reveals the...

New research among more than 2,000 UK adults has revealed how many people are planning to buy a new home or property investment in 2022: 18% of UK adults...

Estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk has revealed that while homeowners remain confident that house prices will remain high and their monthly mortgage...

Following the Equity Release Council’s 30th anniversary report which explores the sector’s progress over the past three decades, Will Hale, CEO of Key,...

“Klarna launching a card is a big deal for the payments sector. From a functionality perspective, BNPL has been considered a serious challenger to credit...

Experian is delighted to announce a new partnership with the National Literacy Trust to support financial literacy amongst young people across the country. The...

Leading outsourced communications provider, Moneypenny, has launched a world-first integration with Microsoft Teams to minimise interruptions for time-poor...

The challenging direction of travel for the UK’s finances continued in the closing months of the year, with few indications of potential positives and some...

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS), one of the leading suppliers of valuation panel management services, has announced the appointment of Hugh Riley as...

Fiduciam, the institutionally funded lender to housebuilders and entrepreneurs, has provided a £5.3m Recovery Loan Scheme facility for the development of an...

Brent crude surges above $89.5 a barrel due to supply constraints and geopolitical tensions. Forecasts that oil could hit as much as $120 a barrel. Petrol...

This morning, Klarna released its first physical payment card, as the Buy Now Pay Later trend continues to spiral out of control, Jens Bader, CEO of...

WASHINGTON — Bank economists expect credit conditions to continue improving for both consumers and businesses over the next six months, according to the...

Paradigm Mortgage Services, the mortgage services proposition, has today added West One to its lender panel. From today, Paradigm member firms will be able to...

Key Group, the leading Preston-based specialist provider of financial solutions to the over-55’s, has appointed Alistair Morrison as one of its National...

“Shoppers wrapped up their Christmas shopping a little earlier this year, as the spectre of Omicron turned traditional footfall trends on their head, and led...

“December was always going to be a chilling prospect for retailers, many of whom spent the month wrestling with supply chain disruption, an inflationary...

Property sales (non-seasonally adjusted) rose again in December – up 11.8% from November, but down 14.6% from a year earlier. It’s the third busiest...

There are 100 million current accounts held in the UK. Around 8% are now held with newer online banks – up from 1% in 2018. Over the same period, the big...

TransUnion, a global information and insights company and one of the UK’s leading credit reference agencies, has been proudly supporting Save the Children,...

The number of people finding it hard to keep up with bills and credit commitments has doubled since the start of the pandemic according to new research from...

The latest UK consumer price inflation (CPI) figures, published today by the Office for National Statistics, show that CPI rose to 5.4% in December, up from...

The amount of Christmas shopping put on buy-now, pay-later rose by £1billion in 2021. As banks, retailers and others continue to jump on the increasing...

Hodge has seen a 173% increase in the number of holiday let mortgage applications in 2021 compared with 2020, according to new figures. The new data also found...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business grew by 33% in November 2021 compared with...

Market analysis by real estate debt advisory specialists, Sirius Property Finance, has found that despite a reduction in the number of housebuilders filling...

Leading broker firm, Just Mortgages has restructured into East and West divisions in order to efficiently manage its growth, with changes taking effect this...

LazyPay, India’s preferred Buy Now Pay Later solution by PayU Finance, today announced its partnership with SBM Bank India to launch LazyCard, a prepaid...

One Mortgage System (OMS), the seamless single-input enquiry to completion processing platform for mortgage intermediaries, has become the first third-party...

Impact Specialist Finance has announced that all their exclusive and semi-exclusive products can now be sourced on the intermediary product sourcing systems,...

Average house prices reached another record high of £276,091 in December. During 2021, the average price rose £24,500 – the biggest gain since 2003. Prices...

Today marks the closing date on HM Treasury’s consultation on how to regulate Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) lending. In its response, StepChange Debt Charity...

The Treasury’s consultation on the FCA’s regulation of the Buy Now Pay Later sector closes just before midnight tonight. Among the proposals are for credit...

Leading broker firm, Just Mortgages has doubled its number of area directors from 11 at the start of 2021, to 22. The rapid expansion has been essential to...

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS), one of the leading suppliers of valuation panel management services, has announced a 100% pass rate across its training...

Hodge has released an in-depth report into the attitudes of those aged over 50 towards retirement and their personal finances. The study, called “Tired of...

According to research by Foundation Home Loans, the intermediary-only specialist lender, 67% of all homeowners, or those who want to become homeowners, would...

New research from criteria search specialists, Knowledge Bank suggests after a long hiatus, the bank of Mum and Dad is supporting a significant number of...

Evolution Money, the second-charge lending specialist, has today launched the fourth iteration of its quarterly data tracker, which reviews borrower types,...

A Midlands outsourcing firm has donated £1,000 to Birmingham Christmas Shelter to ensure homeless and vulnerable people can be well fed throughout the festive...

It looks like there will be £2.1bn spent on Christmas shopping via BNPL, in addition to the £4.1bn in debts currently outstanding with UK providers,...

“Bringing family together and meeting expectations”. These are the reasons why one in four Brits take on additional debt at Christmas, according to...

Enra Specialist Finance and MT Finance joined forces on Thursday 16th December to play a Christmas charity football match to raise funds for two great...

Many people with significant amounts of outstanding borrowing will be worrying about the double whammy of inflation and higher interest rates following the...

New research from Smart Money People has found that broker satisfaction with the time mortgage lenders take to process applications through to offer has...

61.3% of people over the age of 16 were living in a couple in 2020. Just over half of people were married or in a civil partnership (50.6%). 13.1% were...

The latest UK consumer price inflation (CPI) figures, published today by the Office for National Statistics, show that CPI was at 5.1%, up from 4.2% in...

We borrowed £73.4 billion in mortgages between July and September – down £15.6 billion from the previous quarter (when the stamp duty holiday was more...

Millions of people in the UK are being put off accessing credit products because they fear a rejected application could harm their chances of a loan in the...

In the week to 2 December, including Black Friday, we spent 121% of the pre-COVID average on credit and debit cards. This is up 15 percentage points from the...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business grew by 11% in October 2021 compared with the...

National law firm, Foot Anstey LLP, which has offices located in Bristol, Exeter, London, Plymouth, Southampton, Taunton and Truro, has advised London-based...

Leading national broker firm, Just Mortgages, has launched a new golden hello scheme to support experienced advisers who are transferring from an employed role...

New research out today from Smart Money People has found that broker satisfaction with mortgage lenders is now 81.3%, an increase of 1% from H1 2021, and an...

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

The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) at the University of Cambridge Judge Business School today publicly launched the CCAF.io, which for the...

29% of women often worry about their debts, compared to 23% of men. 28% of women often worry about not being able to pay bills, compared to 20% of men. 19% of...

The Conveyancing Association (CA), the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry, has used its recent Annual Conference to outline a number of process...

A webinar poll conducted by CHL Mortgages, the intermediary-only specialist buy-to-let lender, suggested that an overwhelming 96% of brokers expect to write...

Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has made a welcome announcement as part of their ‘Building a trusted, modern tax administration system’, a...

Kensington Mortgages and Proportunity will now work together to help first time buyers to get on the housing ladder.  Specialist mortgage lender, Kensington,...

Following the release of the National Audit Office’s report on the Bounce Back Loan Scheme, Phil McGilvray, Managing Director of Debt Services at Equifax UK,...

Pink Pig Loans, the specialist finance packager and distributor, has today (3 December 2021) announced the appointment of Kate Pedley as its new Head of...

West One Loans buy-to-let division has added four new underwriters and one completions case manager as it continues to expand to meet strong demand for...

Following the launch of the ilumoni app in September 2021, ilumoni is on a mission to help UK borrowers #BorrowWell through their new #GetDebtFit...

One Mortgage System (OMS), the seamless single-input enquiry to completion processing platform for brokers, has been selected by mortgage advisory firm UK...

Key members of the London Belgravia Group have set up their own insurance and financial advisory firm, J3 Advisory. Jack Bristow, Johnny Leadsom and James...

UK household budgets continue to be heavily pressured from all sides, with both international and national factors adding unexpected challenges into the mix,...

The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) at the Cambridge Judge Business School today published the report of findings from its “Fintech...

New research has found that the number of people with debt in the UK has increased by ten percentage points in just six months (64% to 74%), with variable...

New research has found that the number of people with debt in the UK has increased by ten percentage points in just six months (64% to 74%), with variable...

Fleet Mortgages, the buy-to-let specialist lender, has today announced a series of changes and promotions within its senior management team. Sunny Lo, Chief...

A recent Chartered Body Alliance global survey has revealed some stark realities regarding the treatment of customers in vulnerable circumstances, including...

Just Mortgages’ academy is welcoming a record number of attendees into its industry leading training programme. 18 trainees are going to learn the ropes of...

‘As expected, there was a huge decrease in property transactions in October, falling by 50 per cent as people rushed to take advantage of the stamp duty...

Property sales (not seasonally adjusted) plummeted to 85,090 in October – down 48.4% from September, and down 30.1% from a year earlier. This is the slowest...

New figures from Financial Wellness Group show that the number of customers seeking debt advice who have outstanding Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) loans amongst...

Fleet Mortgages, the buy-to-let specialist lender, has today (22nd November 2021) announced the appointment of a new Business Development Manager (BDM) for the...

UK-based fintech Monevo has appointed Kelli Fielding, TransUnion’s managing director of consumer interactive in the UK, to its board, helping to leverage...

Aryza Lending Solutions today announced a new partnership with one of the UK’s top financial services companies, Hastings Direct. With its proud history and...

NewDay, one of the UK’s largest providers of consumer credit, has launched Newpay, an instant access digital credit account designed to help consumers spread...

The number of employees was up 160,000 to 29.3 million in October. Job-to-job moves hit a record high of 979,000 in July-September, largely driven by...

Leading broker firm, Just Mortgages has reached a new milestone with the 400th self-employed broker joining its team. This marks an incredibly rapid expansion,...

The concept of money and saving is a crucial part of being financially independent and responsible. Blacktower Financial Management surveyed 1,500 UK parents...

The UK’s BNPL market was estimated to be worth £2.7 billion in 2020, leading to consumer credit totalling £246 billion. It’s a rapidly emerging market...

Metro Bank has joined the lending panel of finova Payment & Mortgage Services, previously known as MCI Mortgage Club, which rebranded last month. Club...

Worrying new statistics from a new online survey of over 2,000 16-25 year olds* suggests that young people’s financial health has worsened as a result of the...

West One Loans buy-to-let division has been added to Brilliant Solutions’ growing direct to lender panel, a move which will further boost the lender’s...

Leading automotive finance provider, JBR Capital, is pleased to announce a renewed partnership with Supercar Driver as exclusive vehicle finance lender for...

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

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business grew by 1% in September 2021 compared with...

Average house prices reached a record high in October of £270,027. They increased at their fastest pace since June – up 8.1% in a year. House prices for...

Today, the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) publishes its final report into its card-acquiring market review. The document sets out the regulator’s...

Leading broker firm, Just Mortgages has launched a new nationwide initiative to teach children the importance of financial management. As part of the campaign,...

Financial Wellness Group has released its 2020-21 Impact Report, providing an overview of the support it provided to customers during a full year impacted by...

StepChange Debt Charity today reports that of the 13,000 new clients who took advice from the charity in September, a rising proportion were claiming Universal...

Responsible lender, Fair for You, will continue its rapid expansion under the helm of new CEO Simon Dukes. The Community Interest Company (CIC) is seizing the...

Phil Andrew, Chief Executive Officer of StepChange Debt Charity, Joanna Elson CBE, Chief Executive of the Money Advice Trust, Dame Clare Moriarty, CEO of...

eConveyancer has strengthened its Sales team, with the recruitment of Michelle Ward as National Account Manager. Michelle brings with her nearly 15 years’...

The Money Advice Trust has responded to Today’s budget welcoming the taper rate cut to Universal Credit but has warned of a challenging winter ahead for...

StepChange Debt Charity says that today’s Budget is good in parts – but that many lower-income households who accumulated debt during the pandemic are...

Following the Autumn Budget, John Phillips, national operations director at Just Mortgages said: “As expected, the Budget was light on news for those in the...

The UK’s economic recovery from the pandemic remains in a point of transition, with every sign of a positive measure being equally met by a challenge,...

An estimated eight million (7.7m) Britons have significant outstanding balances with buy-now, pay-later companies, as consumers continue to be drawn in by...

Leading broker firm, Just Mortgages has appointed Ben Allkins as the new head of mortgages and protection for its self-employed division. The newly created...

Paradigm Mortgage Services, the mortgage services proposition, has today added Reliance Bank to its lender panel. From today, Paradigm member firms will have...

Following the announcement of the Government’s BNPL consultation today, Jayadeep Nair, Chief Product and Marketing Officer at Equifax UK said: “In just a...

StepChange Debt Charity is pleased to see that today’s consultation paper issued by HM Treasury on how to regulate the Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) market picks...

Leading integrated payments platform, Paysafe (NYSE: PSFE), today announces that it has extended its partnership with payments provider ZEN.COM. Paysafe’s...

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

The Conveyancing Association (CA), the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry, has today announced the appointment of new Affiliate member, SDLT...

The Conveyancing Association (CA), the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry, has today announced Lloyd Davies has decided to retire from his...

Foundation Home Loans, the intermediary-only specialist lender, has today launched ‘Green ABC+’ fixed-rate products for both buy-to-let and owner-occupied...

Rents on detached homes increased twice as fast as the average for all UK properties during Q3 2021, according to The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS). The...

Hanley Economic Building Society has launched a two-year 95% LTV fixed rate shared ownership mortgage and a two-year 95% LTV fixed rate mortgage to enhance its...

Getting the right tenant and a good property manager are the two most important things for buy to let property-owners, according to new research from Hodge...

Mortgage demand up since 2019 New figures released today from Experian have found that mortgage application volumes are up 17% in September this year, when...

Over half (55%) of UK credit providers plan to implement Open Banking in 2021, with 93% of those businesses expecting to do so in the next 12 months, according...

Smart Money People’s Mortgage Lender Benchmark returns today. The seventh edition aims to find out which lenders are providing the best service to mortgage...

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

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business grew by 13% in August 2021 compared with the...

Seven businesses from across the mortgage industry have come together to launch the Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC), aimed at providing...

Leading broker firm, Just Mortgages has launched an industry-first support scheme to help self-employed brokers with their mental wellbeing. The scheme, which...

Bringing true innovation to banking, Rosie Lyon from Allied Irish Bank (AIB) has been named the 2021 Young Banker of the Year during the virtual final of the...

Paradigm Consulting, the financial support consultancy, has today announced the expansion of its ‘Agency’ proposition to assist advisory firms with their...

The Government will today withdraw £20 a week in support from Universal Credit claimants in a move StepChange says will have devastating consequences for its...

CHL Mortgages, the intermediary-only specialist buy-to-let lender, has teamed up with Mortgage Intelligence to increase its distribution footprint for both ARs...

New research from Hodge has found more than half (56%) of Brits share finances 50/50, compared to nearly a fifth (19%) who like to have all their finances...

Research by leading UK Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) platform and the first BNPL travel agent, Butter, has revealed that the majority of UK consumers would like to...

After government announced a £500m grant to help vulnerable households in the UK, PayPoint is lauding the decision and now calling on local authorities to...

The Government has today announced a new £500m Household Support Fund to help vulnerable individuals and families cope with costs this winter. The fund will...

Foundation Home Loans, the intermediary-only specialist lender, has today launched new buy-to-let limited editions with both no-fee and flat-fee options which...

Principality Building Society has partnered with protection specialists Vita to provide their clients and members with some of the best protection advice...

Commenting on today’s Money and Credit data from the Bank of England, which showed net consumer credit borrowing of £0.4 billion in August, StepChange Debt...

aperture, a strategy consultancy, today launches a new report on the embedded banking market, “Embedded Banking: The Opportunity and the Providers Best...

MCI mortgage club has welcomed the bridging and buy-to-let divisions of West One Loans to its growing lender panel. West One’s bridging arm provides an...

Yolt Technology Services (YTS), one of Europe’s leading open banking providers, has been chosen by Keebo, a new generation UK credit card provider, to deploy...

While many headlines have heralded 2021 yielding significant pay growth for the UK, the reality is much more muted, according to the September 2021 Money...

One in five (22%) people say the pandemic has made them more likely to discuss money problems with their family. One in six (16%) say it has made them more...

LendingMetrics has scooped Technology Partner of the Year at the 2021 Consumer Credit Awards. The financial technology and data specialist was announced as the...

National broker firm Just Mortgages aims to bring in 120 new brokers into the mortgage industry over the next 12 months. These brokers will be provided with...

West One Loans has been appointed to the PRIMIS Mortgage Network panel in a move which will boost the lender’s ambition to be the ‘go-to option’ for...

The winners of the Consumer Credit Awards 2021, run by Smart Money People, have been announced. This was a record year for voting, with over 31,000 consumers...

Deductions from Universal Credit used by the Department for Work and Pensions to collect historic tax credit overpayments are leaving households unable to pay...

One Mortgage System (OMS), the seamless single-input enquiry to completion processing platform for brokers, has been integrated across it proposition by...

One in four (24%) UK adults now work a second or third job, or run a “side hustle” to boost their earnings. Research from Credit Karma reveals that the...

Recognise Bank, one of the UK’s newest banks, has announced that it is entering the personal savings market with the launch of a range of fixed rate and...

Specialist Mortgage Group (SMG), the group of packaging firms committed to specialist finance, is this month celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the business....

James Sleight and Peter Hart of PKF GM have been appointed as Joint Administrators of Barrow & District Credit Union Limited. The Financial Services...

A £360 million wall of rent debt built up during the pandemic combined with cuts to Universal Credit threatens to leave hundreds of thousands of tenants...

National residential surveying and valuations firm, SDL Surveying, has today announced details of its new apprenticeship scheme which is being run in...

Curve is very proud to announce Curve Flex, a unique rival to Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL). After receiving FCA approval on September 1st, Curve has quietly...

Evolution Money, the second-charge lending specialist, has today announced the appointment of a new Chief Digital Officer (CDO). Matt Meecham joins the...

Average house prices were up 8% in a year to July, down from 13.1% a month earlier. The average house price dropped back to £265,668 – it’s still up...

The Financial Times has launched a new charity endorsed by the former prime minister Gordon Brown, focused on the promotion of financial literacy and inclusion...

Beehive Money, part of The Nottingham, has today announced the launch of its first ever app. The building society introduced Beehive Money as its sister brand...

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

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business grew by 2% in July 2021 compared with the...

A new study in the UK by analytics software firm FICO shows that UK consumers today are 31 percent more likely to open an account digitally than a year ago....

Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking has bolstered its client-focused Sustainability & ESG Finance Team, which supports larger businesses to achieve their...

Paradigm Mortgage Services, the mortgage services proposition, has today announced it has entered into a referral partnership with HUB Financial Solutions to...

CHL Mortgages, the intermediary-only specialist buy-to-let lender, has expanded its distribution panel with the addition of mortgage, protection and investment...

Stamp duty relief on properties up to the value of £250,000 is thought to be behind August’s surprise house price upturn said the country’s second...

The Right Mortgage and Protection Network have prioritised advisers’ need for awareness and launched a brand-new hub on vulnerability. The Right Mortgage...

ONE OF the most successful partnerships in lender services has been rekindled following a major appointment at Scottish law firm, Alston Law. The recruitment...

Following the BoE figures this morning Richard Pike, Phoebus Software’s sales and marketing director, says “There is evidence from today’s figures that...

A business outsourcing specialist has won a new contract to support a 100% renewable energy supplier to manage its most vulnerable or financially challenged...

“After months of growth, the latest ONS retail statistics show a small 2.5% decrease in retail sales between June and July 2021. The “pingdemic”, where...

Following the latest property transactions data revealing transactions dropped from record highs in June, John Phillips, national operations director, Just...

While the UK economy continues its gradual encouraging pandemic recovery, signs are growing that the coming winter will be deeply financially difficult for...

BuildLoan, the UK’s leading distributor of self and custom build funding solutions for the intermediary market, has announced the launch of its...

Mortgage and protection network, The Finance Planning Group, has this week teamed up with Proportunity. The Finance Planning Group uses the latest technology...

With Monzo, First Direct and Starling Bank taking the top spot for customer service, according to the latest survey from the Competition and Markets Authority,...

CHL Mortgages, the intermediary-only specialist buy-to-let lender, has bolstered its distribution panel with the addition of The Business Mortgage Company...

OSB Group (OSB) and Phoebus Software Limited (PSL) have signed a new 5-year contract. The specialist lender has been a client of PSL since 2013 and the new...

Allica Bank has partnered with national, commercial law firm, Freeths LLP, as it continues to drive lending speed and improve transparency for brokers and SME...

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS), one of the leading suppliers of valuation panel management services, has announced the appointment of Ashley Miskin as...

Global analytics software provider FICO today released its analysis of UK card trends for June 2021. Maintaining the pattern for the year so far, average spend...

One Mortgage System (OMS), the seamless single-input enquiry to completion processing platform for brokers, has signed an agreement with The Lending Channel to...

W1TTY, a smart finance innovator set to launch this autumn, aims to offer customers a clear choice in how they manage their money with hyper-personalised...

Pink Pig Loans, the specialist finance packager and distributor, has today announced the appointment of a trio of new Directors to its Board to support its...

One Mortgage System (OMS), the seamless single-input enquiry to completion processing platform for brokers, has completed a full integration with lender Selina...

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

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business grew by 28% in June 2021 compared with the...

StepChange Debt Charity has today released an update on the profile of its clients in June – and emphasises that, while the increase in borrowing recorded in...

The Nottingham today announced its mid-year results for trading in the six months to 30 June 2021 and shared positive progress against its priorities to grow...

Data from MIAC Property Analytics’ Rental Index using its newly developed interactive web platform has given a clear visual picture of UK residential rental...

A mixed financial picture continues this month, with promising signs of economic recovery tempered by the continuing effects of the pandemic, according to the...

Proportunity, the equity loan provider helping people to raise a large enough deposit, is the latest lender to join The MCI mortgage club. MCI continues to...

Property sales hit a new record of 213,120 in June (not seasonally adjusted), more than double the number in May. This is the biggest month for sales since...

Property sales hit a new record of 213,120 in June (not seasonally adjusted), more than double the number in May. This is the biggest month for sales since...

Paradigm Mortgage Services, the mortgage services proposition, has today announced a new partnership with digital mortgage lender, Molo Finance. Paradigm...

Research from the national estate agent, Keller Williams UK, has revealed where across the UK homeowners have seen the biggest cash boost in property values in...

“The FCA’s review highlights the potential harms consumers face if they are not able to access impartial debt advice. We welcome the FCA’s intervention...

A coalition of consumer groups, charities and financial services industry bodies, including Which? UK Finance, Martin Lewis and MoneySavingExpert, the Personal...

Zephyr Homeloans, the specialist buy-to-let (BTL) lender owned by Computershare, has reduced rates across the majority of its products. Zephyr’s new rates...

51% of people don’t have enough emergency savings. Almost half of retirees (46%) don’t have a big enough safety net, along with almost one in four...

In a speech to mark the publication of the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) new business plan for 2021/22, FCA CEO Nikhil Rathi set out the vision for its...

CHL Mortgages, the intermediary-only specialist buy-to-let lender, has further expanded its distribution with the addition of Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB)....

Average house prices were up 10% in a year to May. This is the highest annual price growth in almost 14 years – since just before the onset of the...

MCI Mortgage Club has added bridging lender Glenhawk to its panel giving its members even more choice for clients seeking short-term property finance. Glenhawk...

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FoS) recently published its annual complaints data for the 2020/21 financial year (April 2020-March 2021; their report...

Foundation Home Loans, the intermediary-only specialist lender, has today launched a new Limited Edition five-year, fixed-rate buy-to-let product specifically...

Working together BuildLoan and Loughborough Building Society have created two competitive cost-based self-build mortgage products offering a choice of advance...

Intelligent decisioning technology provider LendingMetrics has made two new sales appointments to match growing demand. The company behind the...

The Conveyancing Association (CA), the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry, has today urged the Government to move ‘further and faster’ in...

Brunel Mortgages has selected One Mortgage System (OMS), the seamless single-input enquiry to completion processing platform for brokers, as its preferred tech...

New research by Hodge has found nearly three-quarters of portfolio buy-to-let landlords prefer to access finance through a broker, rather than go directly to...

Despite bearing much of the negative economic impact of the pandemic, Gen Z and Millennials are becoming less concerned about the long-term impact of COVID-19...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business grew by 116% in May 2021 compared with the...

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

Ed Mardell joins ULS technology as Chief Technology Officer leading its continued investment in making buying, selling and owning a home better. Ed has worked...

CHL Mortgages, the intermediary-only specialist buy-to-let lender, has extended its distribution panel with the addition of SimplyBiz Mortgages. Established in...

One Mortgage System (OMS), the seamless single-input enquiry to completion mortgage processing platform for brokers, has been adopted as its preferred tech...

The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) at Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, today published its 2nd Global Alternative...

Specialist lender Together has lowered its residential and buy-to-let mortgage rates to support more borrowers as the stamp duty holiday is phased out. The...

The Chartered Banker Institute (the Institute) and HSBC UK are working together to develop the knowledge and expertise of the bank’s commercial banking team...

Leading broker firm, Just Mortgages, is experiencing exponential growth with the recruitment of almost forty new brokers in June 2021. 19 brokers have...

CHL Mortgages, the intermediary-only specialist buy-to-let lender, has been appointed by Tenet to its lending panel. CHL’s product range caters for...

“The extension of the stamp duty holiday is a likely factor behind the increase in net mortgage borrowing, which bounced back to £6.6bn in May, up from...

Sensée, the work-from-home specialist, is creating 500 new permanent and temporary positions to meet the growing demand for homeworking staff. The vacancies...

Credit Kudos has announced the appointment of Manoj Peiris as its new Head of Legal as it seeks to further enhance its proposition for partners, from fintechs...

While statistically less at a health risk, the heavy impact of the pandemic on young people’s financial lives continues to be laid bare, according to the...

A new QR-code payment and invoicing app has been launched to offer an easy an affordable way for small businesses and sole traders to receive digital payments...

Following the Bank of England releasing the latest housing stats finding that mortgage approvals increased slightly in May, Jonathan Sealey, CEO at specialist...

StepChange Debt Charity says that today’s Money & Credit data from the Bank of England showing a return to net borrowing by UK households should give...

Research from Smart Money People has found that specialist mortgage lenders received the highest percentage of positive feedback from brokers about their...

102,100 homes sold in May (not seasonally adjusted), down around 10,000 from April and around 71,000 since March. It’s still more than double the previous...

Paradigm Mortgage Services, the mortgage services proposition, has today added Saffron for Intermediaries to its lender panel. From today, Paradigm member...

Research from Build to Rent specialists, Ascend Properties, has revealed which areas of the English rental market have performed the strongest since the...

Customer application data for Retirement Interest Only (RIO) mortgages with Hodge has revealed a 50% increase in the number of people who are looking to use...

Research from Build to Rent specialists, Ascend Properties, has revealed how the sector is poised to gain further momentum due to the number of units currently...

Average house prices fell 1.9% between March and April, although they were still up 8.9 in a year. The average house price fell back around £5,000 from March,...

CHL Mortgages, the intermediary-only specialist buy-to-let lender has been appointed by Dynamo for Intermediaries following their return to lending earlier...

The concept of money and saving is a crucial part of being financially independent and responsible. Blacktower Financial Management surveyed 1,500 UK parents...

The UK’s leading non-bank lender, West One Loans, continues with exciting 2021 growth plans by welcoming one of the industry’s foremost sales and...

Specialist buy-to-let (BTL) lender Zephyr Homeloans has made 80% loan-to-value (LTV) mortgages available exclusively through its packager channel. Rates for...

New research out today from Smart Money People has found that broker satisfaction with mortgage lenders has increased by 2.5% from 77.8% to 80.3% in the last...

Paradigm Mortgage Services, the mortgage services proposition, has today announced the appointment of Richard Howes as its new Director of Mortgages. Richard,...

Bob Scott has been appointed as the Directly Authorised club’s new Managing Director, where Bob will lead The Right Mortgage owned DA proposition. Reflecting...

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

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business grew by 147% in April 2021 compared with the...

Foundation Home Loans, the intermediary-only specialist lender, has today announced a number of personnel changes within its sales team and a series of...

Following confirmation that adults in Northern Ireland will be able to apply for a £100 pre-paid card to spend at high streets across the country at the end...

Research by estate and lettings agent, Barrows and Forrester, has revealed that the shine is starting to come off the stamp duty holiday for disgruntled...

Applications for mortgages in May 2021 are up 8% on 2019 levels, a pre-pandemic year, with just one month to go until the stamp duty holiday extension is...

CHL Mortgages, the intermediary-only specialist buy-to-let lender continues to expand its distribution by taking a major step in its phased return to the...

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS), one of the leading suppliers of valuation panel management services, has successfully been re-certified as ISO27001...

John Coffield, Head of Mortgages at Paradigm Mortgage Services, has today announced he will be stepping down from his position and retiring at the end of...

Robert Owen, Managing Director of United Trust Bank’s (UTB) Mortgages & Bridging Division, has announced that he will be stepping back from his...

The online mortgage broker market has existed as a relatively confusing and fragmented environment for many years with very little to differentiate between the...

Encouraging indications of economic recovery continue to be tempered by new reports further detailing the heavy effects of the pandemic on a significant...

Before the crisis, men were more likely to hold credit cards or loans than women (87% of men and 83% of women). However, women were more likely to hold retail...

Impact Specialist Finance has been reappointed to the Sesame Bankhall Group approved specialist lending panel of master brokers after an extensive review of...

CHL Mortgages, the intermediary-only specialist buy-to-let lender, has added New Leaf to its select distribution panel. The arrangement will allow advisers...

Following the HMRC property transaction figures this morning, Richard Pike, Phoebus Software sales and marketing director, says “The numbers today tell quite...

New research from Diebold Nixdorf has found that over 50% of the public are still using cash on a weekly basis, reinforcing the importance of access to cash as...

New research from Smart Money People, the leading financial services customer review and insight website, has found that broker satisfaction with how quickly...

Landbay has reduced rates and fees across its core buy-to-let product range and completed a significant upgrade to its broker portal. Some of Landbay’s rates...

Legal technology firm Exizent has announced a partnership with Experian to automate the asset discovery process involved in probate. The milestone partnership...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has sent 4,430 of its employees on compulsory cyber and information security courses over the past two financial years...

Stonebridge, the national mortgage and insurance network, has today announced results for its 2020-21 financial year having achieved record yearly lending...

The latest Rightmove House Price Index shows that: – New records continue to be set as the average price of property coming to market this month jumps by...

PIMFA, the trade association for wealth management, investment services and the investment and financial advice industry, has given a cautious welcome to the...

The Money Advice Trust, the charity that runs National Debtline and Business Debtline, has welcomed the FCA’s new consultation on a consumer duty as a vital...

The FCA has today issued a consultation on a proposed new ‘Consumer Duty,’ designed to ensure consumers of FCA regulated products receive a higher level of...

Commenting on the FCA Consultation paper on the new consumer principle that was announced today, Caroline Siarkiewicz, Chief Executive Officer of the Money and...

The Conveyancing Association (CA), the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry, has today welcomed the inclusion of a new Leasehold Reform (Ground...

Fintech for social good incuto today announces the launch of MyCredit, a new financial education tool enabling members of credit unions and community-based...

Today, we are delighted to announce the launch of our Centre for Responsible Banking, supporting our key aim to build a responsible and sustainable banking...

One Mortgage System (OMS), the seamless single-input enquiry to completion processing platform, has partnered with Nivo, a secure mobile messaging platform to...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business grew in March 2021 by 7% compared with the...

Leeds Building Society joins the Active Savings platform offering a 12-month fixed-term account paying 0.40% – applications are open until 16 May 2021....

The Conveyancing Association (CA), the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry, has today announced the appointment of a new Non-Executive Chair....

Leading national broker firm, Just Mortgages is launching a new work from home option for experienced brokers. The option is available for those who have at...

Today’s introduction of the Debt Respite Scheme (Breathing Space) is welcome, but sees an increasingly complex debt landscape ahead needing further support...

CHL Mortgages has announced their return to lending as an intermediary-only specialist buy-to-let lender. CHL Mortgages has appointed Matt Kimber as Managing...

Leading broker firm Just Mortgages has recorded incredible annual growth in 2020, with lending figures increasing by 59% to £3.5bn and profits up by 20%....

From 4 May 2021 people in England and Wales seeking debt advice may be entitled to a 60-day pause on interest, fees and new enforcement action under the...

Financial Wellness Group has set up the Financial Wellness Group Foundation – which has the mission of improving financial wellbeing in the UK through...

MCI Mortgage Club continues to expand its panel of lenders with the welcome addition of Newbury Building Society. Newbury offers a wide mortgage range from...

Average outstanding unsecured credit balances have dropped by 32% over the past year of enforced COVID-19 lockdowns, according to new analysis from Experian....

Two ‘BankHubs’ have opened today as part of the Communities Access to Cash Pilots (CACP) initiative. The new centres in Rochford and Cambuslang will...

With Covid-19 restrictions continuing to be lifted, the first glimmers of what ‘post-Covid’ financial life may look like for UK households have started to...

The Right Mortgage and Protection Network bolster Marketing Department and welcome Danielle Wilson as Network’s recruitment wave continues. Danielle led the...

One Mortgage System (OMS), the seamless single-input enquiry to completion processing platform for brokers, has been adopted by The Dragon Network and Dragon...

Just Mortgages’ self-employed division has grown by an incredible 60 brokers in the first three months of 2021. At the end of 2020, the self-employed broker...

A swift and aggressive return of the economy will be predicated on confidence and the willingness of consumers to spend the money that many have accumulated...

Commenting on the government-backed 95% LTV mortgage guarantee scheme, Adam Forshaw, managing director of conveyancing firm O’Neil Patient, said: “In...

In a year dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic and its lockdown conditions, car sales fell back. However, while new car registrations fell 29.4% in 2020, used...

Zephyr Homeloans, the specialist buy-to-let (BTL) lender owned by Computershare, has increased its limited company conveyancer panel to eight firms. The change...

StepChange Debt Charity’s Statistics Yearbook 2020, published today, reveals some noteworthy shifts in client trends and characteristics in 2020 compared...

Sprout Mortgage, the innovative force in non-QM residential lending, announced today the appointment of Laura C. LaRaia to Executive Vice President, General...

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

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business fell in February 2021 by 26% compared with...

A year on from the start of the pandemic, new research from StepChange Debt Charity reveals nearly a quarter (23%) of the 1.6m people who’ve accessed credit...

Foundation Home Loans, the intermediary-only specialist lender, has today cut rates across its standard and HMO ranges, and has launched a new Limited Edition...

Just Mortgages has put in place measures to support both employed and self-employed brokers with their mental health throughout the pandemic and beyond. April...

On March 23rd last year, the Prime Minister announced the UK’s first lockdown and it came into force three days later. Over the last year, MotoNovo...

Newcastle Intermediaries has joined MCI Club’s growing lender panel offering even more choice to the club’s members. As the intermediary arm of Newcastle...

The Right Mortgage and Protection Network has welcomed the latest addition to their growing equity release specialist division. The Later Life Lending Network,...

Evidence continues to emerge demonstrating the scale of the crunch on household finances and its likely consequences as the UK emerges from the pandemic,...

We repaid £1.2 billion of consumer debt in February. It’s below the average since March last year of £1.8 billion. However, our borrowing has still fallen...

Commenting on the Bank of England Money and Credit figures for February, Jonathan Sealey CEO of specialist short term lender Hope Capital, said: “A year on...

Following the BoE Money & Credit figures this morning, Richard Pike, Phoebus Software sales and marketing director, says “The housing market, fuelled by...

Following the latest Bank of England statistics, John Phillips, national operations director, Just Mortgages and Spicerhaart said: “The housing market is an...

One in five adults in Britain (20 percent), equating to an estimated 10.2 million people, say they are worried their finances will not fully recover from the...

Average house prices in January fell from £250,000 to £249,309. Prices were still up 7.5% in a year – but this was down from 8% in December. The lowest...

122,840 properties sold in February – the highest February figure since it was first measured this way in 2005. Seasonally adjusted property sales were...

Following the HMRC property transaction figures released today Jonathan Sealey, CEO at specialist lender Hope Capital, said: “On the day that we mark one...

Research by Newcastle-based property developer, StripeHomes, has found that the vast majority of homeowners believe Government plans to increase council tax...

One Mortgage System (OMS), the seamless single-input enquiry to completion processing platform for brokers, has been integrated across its proposition by the...

Recent research from global information and insights provider TransUnion has revealed a further increase in optimism around household finances in the UK. More...

Financial Wellness Group has extended its partnership with benefits and insurance provider, Personal Group, to give employees greater access to expert...

A lack of understanding around credit ratings has been exposed, with new consumer insights revealing low levels of engagement and knowledge about how credit...

People across the UK will be empowered to manage their financial wellbeing with greater confidence and clarity throughout their lifetimes, when a holistic new...

Toluna’s ‘Understanding the 2021 Consumer’ Global Barometer Study is a bi-weekly index that taps into a community panel of 30+ million members providing...

UK rental properties don’t meet the needs of modern-day tenants, with the vast majority (83%) stating they would pay more for a property that did. That’s...

Multiply AI, the UK’s first fully-automated financial adviser app, today announced it has partnered with digital mortgage broker Mojo to provide the first...

The MCI Club has launched an innovative payment and processing package for all existing and new members of the mortgage club. This package, which will be...

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

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business fell in January 2021 by 34% compared with the...

The latest index shows that: – Greatest excess of demand over supply over the past ten years, pushing up the average price of property coming to market...

New analysis by free debt advice provider Financial Wellness Group, shows that people using Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) loans are getting into problem debt...

MCI Mortgage Club can now offer its members a secured loan referral service through a partnership with Fluent Money. This is MCI’s first foray into the...

Cardiff law firm Robertsons Solicitors has appointed Helen Barry as Senior Associate Solicitor of its Residential Conveyancing department. With over 20 years...

Mortgage commitments (agreed for the coming months) were £87.7 billion at the end of 2020. This was 24.2% more than a year earlier and the most since before...

One Mortgage System (OMS), the seamless single-input enquiry to completion processing platform for brokers, has partnered with leading mortgage and protection...

New research from criteria search specialist Knowledge Bank shows interest from new investors in the buy-to-let market is growing. The analysis of brokers’...

The UK consumer lending market is worth £160bn, yet over 15 million people in the UK are denied access to affordable loans. These people are resorting to...

Following the UK Finance household lending update this morning, Richard Pike, Phoebus Software sales and marketing director, says “The housing market, like...

Alex Hammond, Director of the Mortgage Market Alliance, says: “Headlines of a mortgage guarantee scheme are likely to entice potential buyers to the market,...

The Money Advice Trust has welcomed six month extensions of various forms of financial support in today’s Budget – including furlough, the Universal Credit...

Commenting on the £100m investment in the HMRC taskforce announced by the Chancellor in today’s Budget, John Dobson, CEO at AML specialists SmartSearch,...

Comment on the 95% Government-backed mortgage guarantee scheme, Andy Scaife, CEO of O’Neill Patient, said: “We are very supportive of the Government’s...

Commenting on the Budget, Rob Clifford, who is CEO of Stonebridge Group, said: “The news about the stamp duty extension was widely trailed in the media last...

The argument for a cashless society has been around for a while, but the rapid rise of the Coronavirus crisis has intensified the debate again amid concerns...

COVID-19 has prompted a sharp increase in one-off purchases, with more than half of Brits (53%) splashing out on an item worth over £200 that they wouldn’t...

Dealers recognise that their overall approach to business is reactive led by the ‘here and now’. Arguably a weakness, this short-term approach served many...

Concerning the latest Nationwide House Price Index, Matthew Cooper, Founder & Managing Director of Yes Homebuyers, commented: “We’ve seen the property...

Enness Global Mortgages, the mortgage broker of choice for global ultra-high-net-worth individuals, is pleased to announce Nigel Le Quesne as Non-Executive...

The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) has announced the appointment to its Board of a new non-executive director, Alex Heath. Joining the MaPS Board from 1...

The current stamp duty holiday has helped to turbocharge homebuyer demand since it was introduced in July of last year, suspending the tax paid on the first...

Glasgow-based legal technology firm Exizent is going from strength to strength following the confirmation that Countrywide Tax and Trust Corporation,...

Air Group, the leading later life services platform, has today announced its second half-year equity release provider ‘Temperature Check’ report focusing...

Foundation Home Loans, the intermediary-only specialist lender, has today cut rates across a number of products within both its residential and buy-to-let...

Amigo Holdings PLC, (Amigo), the leading provider of guarantor loans in the UK, announces results for the nine-month period ended 31 December 2020. Commenting...

Following the success of Just Mortgages’ first academy of 2021, the next crop of budding brokers are set to begin training on 19th April. The first academy...

Commenting in relation to today’s launch of the FCA guidance, Helen Lord, director, Vulnerability Registration Service said: “The Vulnerability...

Following the release of the latest housing figures which shows property transactions completed in January were the highest in a decade, John Phillips,...

The Money and Pensions Service welcomes the Financial Conduct Authority’s publication of guidance for firms on the fair treatment of vulnerable customers...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have today confirmed their new guidance on the treatment of vulnerable customers. Commenting on the update, Peter Tutton,...

Following the HMRC figures this morning, Richard Pike, Phoebus Software sales and marketing director, says “If ever there was a case for ‘looking at the...

The motor industry has had a problematic relationship with the consumer media when it comes to used car dealer finance. Perceptions from the press have long...

The volume of Government loans granted to help SMEs through the COVID-19 crisis will be having a potentially devastating impact on the availability of...

The Money and Pensions Service has announced three senior appointments including a new Chief Finance Officer and new Pensions Dashboards Programme Director....

A number of leading organisations in the conveyancing profession have agreed to work together as The Conveyancing Task Force to discuss, and where possible...

It has been reported that the Chancellor Rishi Sunak will, subject to approval from the Prime Minister, extend the £20 uplift to Universal Credit for a...

Significant year-on-year balance growth driven by increases across deposits, lending and investments. Deposits – increased £3.8bn (13%) Lending –...

Sprout Mortgage, the leading nationwide force in non-QM residential lending, today announced that effective immediately Michael Strauss has been named to the...

Specialist Mortgage Group (SMG), the group of packaging firms committed to specialist finance, has today announced the sale of Group firm, Pink Pig Loans, back...

O’Neill Patient LLP (ONP) is calling on the industry to work together during this extremely busy time as the end of the stamp duty holiday looms ever closer....

Phoebus Software Limited (PSL) has revealed the results of its annual vote which determines its nominated charity for the year ahead. In 2021, staff at PSL...

Property market analysis by estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, has revealed that residential transactions across England and Wales fell by -41% in...

2021 will be characterised by volatility and uncertainty as financial institutions navigate the economic and social impacts of COVID-19. The pandemic has...

Christopher Woolard’s review of change and innovation and the unsecured credit market dropped into the world on 2 February. It is in part a...

In August last year, the FT reflected that the Coronavirus pandemic posed a significant challenge to the financial services industry. Above all, it noted;...

In response to the Financial Conduct Authority’s Financial Lives survey report released today, Jane Goodland, Co-Chair of KickStart Money said: “The...

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

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business fell in December 2020 by 18% compared with...

Today, the Financial Conduct Authority has released the results from its latest Financial Lives Survey showing that the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has left a...

New research funded by the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) shows that 7 in 10 employees enrolled in a workplace payroll scheme save every month and are 18%...

The latest lender to join MCI Mortgage Club’s panel is Dudley Building Society, which is known for its manual approach to underwriting. Dudley offers a wide...

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS), one of the leading suppliers of valuation panel management services, has announced the promotion of Rebecca Freeman to...

The latest research from new build snagging company, HouseScan, has revealed where new build homebuyers have enjoyed the largest return on their investment in...

As a recent winner in the 2021 Best Estate Agency Guide and the only South West Wales agent to be included in countries top 5% of agents, Dawsons Property has...

StepChange Debt Charity is pleased to see that, after holding evidence sessions, the Work & Pensions Select Committee is urging Government to maintain the...

Figures published in January show clear evidence that the demand for properties in January 2021 has outperformed the same period last year. Demand for homes is...

National debt counselling charity Christians Against Poverty (CAP) is calling for urgent changes to be made to Debt Relief Orders (DROs) so thousands of people...

Research for Indesser, a joint venture between the Cabinet Office and TDX Group, has shown that over half of Brits (53%) have improved their financial tracking...

A new survey conducted by Juniper Research has found that more than 50% of US consumers wanting to change banks would consider a digital-only bank, with the...

The latest research by lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has revealed that current affordability across the UK property market is at its worst in...

Last week, Cabot Square Capital substantially increased its equity investment in Blue Motor Finance (Blue). This further round of investment demonstrates...

CarMoney, the rapidly expanding Motherwell-based motor finance business, saw a sharp increase in profitability in the year to 31 December 2019 which was driven...

Commenting on the publication of the Woolard Review into change and innovation in the unsecured credit market, Stephen Haddrill, Director General of the...

Commenting on the proposed regulation of Buy Now Pay Later products, and the debt advice and affordable credit recommendations of the Woolard Review into the...

The Right Mortgage and Protection Network marks its 6th year in business by highlighting its appetite for further growth and its continued dedication to its...

The Money Advice Trust has welcomed the recommendations of the Woolard Review and today’s government announcement that buy now, pay later products will be...

Impact Specialist Finance has announced plans to expand its mortgage brokerage with a self-employed adviser recruitment drive. Impact Specialist Finance was...

StepChange Debt Charity is today pleased to announce the appointment of Chris Wood as a Trustee of the charity from 1 February 2021. Chris has extensive...

Following the Band of England’s money and credit figures this morning, Richard Pike, Phoebus Software sales and marketing director, says: “When you...

Air Group, the collective of companies covering a range of retirement and later life services, has today announced the appointment of Jon Tweed as its new...

PIMFA, the trade association for the wealth management and financial advice industry, is today calling on the Industry, Government and Regulators to work...

As 2020 came to a close, the fuller picture of Covid-19’s effect on UK household finances continued to emerge, demonstrating the significant mounting...

The Money Advice Trust, the charity that runs National Debtline, has welcomed today’s decision from the Advertising Standards Authority to uphold complaints...

The Money Advice Trust and Fair By Design have today launched new, practical guidance for firms and regulators on how to embed inclusive design in product...

Research by home buying platform, Yes Homebuyers, has revealed that half of current homebuyers would happily pay the stamp duty owed on their purchase if it...

StepChange Debt Charity welcomes the decision by the Advertising Standards Authority to uphold complaints made by the Money and Pensions Service, with the...

On Wednesday 27 January, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) will publish two rulings which ban misleading ads by commercial debt advice firms. Both...

Data analytics company LendingMetrics is predicting a phenomenal spending rebound by the end of the second quarter 2021, if the brakes are taken off pent-up...

MotoNovo Finance has confirmed two initiatives designed to support its dealers through the latest lockdown period; Vehicle Stocking – with immediate effect,...

Commenting on the change to AML guidance for the conveyancing sector, John Dobson, CEO at AML specialists SmartSearch said: “The conveyancing sector plays...

Paradigm Mortgage Services, the mortgage services proposition, has today announced the launch of a new lender matrix outlining the approach of lenders to...

West One Loans’ buy-to-let division continues to open up its proposition to more brokers as it launches with Legal & General Mortgage Club today, the...

Following the government report on Property Transactions this morning, Richard Pike, Phoebus Software’s sales and marketing director, says “The good news...

Foundation Home Loans, the intermediary-only specialist lender, has today announced a significant increase in recruitment expanding resources across its...

Launched in 2018, the findandfundmycar.com ecosystem has evolved continuously by listening to dealers and customers and leveraging new and emerging digital...

Following the latest ONS house price index report this morning, Richard Pike, Phoebus Software sales and marketing director, says “The housing market has...

The latest Gov UK House Price Index on sold prices shows that: UK house prices jumped 1.2 in November on the previous month. They also saw a huge 7.6%...

Research from credit-builder credit card, Vanquis reveals the average Brit wants to save more (27%), spend less (24%), pay off debts (15%) and make a budget...

The latest research from the international rental marketplace, Spotahome, has found that the average age of renters across Europe has dropped since the Covid...

Leasehold homes carry a certain stigma amongst UK homebuyers, and understandably so due to a string of scandals hitting the headlines in recent years and also...

MCI Mortgage Club continues to expand the range of building societies on its panel by adding the regional lender, Swansea Building Society. Swansea Building...

Amy Wilson has been appointed as The Right Mortgage and Protection Network Head of General Insurance, in which she will continue to lead the network’s...

The UK’s largest property services group, Countrywide, has announced that Countrywide Surveying Services has renewed its partnership with Santander through a...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business fell in November 2020 by 16% compared with...

A pilot online teacher training programme has been found to make a big impact on the ability of primary teachers to teach their pupils about money. 8 in 10...

Pure Retirement and Phoebus Software Limited have signed a new contract. The equity release specialist has used the Phoebus solution to originate and service...

Since January 2015, banks and building societies have closed 3,770 branches in the UK, leading to a seismic shift towards online banking. Yet, two thirds (66%)...

Zephyr Homeloans, the specialist buy-to-let lender, has introduced an online Self-Serve platform, allowing customers to manage their mortgage account online 24...

Financial distress is more damaging to the well-being of the self-employed than those in employment, finds new research from Trinity Business School. According...

Commenting on the Bank of England Money and Credit figures released today John Phillips, national operations director of broker firm, Just Mortgages, said:...

Fleet Mortgages, the buy-to-let specialist lender, has today announced the promotion of Steve Cox who becomes its new Chief Commercial Officer. Formerly...

Foundation Home Loans, the intermediary-only specialist lender, has today announced it will now accept ‘No-Search Indemnity Insurance’ for purchase and...

Two leading financial services professional bodies are delighted that the recently updated FCA Register , which went live on 14th December, now includes...

Connect for Intermediaries, the specialist network, packager and referral partner, has just joined the Society for Mortgage Professionals (SMP) as an associate...

The divide between the ‘haves’ and the ‘have nots’ continues to grow starkly as we move towards the end of a year dominated by the Covid-19 pandemic,...

The Money Advice Trust, the charity that runs Business Debtline, has welcomed the Chancellor’s extension of the government-backed Covid-19 business loan...

R3, the insolvency trade body, has launched a new resource for individuals in England and Wales who want to learn more about personal insolvency processes and...

One Mortgage System (OMS), the seamless single-input enquiry to completion processing platform for brokers, has completed a full integration with second charge...

West One’s Buy to Let division launches its first mortgage club today, with Dynamo for Intermediaries. The move is a key step in the specialist lender’s...

O’Neill Patient LLP (ONP) group is now a top 100 UK law firm, with the highest income per lawyer of any law firm in the country – significantly exceeding...

Today StepChange publishes a report on clients advised by the charity between April and October, revealing striking levels of hardship, and some notable new...

Recent research from over 1,500 consumers, who had purchased a mortgage recently, saw 56% going direct to the lender with 49% citing that they felt more secure...

Independent mortgage and commercial funding broker, trufe., has announced a multi-year agreement to become an official Leeds United Business Club partner in a...

Provident Financial, a leading supplier of personal credit products to the non-standard lending market, has deployed Teleware’s Re:Call app as part of its...

Leeds Building Society is working with leading financial services technology provider, Paylink Solutions, to help mortgage customers who may be facing...

A Nottingham Building Society donation of £10,000 to BookTrust will help bring a smile to the most vulnerable children in our communities over the festive...

Lloyds Banking Group has today revealed that its black staff are being paid nearly 20% less than their colleagues. It has said the large gap is due to the lack...

This advice and the guidance also on the MSE site that notes; “Unless you can get 0% finance from the dealer, personal loan rates tend to be cheaper than...

Research has indicated that mortgage borrowers may prefer a wealth-like ongoing service plan from brokers. The Mortgage Insights 20/21 research, conducted by...

With an increasing number of housing association residents seeking digital options for the payment of rent and related housing costs, West of England housing...

Nearly four in ten (37%) self-employed people surveyed expect it to take more than a year before their income returns to pre-Covid levels, while a tenth...

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

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business fell in October 2020 by 11% compared with the...

Financial Wellness Group has released its first Impact Report, reviewing the work undertaken to support customers during both 2020 and the previous year. Debt...

Following the UK Finance figures, released this morning, John Phillips, national operations director of broker firm, Just Mortgages said: “Despite massive...

Following the UK finance figures this morning, Richard Pike, Phoebus Software sales and marketing director, said: “It is always interesting to look back, and...

Average Christmas spend has fallen by £268 from this time last year, going from £1,057 (2019%) down to £789 (2020), according to new research from AA...

Following news that the UK Government has extended the provision of free school meals for the Christmas holidays – and all school breaks until summer...

“The latest Money and Credit statistics from the Bank of England reveal mortgage approvals for home purchases remained strong, with net mortgage borrowing...

Paradigm, the Mortgage, Protection & Compliance services proposition, has today announced it will be running its ‘Reverse Advent’ charity drive, in aid...

Following the news from the Bank of England that households borrowed an additional £4.3 billion secured on their homes in October and the number of approvals...

Following the latest Nationwide house price index, Director of Benham and Reeves, Marc von Grundherr, commented: “We’re seeing strong evidence of sustained...

Responding to today’s figures from the Bank of England showing that mortgage approvals for house purchase increased further in October, while consumer credit...

Air Mortgage Club – the distributor for equity release and later life advisers – has today announced the launch of a new Large Case Concierge Service...

Multiple recent figures underline the scale of financial pressures building on UK households throughout 2020 from the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic,...

FORS is encouraging van drivers to ensure safe and efficient driving is front of mind, as the seasonal boom in eCommerce makes roads busier. Black Friday at...

Stonebridge, the mortgage and insurance network, has announced a number of new appointments to the business during its AR Update Conferences which took place...

StepChange Debt Charity is today delighted to announce that the Rt Hon Baroness Nicky Morgan will take on the role of strategic adviser to the charity’s...

Amigo Holdings PLC (LSE: AMGO)this morning announces its half year results for the six months ended 30 September 2020. Commenting on the results, Gary...

Just Mortgages is holding an Academy in January to bring new blood into the mortgage industry. The broker firm has already received over 750 applicants for its...

Following the Chancellor’s statement today, Chirag Shah, CEO, Nucleus Commercial Finance said: “We’re pleased to see the Chancellor announcing...

The Money Advice Trust, the charity that runs National Debtline and Business Debtline has responded to the Spending Review, calling for urgent action to...

Responding to the Chancellor’s Spending Review for 2021-22, Robert Colvile, Director of the CPS, said: “Today’s spending review recognises the...

Paradigm Protect, the directly authorised protection and general insurance (GI) proposition – which is part of Paradigm Mortgage Services – has...

From today, people who have experienced a temporary reduced income due to the pandemic can enter into the new Covid Payment Plan from StepChange Debt Charity....

The latest research by estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, has analysed current market health in the wake of the stamp duty holiday decision and how...