Mortgage
TMA beefs up compliance with four hires
TMA has hired four specialist area supervision managers who will support the mortgage club’s directly advised firms on compliance matters....
Virgin Money boosts new build cash incentives
Virgin Money has changed its mortgage lending policy to accept new build cash incentives of 5% of the purchase price...
FCA pledges to hold itself to account against outcomes
The Financial Conduct Authority will, for the first time, hold itself accountable against published outcomes and performance metrics. In its...
Remortgages spike as borrowers hunt low rates: Legal & General
Remortgages jumped in February as borrowers sought to beat interest rate rises with homeowners looking for new loans after just...
Shawbrook cuts rates on second charge mortgages
Shawbrook Bank is reducing rates across selected second charge mortgage products. This move bucks the wider mortgage trend of rising...
Effective Ways to Spring Clean Your Life Insurance
It is smart to “spring clean” your life insurance each year, as the life insurance market changes over time. A...
Responsible Life launches new remote advice centre
Responsible Life has launched a new remote advice centre to provide customers with regulated financial advice face-to-face through video conferences....
Santander updates self-employed policy
Santander has updated its self-employed policy that will affect self-employed residential applications. From 11 April, Santander will be taking an...
Electric vehicles: What risks do they pose to homes?
Global electric vehicle (EV) sales increased by 108% from 3.24 million in 2020 to 6.75 million in 2021, according to...
Stamp duty holiday led to surge in marathon mortgages: Quilter
The stamp duty holiday triggered a surge in homeowners taking out marathon mortgages leaving many of them vulnerable to higher...
Achieving smart growth through M&A
Since its founding in 1986, California-based Monarch Insurance Services has grown into a leading managing general agency and E&S wholesale...
Crypto insurer launches world-first reinsurance business
Relm, a company that provides insurance to the crypto sector and the first and only commercial insurer globally to hold...
