Mortgage

Net mortgage borrowing more than doubles in September: BoE

Net mortgage borrowing hit £9.5bn in September, a significant jump from the £4.4bn seen in August, according to new Bank...

FHA Loan Limits For 2022

What do you need to know about FHA home loan limits in 2022? It may sound a bit early to...

Comment: FOMO? Sometimes it matters

How much business have you ‘lost’ over the past year? That’s a very open-ended question, and your answer will be...

Satisfaction with FOS drops amid Covid pandemic

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) saw its satisfaction levels slip over the past year, as the Covid-19 pandemic created “significant...

NatWest raises rates on selected home loans by 10ps

NatWest has raised rates on selected new business and existing products by 10 basis points. The high street bank new...

Surge in mortgage borrowing contributes to Lloyds’ third quarter profits

A surge in mortgage borrowing helped Lloyds Banking Group return a statutory pre-tax profit of £2bn in the third quarter...

Homes sold above asking price cool in September: Propertymark

The number of homes selling for the over asking price fell to 27% in September from 37% the month before,...

Virgin Money makes host of criteria changes

Virgin Money has made a series of adjustments to its lending criteria and product details, with particular focus made on...

UK regulators warn lenders to take more action on climate change

A host of regulators have said that lenders must do more in their approach to climate change or risk facing...

Hodge cuts RIO and 50-plus loans by up to 30bps

Hodge has cut rates on its retirement interest-only mortgages and 50-plus home loan products. The broker-only lender says its 50-plus...

Editor’s Note: Brokers will help landlords through

The events of recent months have put the buy-to-let sector under pressure once again. Following the scrapping of the rise...

How You Can Use An FHA Home Loan

Do you need to know what you are allowed (or NOT allowed) to do with an FHA mortgage? If you...