Mortgage

NatWest for Intermediaries improves product switch process

NatWest for Intermediaries has improved its product transfer process for broker clients. The lender is now offering product switch straight...

Buying A Home: Your Down Payment

What are the rules for FHA loan down payments? Some first-time homebuyers looking for a first home don’t realize you...

Virgin Money promotes Walker to head of intermediary sales

Virgin Money has promoted Richard Walker to head of intermediary sales. Walker will oversee a sales team who are responsible...

Homes England funds £300m regional Housing Growth Partnership

Homes England will commit £300m to small and regional housebuilders to build 10,000 new homes by 2025. The government-backed body...

Mortgage Strategy Awards 2021 winners announced

On Monday night, the mortgage industry was finally able to come together for one of the first large-scale events since...

United Trust Bank loosens Fast Track bridging criteria

United Trust Bank has loosened its lending criteria for its Fast Track bridging service launched six months ago. The lender...

Buy-to-let mortgages reach their 25th birthday

The private rented sector has almost doubled in size since the first buy-to-let mortgage launched 25 years ago this Friday....

Swansea Building Society rebrands ahead of centenary anniversary

Swansea Building Society has refreshed its brand with a new logo and a new-look website. The mutual’s revamped logo incorporates...

Over eight in 10 borrowers look for a fixed rate: Moneyfacts

Just over 81% of potential mortgage borrowers are in the market for a fixed rate product, shows new data from...

Paradigm Mortgage Services adds Castle Trust Bank to lending panel

Paradigm Mortgage Services has added Castle Trust Bank to its lender panel. The mortgage club says the move gives members...

Coreco hires Morrey from John Charcoal

Coreco has hired Nick Morrey as its sales technical director to manage its team of brokers. The firm says Morrey...

Should I Make Two Mortgage Payments Each Month?

Why do some borrowers–those applying for FHA loans or otherwise–choose to make bi-weekly payments on a mortgage? That is, why...