Mortgage

Atom makes policy changes and rate cuts

Atom bank has made policy changes and rate reductions to its two-, three- and five-year purchase and remortgage products. The...

Movers pause plans to wait for certainty amid soaring mortgage rates: Landmark

Despite continued appetite to move from both buyers and sellers, the cost-of-living crisis has impacted the market as planned home...

Bluestone Mortgages cuts resi, BTL rates by up to 50bps  

Bluestone Mortgages has launched rate cuts across its fixed-rate residential and buy-to-let mortgages of up to 50 basis points. The...

Mortgage Magic adds credit reporting to platform

Mortgage Magic has integrated credit report interrogation into its platform through a partnership with credit agency TransUnion. The new function...

LendInvest seals £300m Lloyds funding ahead of resi rollout 

LendInvest has announced an increase to its warehouse funding line from Lloyds Bank to £300m ahead of its entry into...

Closing Costs Versus Down Payment

Some borrowers get confused over the differences between closing costs and the required minimum down payment of 3.5% needed for...

Cleared credit cards will not count in affordability tests: Santander

Santander for Intermediaries says it has improved its lending decisions for broker clients who pay off their credit card in...

HSBC reduces rates by up to 15 basis points

HSBC has made cuts across over 100 of its residential and buy-to-let (BTL) range and brought in £250 cashback for...

Does Volunteering Count for PSLF? Here’s What to Know

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) offers tax-free loan forgiveness on federal student loans after 10 years of payments while working...

Advocacy Groups Urge Supreme Court to Uphold Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan – Key Updates

Over a dozen student loan borrower advocacy organizations have submitted amicus curiae briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court, urging the...

Halifax Intermediaries ends private shared equity applications  

Halifax Intermediaries says it will no longer accept applications on private shared equity schemes from today (16 January). The lender...

Ami to launch mentoring scheme for mortgage professionals

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries is developing a scheme to connect aspiring and existing mortgage professionals with leaders and industry...