Mortgage
NatWest to increase rates on existing customer product range
NatWest has announced rate increases to its existing customer product range from 13 September. The rate hikes range from five...
Coventry debuts 3-year products for ‘mid-term certainty’
Coventry for intermediaries has launched a range of three-year fixed rate home loans in response to the need for “mid-term...
Weekly rate watch: Two-year fixes lead higher charges
Fixed-rate prices rose in the week to last Friday, Moneyfacts data shows, with the average two-year fix climbing highest, by...
FHA Loans and Home Inspections
We get many questions about the FHA appraisal process. One variation on a common theme? The questions we get involving...
Comment: Give the FCA nothing to see
Our conduct regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority, communicates with the industry in a variety of ways. Having set out its...
Editor’s note: Be the change you want to see
Welcome back, to the first issue of Mortgage Strategy since the summer ‘break’. If you managed to turn off the...
CMME adopts Twenty7tec APPLY platform
CMME has partnered with mortgage technology firm Twenty7tec to integrate its APPLY platform, which allows the broker’s users to submit...
Halifax amends keying and verification requirements for certain incomes
Halifax Intermediaries has announced changes to its requirements for the keying and verification of some incomes, effective today (12 September)....
Construction work falls for second consecutive month: ONS
Construction output fell for the second month in a row in July, slipping by 0.8%, due to a decline in...
Mortgage choice plummets in September: Moneyfacts
The total number of mortgage products at all LTVs saw a dramatic drop between August and September, Moneyfacts says, by...
Benefits of Bundling Home and Auto Insurance
Our goal is to give you the tools and confidence you need to improve your finances. Although we receive compensation...
What Graduate Borrowers Should Know About Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan
President Biden announced a landmark student loan forgiveness initiative last month. The plan, which is being enacted through executive authority,...
