5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (858+ words) Demand remains strong and investors, landlords, developers and business owners still need fast and practical finance when mainstream lending cannot move quickly enough. At the same time, funders, lenders, brokers and borrowers are all asking sharper questions, and that is…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (288+ words) McClean joins from FCMB Bank, where he was head of treasury, and has previously held senior treasury roles, including responsibility for regulatory reporting, at the Bank of London, Wesleyan Bank, Al Rayan Bank and Commerzbank. Afin Bank said McClean will…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (192+ words) As part of the service, the consultancy assesses affordability methodologies, data sources and controls and benchmarks the approach against peers and regulatory expectations. The service is suitable for lenders across the motor finance, consumer lending, credit union, specialist finance and…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (376+ words) This would be a deepening of its loss of £900,000 in the first half of last year. Although the group said its business had been impacted, it reported progress in its core markets. This included an increase in assets under management,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (609+ words) I’ve spent most of the last 11 years at OSB Group, having moved into commercial lending after working at Santander in the residential lending market. Even over that time frame, the market has changed significantly. When I joined in 2015, it was…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (271+ words) The trend is most evident among larger portfolio landlords. Company ownership has overtaken private ownership in the 11-20 property bracket, accounting for 51% of holdings, and rises to 57.6% among landlords with 20 or more properties. The data proved incorporation is closely linked to…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (458+ words) Unfortunately, this is rarely the case. One offers a stronger yield, another sits in a better location, while a third needs more work but promises a much better return. Every opportunity seems to come with its own list of pros…...