Mortgage Strategy
29 March 2010
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£6M scam puts spotlight on flaws in lenders' fraud detection systems
29 March 2010
Weaknesses in lenders’ fraud det-ection systems were highlighted again last week, after a gang’s £6m scam was revealed.
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60 seconds with...Nel Mooy
29 March 2010
MANAGING DIRECTOR, BRITISH INSURANCE
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Abbey experience shows importance of MS campaign
29 March 2010
I completely support Mortgage Strategy’s Define Advice campaign. I recently sat with a client who had been confused by Abbey when trying to obtain further borrowing for home improvements.
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Be a guide in the jargon wilderness
29 March 2010
ED STUART-BROWN: HEAD OF PROTECTION SALES, FRIENDS PROVIDENT
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Bridging market continues to feel the squeeze as Mathon collapses
29 March 2010
The bridging sector was dealt a blow last week after it was revealed that commercial bridging lender Mathon Finance has been put into administration.
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Brokers' destiny in the balance again
29 March 2010
ROBERT WINFIELD: MANAGING DIRECTOR, CHARTWELL FUNDING
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CAN YOU HAVE A POP TO WIN THIS POSH MONTBLANC ROLLERBALL PEN?
29 March 2010
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CI cover changes as medicine advances
29 March 2010
IAIN MALLON: DIRECTOR OF PROTECTION MARKETING, AXA
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Clients on the edge need peace of mind
29 March 2010
JAMES WATSON: HEAD OF SALES AND MARKETING, PAYMENTSHIELD
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CML offers funding for HMRC income scheme
29 March 2010
LENDER TRADE BODY: PILOT SCHEME STOPPED FRAUD TOTALLING £111M
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Cohabiting couples need protection too
29 March 2010
ROGER EDWARDS: PROPOSITION DIRECTOR, BRIGHT GREY
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CPI inflation dropped last month to hit 3%
29 March 2010
The Consumer Prices Index, the government’s target measure of inflation, fell to 3% in February from 3.5% in January.
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Cutting back on the skills base is a false economy
29 March 2010
Underwriting is too important to be done by unskilled staff but this is where lenders have been slashing costs
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Define Advice
30 Mar 2010
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Don't put your good name in jeopardy
29 March 2010
EDDIE GOLDSMITH: PARTNER, GOLDSMITH WILLIAMS
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Doug Crawford to take over as PTFS boss next month
29 March 2010
Personal Touch Financial Services has appointed Doug Crawford as chief executive officer.
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Drawbridge Finance now on AMPD lending panel
29 March 2010
The Alliance of Mortgage Packagers and Distributors has appointed Drawbridge Finance to its panel.
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Duty calls
29 March 2010
The Budget delivered what the industry has been urging for a long time - Stamp Duty reform. Although just for two years, it could be the carrotneeded to boost the first-time buyer market and of course, woo voters
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Enhance service by reviewing pensions
29 March 2010
MARK CLINTON: DIRECTOR, MD PENSION SOLUTIONS
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FSA may have to reveal firms it is investigating over arrears charges
29 March 2010
JON PAIN: WAIT AND SEE APPROACH
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FSA unveils tough guidelines for societies looking at risky business
29 March 2010
ADRIAN COLES: SOCIETIES AT A DISADVANTAGE
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Gross mortgage lending up £600m in February
29 March 2010
Gross mortgage lending by high street banks in February rose by £600m to £;8.6bn, figures from the British Bankers’ Association show.
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How war altered the face of our capital forever
29 March 2010
London was affected by the war in a variety of ways, some superficial and transient, some more enduring
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Industry split on the banning of non-advised sales
29 March 2010
Lenders and brokers are divided on whether non-advised sales in the mortgage market should be banned.
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Jury out on effect of lender forbearance
29 March 2010
ALAN CLEARY: MANAGING DIRECTOR, EXACT
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LAST WEEK’S WINNER
29 March 2010
NIGEL PAYNE, ASSURANT INTERMEDIARYCompo, Clegg and Foggy set off on the next remake of Last Of The Summer Wine
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Leader: A carrot but no panacea
29 March 2010
The raising of the Stamp Duty threshold to £250,000 last week was the Labour Party’s final attempt to stop an embarrassing defeat at the next election.
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Lenders make their voice heard on MMR
29 March 2010
The regulator needs to apply some common sense to its Mortgage Market Review proposals and it’s good to see lenders and the wider mortgage industry being vocal on what will and won’t work
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Lloyds group commits to lending £23bn this year
29 March 2010
Lloyds Banking Group has pledged £23bn in gross mortgage lending in 2010, but says this is not an indi-cation of what its overall lending will be.
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Looking forward to high street shake-up
29 March 2010
GRENVILLE TURNER: GROUP CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, COUNTRYWIDE
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Managing arrears while retaining a social conscience
29 March 2010
The one-size-fits-all approach is old hat and lenders must now be sensitive when dealing with arrears
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Marketwatch
29 March 2010
ANDREW MONTLAKE: DIRECTOR, CORECO GROUP
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Media Spotlight: The Money Machine
29 March 2010
By Philip Coggan
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Melanie Bien quits job at Savills for Private Finance
29 March 2010
Melanie Bien, a director at Savills Private Finance, is leaving to join Private Finance as director of communications.
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Mixed signals make future hard to read
29 March 2010
Our monthly economic tracker, in association with Platform, provides data on the key indicators of the health of the economy and expert commentary
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MoJ probes firm that shared office space with Cartel
29 March 2010
The Ministry of Justice is investi-gating Grass Roots (Financial) Ltd - a claims management firm that shared the same offices as the suspended Cartel Client Review.
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New lenders must lead fight on fraud
29 March 2010
MARK BLACKWELL: MANAGING DIRECTOR, XIT2
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Old valuations don't tell the whole story
29 March 2010
RICHARD SEXTON: DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, E.SURV
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Platform relocates two mortgage service divisions
29 March 2010
Platform Home Loans is relocating some of its mortgage services from London, resulting in 80 staff being given the option of relocating or being made redundant.
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Profits more than double at Bath Building Society
29 March 2010
Bath Building Society has reported pre-tax profits of £962,000 for 2009, up from £470,000 in 2008, with net lending of £22m.
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RDR option will affect broker protection sales
29 March 2010
The Financial Services Authority has included an option in its Retail Distribution Review that would hit brokers’ protection sales.
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Regulation of secured loans sector will move to FSA
29 March 2010
The government has confirmed that secured lending regulation is to be put under the Financial Service Authority’s remit.
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Reynolds quits PMS to explore opportunities in sector
29 March 2010
Martin Reynolds, director of business development at PMS, says he plans to stay in the financial services industry following his depar-ture from the firm.
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Service that lenders provide clients direct is not one of advice, but of execution only
29 March 2010
Having read about Mortgage Strategy’s Define Advice campaign in last week’s issue I feel somewhat contented that there is a suggestion that lenders dealing with clients direct should not be able to use the term advice.
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TCF matters in the repossession chain
29 March 2010
ALISON BEECH: BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP DIRECTOR, SPICERHAART
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The mortgage mole
29 March 2010
DIGGING THE DIRT IN THE MORTGAGE WORLD…
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There is already an advice process and we should follow it
29 March 2010
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Thinking laterally is the way forward
29 March 2010
TERRY PRITCHARD: MANAGING DIRECTOR, CHARTERHOUSE RETIREMENT SOLUTIONS
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Unified vision is the benchmark in the new world
29 March 2010
Brokers will have to align themselves with lenders’ aims if they want to thrive in the post-credit crunch landscape
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Woolwich fund booking system goes online
29 March 2010
Woolwich is scrapping its funds booking line for an online system from today. The telephone system was criticised by brokers who were put on hold for long periods to get funds.
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Your Shout
29 March 2010
On the Stamp Duty threshold being increased to £250,000 for first-time buyers:
