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Leader: Still time to have your say
In the first week of Mortgage Strategy’s Fight For Our Industry campaign, a whopping 738 of you have already put your names to our petition that we hope to take to the Treasury and the Financial Services Authority.
Opinion
Frustration still evident in Lending to Individuals figures
The frustration felt by many individuals that banks still do not seem to be lending in sufficient quantities is still evident in the latest Lending To Individuals figures from the Bank of England, which explains the frustration felt by many would-be borrowers.
Is Sorry Enough?
The question of whether customers get treated fairly by our lending institutions has been raised a number of times over the past few weeks.
Stress-Testing Times
For those of you who think times are more than a little tough at the moment, the news that there are still major fears about the strength of the European Banking System, is not really what you will want to hear.
What are they hiding?
How do you eat an elephant? A little bit at a time! The Financial Services Authority, in attempting to avoid there being another world debt crisis, are well through giving us their menu for repast.
Slightly amended FSA press release on today's Consultation Paper
Below is today’s press release from the FSA on its proposed changes to the mortgage market, followed by an amended version of what I think it meant to say but was too shy to do so:
What the England World Cup team can teach us
It has been a dismal World Cup for the average England supporter, but whilst the Scots rejoice in our misfortune, we can reflect on the fact that with every negative there is a positive and lessons to be learnt for all of us.
MS TV: Why fraud is threatening the bridging market
Jonathan Samuels and Mark Posniak speak to Mortgage Strategy about life at new bridging lender Drawbridge Finance.
The Q2 Credit Conditions Survey even has some good news
Reading some of today’s media headlines one could be forgiven for thinking that mortgage lending is about to collapse.
Reader's Opinions
Network community is in better shape than ever
Following the lead article in the July 12 issue of Mortgage Strategy on the loss of appointed representatives I would like to provide some balance, as readers may get the idea that the AR and network community is haemorrhaging.
