Mortgage Strategy
21 December 2009
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12 futile hopes for the festive season
21 December 2009
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Advisers upbeat about Q4 business volumes
21 December 2009
Advisers expect to do more mortgage business in Q4, says Paragon Mortgages.
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Better broker supervision could protect consumers, says Coogan
21 December 2009
Michael Coogan, director-general of the Council of Mortgage Lenders, has said that better supervision of mortgage brokers would remove many of the root causes of consumer detriment.
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Better new year in prospect
21 December 2009
Kevin Paterson Sales and marketing director Assurant Intermediary
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Bright Grey to pay ARs commission monthly
21 December 2009
Bright Grey has changed the way it pays commission to Mortgage Times appointed representatives.
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BSA develops mortgage guide for conveyancers
21 December 2009
The Building Societies Association has developed mortgage instructions for conveyancers acting on behalf of its members.
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BSA urges government to do more
21 December 2009
The Building Societies Association is calling for more government help for those facing repossession.
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CAN YOU HAVE A POP TO WIN THIS POSH MONTBLANC ROLLERBALL PEN?
21 December 2009
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Claims Warehouse advert banned
21 December 2009
The Advertising Standards Authority has banned an advertisement by The Claims Warehouse for being misleading after complaints from Lloyds TSB.
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CPI increases for second month in a row to hit 1.9%
21 December 2009
The Office for National Statistics shows the consumer prices index rose for the second month in a row, from 1.5% in October to 1.9% in November.
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Darling’s message of Christmas hate
21 December 2009
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Different time but the same old story
21 December 2009
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Don’t be fooled by repossession data
21 December 2009
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FSA handed out £34.8m in fines
21 December 2009
The Financial Services Authority dished out a record £34.8m in fines in 2009, research from city law firm Reynolds Porter Chamberlain shows.
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GEMHL counters claims it is too quick to take borrowers to court
21 December 2009
GE Money Home Lending has defended its behaviour towards home owners facing repossession following a damning report from AdviceUK, Citizens Advice and Shelter last week. The report claims that sub-prime lenders are taking court action earlier than high street lenders.
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HIPs can be so much more than pawns in a game
21 December 2009
Home Information Packs are a good idea done badly but they can be fixed if politics does not intervene
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I’d have been better off stacking shelves than providing mortgage advice in 2009
21 December 2009
What an awful time to be a financial or mortgage adviser - I could have made more money stacking supermarket shelves in the past year.
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It's a wonderful life
21 Dec 2009
A dour Scot is having a hell of a Christmas until a strangely familiar figure pops up to restore his self-belief (with apologies to Frank Capra and Jimmy Stewart)
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Keeping clients in the loop is a cinch
21 December 2009
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LAST WEEK’S WINNER
21 December 2009
TONY LITTLE CREATE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS“JLS band member demonstrates the results of an irresponsible attitude to alcohol and drugs when meeting 18 year old Gerry O’Brien.”
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Media Spotlight: Our favourite books of 2009
21 December 2009
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Merry Xmas to one and all
21 December 2009
So how was 2009 for you? If you are still trading no doubt this year will be one that you will want to forget as you knock back some eggnog and tuck into mince pies.
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Mind the recovery, Darling
21 December 2009
Kevin Paterson Sales and marketing director Assurant Intermediary
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Mutuals face a few bleak midwinters
21 December 2009
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New advances up 20% in Q3, says FSA
21 December 2009
New advances totalled £40bn in Q3 2009, an increase of 20% compared with Q2, data from the Financial Services Authority shows.
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Platform's head of sales quits to join GI firm
21 December 2009
Jason Berry has left his position as head of sales at Platform to join Midlands-based general insurance specialist Safe & Secure Insurance.
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Property slump is likely to continue
21 December 2009
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Regulation and funding the two main threats to brokers in 2010
21 December 2009
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Resolve to meet the challenges of 2010
21 December 2009
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State-owned banks are punishing their own shareholders
21 December 2009
Having read on Mortgage Strategy Online last week that lenders are ignoring the repossession protocol it’s interesting that bailed out banks account for a quarter of all court actions.It stands to reason that sub-prime lenders often go to court due to the nature of their business but why are public entities acting against their own shareholders?STEPHEN WILSONMORTGAGE STRATEGY ONLINE
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Stop talking and start cutting UK debt
21 December 2009
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Take a close look at your network’s links with providers
21 December 2009
I was interested to read on Mortgage Strategy Online last week that Lloyds Banking Group has stopped accepting applications from The Money Centre.
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TMC thinking of legal action against Lloyds
21 December 2009
The Money Centre is considering legal action against Lloyds Banking Group for refusing to accept its applications.
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Traditional quiet period is lively this time around
21 December 2009
The housing market is showing an unexpected amount of activity at what is traditionally a slow time of year
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Unemployment reached 2.49 million last quarter
21 December 2009
The number of those unemployed rose by 21,000 over the last quarter to reach 2.49million, the highest since the three months to March in 1995.
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Value of property jumps £39.1bn during thew year
21 December 2009
The value of UK homes rose by £39.1bn in 2009, an improvement on 2008 when values fell £811.3bn, says Zoopla.co.uk.
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WINNING WAYS
21 December 2009
DIGGING THE DIRT IN THE MORTGAGE WORLD…
