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Mortgage approvals hit a 13-year peak

Mortgage approvals hit a 13-year peak

Mortgage approvals for house purchase reached their highest for 13 years during August, according to Bank of England data

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Mortgage approvals hit a 13-year peak
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Mortgage approvals hit a 13-year peak

29 Sep 2020Marcel LeGouais
Mortgage approvals for house purchase reached their highest for 13 years during August, according to Bank of England data

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Companies accepting poor payment terms to stave off collapse

Companies accepting poor payment terms to stave off collapse

Top Stories29 Sep 2020
Nearly half of UK firms have accepted uncomfortable payment terms in order to avoid insolvency, a new report shows
Credit Strategy enters a new era of digital broadcasting with the Credit Festival

Credit Strategy enters a new era of digital broadcasting with the Credit Festival

News25 Sep 2020
Credit Strategy is today launching the Credit Festival, a month-long series of digital broadcasts featuring conferences, awards presentations and webinars
FCA unsecured credit review: Is the regulator coming for Klarna and co?

FCA unsecured credit review: Is the regulator coming for Klarna and co?

Top Stories25 Sep 2020
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has revealed more details of its imminent review of the unsecured credit market, and while targeting buy now pay later products, the regulator warned it won’t loosen up controls over high-cost credit
New Amigo Loans CEO pulls out as board chaos continues

New Amigo Loans CEO pulls out as board chaos continues

Top Stories25 Sep 2020
Guarantor lender Amigo Loans has announced that Glen Crawford, who was appointed chief executive in only July, has pulled out from the role “after a divergence of views” with fellow board members
Metro Bank introduces 90% LTV mortgage

Metro Bank introduces 90% LTV mortgage

Top Stories25 Sep 2020
Metro Bank has introduced a 90% LTV product into its residential mortgages range, following a period where lenders have pulled back on higher LTVs

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Kensington Mortgages CEO: "Products will have to change to support those who've been on furlough"

17 Sep 2020Lauren Tavener
Credit Strategy members can now listen on demand to our webinar with Sopra where Kensington Mortgages’ CEO Mark Arnold explored, with panellists, potential drivers of the mortgage market’s recovery
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Payment deferrals: Lifeline or liability?

Payment deferrals: Lifeline or liability?

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→ How creditors’ collections teams met the ultimate test: Utilities and car finance creditors explain how collections teams transformed operations in a matter of days after lockdown was announced

→ Why perception matters on vulnerability: Chris Fitch, vulnerability lead consultant at Money Advice Trust, explains why firms should look beyond just the cost of treating vulnerable customers fairly, following new FCA guidance

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Premium: Yorkshire Building Society’s Tracey Newton on scaling the lender’s reward offering to its staff

Premium: Yorkshire Building Society’s Tracey Newton on scaling the lender’s reward offering to its staff

19 Feb 2020Amber PritchardAmber Pritchard
Tracey Newton of Yorkshire Building Society discusses innovating a reward strategy to serve nearly 4,000 people, whatever stage of their life or career they are in
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Lauren Tavener

Kensington Mortgages CEO: "Products will have to change to support those who've been on furlough"

17 Sep 2020Lauren Tavener
Credit Strategy members can now listen on demand to our webinar with Sopra where Kensington Mortgages’ CEO Mark Arnold explored, with panellists, potential drivers of the mortgage market’s recovery
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Premium: Debt in the time after coronavirus: We need clear public policy

16 Sep 2020Phil Andrew
First wave? Second wave? We’re far from the end of the pandemic and its effects on consumer debt, explains Phil Andrew, chief executive of StepChange Debt Charity
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The View from Westminster: Non-bank lenders see chink of light through walls of Westminster

16 Sep 2020Jonathan Horsman
For the first time in a long while, parliament has sent ministers a clear message; the downward pressure on non-bank lenders needs to be limited, explains Jonathan Horseman.
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Worst case scenario? House prices could fall 40%
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Worst case scenario? House prices could fall 40%

27 Aug 2020Martin BeckMartin Beck
Different conditions preceding this recession may help cushion effects on the housing market, compared to 2008, but protracted lockdowns may create a worst-case scenario, explains Martin Beck

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