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FSA confirms Yorkshire/N&P merger

IFAonline | 23 Sep 2011 | 14:30

The FSA today confirmed the merger between the Yorkshire Building Society and its smaller rival Norwich & Peterborough(N&P) which will complete on 1 November.

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Coutts tightens mortgage criteria to exclude non-millionaires

Coutts, the private banking arm of RBS, has changed its lending criteria for mortgage clients who will need to have £1m of investable assets before it considers applications.

IFAonline | 19 Apr 2011 | 11:09
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Nationwide follows Lloyds in interest-only crackdown

Nationwide Building Society has announced it is to restrict the maximum LTV of its interest-only mortgages to 75%.

IFAonline | 05 Apr 2011 | 16:03

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Skandia boosts adviser support

Skandia has appointed Andy Davies as director of adviser sales and Steve Powell as director of corporate partners.

IFAonline | 30 Oct 2009 | 10:59
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MPs say FSA misled Select Committee over Iceland - papers

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) may have deliberately misled the committee over Icelandic banks, MPs have claimed, The Telegraph reports.

IFAonline | 12 Jun 2009 | 10:30
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Darling to raise FSCS limit - papers 1 July

The protection limit for savers is set to be raised to £50,000 under proposals due to be announced by the Government today, The Telegraph reports.

IFAonline | 01 Jul 2008 | 10:40
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An open letter on dual-pricing to Hector Sants from IFAonline.co.uk

Dear Mr Sants, I am writing to you on behalf of the huge number of IFAonline.co.uk readers who believe the FSA’s response to the issue of dual-pricing has been insufficient and are calling for urgent further action.

IFAonline | 28 May 2008 | 16:00
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TMB appoints business development manager

The Mortgage Business (TMB) has appointed Caroline Carroll as business development manager it was announced today.

IFAonline | 07 Jan 2008 | 14:30
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Brokers shouldn't rely on sourcing systems to help FTBs - Boulger

When finding deals for first time buyers, it is as important for brokers to use their brains and experience as it is to consult a sourcing system, according to Ray Boulger.

IFAonline | 15 Nov 2007 | 08:00
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Mortgages offered at six times salary – papers 11th April

LENDERS ARE now offering mortgages equal to six times salary to first-time buyers desperate to get a foot on the property ladder, as house prices soar out of reach, says the Daily Telegraph .

IFAonline | 11 Apr 2007 | 10:47
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Brokers go for super-size option

Five of the UK’s largest mortgage brokers have clubbed together in what they are stating is a loose coalition designed to give them better bargaining power with lenders.

IFAonline | 29 Nov 2006 | 14:00
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Hips could wipe £5.7bn from economy

Home information packs (Hip) could potentially wipe up to £5.7bn in gross domestic product from the UK economy and make almost 100,000 people jobless in the first year of their introduction, an independent report has said today.

IFAonline | 27 Jun 2006 | 16:30
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IFAonline TV: Just what is the future of mortgages?

A drop in the number of houses on the market and a rise in the use of offset and lifetime mortgages are some of the developments speakers on IFAonline TV expect to see in the near future.

IFAonline | 08 May 2006 | 11:00

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