Precise mortgages
Challenger bank Charter Savings Bank has officially entered the market with a number of savings accounts with rates up to 2.50% AER.
Precise Mortgages has launched a range of second charge loan products exclusively for its master broker panel, with loan amounts ranging from £30,000 to £200,000.
For proof that the winds of change are blowing in favour of the intermediary, look to the distribution sector, where lenders have been asked to pitch their service and commercial propositions to win a spot on Openwork's network.
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The second charge market enjoyed a tremendous resurgence in 2014 as new lenders launched product ranges and new broker firms set up to deliver them to consumers.
Precise Mortgages has launched an unregulated bridging loan with a 0% facility fee available up to 75% loan-to-value (LTV) with a streamlined set of validation requirements.
As criteria and underwriting requirements become more complex post-Mortgage Market Review, lenders are ramping up field and phone-based support to guide brokers through their processes.
Charter Savings Bank, a dedicated savings proposition from Charter Court Financial Services (CCFS), will launch in early 2015 following the approval of its banking licence by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA).
Lloyds Banking Group has been appointed to the panel of the newly formed MCI Mortgage Club.
Specialist packagers and distributors Brightstar Financial and AToM were recognised for their contributions to the specialist lending sector at an award ceremony in Staffordshire.
Charter Court Financial Services Limited (CCFS), under its brand name Precise Mortgages, issued its third public securitisation last week.
Charles Haresnape has been re-elected to chair the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) following a vote by members of its Executive Committee.
In Q3 the number of loans made to first-time buyers, home-movers, remortgagers and buy-to-let investors all increased on those made in Q2, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML).
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