This week’s top five stories:
1) Know Your BDM: Lisa Maddox, NatWest
We ask BDMs up and down the country for their answers to the following 10 questions. In this edition Lisa Maddox, NatWest Intermediary Solutions BDM for the Midlands region and British Mortgage Awards 2013 winner, is under the microscope.
2) Barclays makes sweeping changes to product range
Barclays has made wide-ranging changes to its mortgage range with rate moves on 20 of its products.
3) The legend of the 30-year fix returns – Marketwatch
Is the 30-year fixed rate mortgage a truly viable option and one which would be well received by the UK mortgage borrower? Or is it an over-the-top headline grabber which serves only to sell a few papers until the dust settles again?
4) FCA mortgage boss Lynda Blackwell switches roles
Lynda Blackwell has moved from her role as mortgage policy manager at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Mortgage Solutions can reveal.
5) Harle expects dual pricing swing to intermediaries
TenetLime managing director Gemma Harle expects dual pricing to swing in favour of intermediaries in the near future as banks restructure their direct sales propositions.
Here are some stories you may have missed:
A personal tale on the value of wills – Emma Mason
This blog normally covers all issues related to social media however I hope you’ll forgive me if I go off on something of a tangent this time, writes Emma Mason.
Carney signals end to forward guidance on interest rates
The governor of the Bank of England has indicated his policy of linking interest rates to unemployment could be scrapped less than six months since its creation.
Legal & General overhauls protection underwriting processes
Legal & General has today announced it has improved its financial underwriting criteria for customers taking out life insurance and critical illness cover.
Leeds BS extends validity of mortgage offers
Leeds is extending the validity of its mortgage offers from three to six months for existing and new applications.
Government pursues plans to sell off Land Registry
The government has launched a consultation on plans which would see the Land Registry privatised in some form.
