Regulatory affairs were the focus this week as many of the most read stories on Mortgage Solutions related to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
People moves also held readers’ attention with Martin Schultheiss joining Mortgage Advice Bureau and Damian Thompson’s promotion to director of mortgages at Aldermore.
And of course a potential, or not, base rate cut also drew significant interest along with stress test changes at Nationwide.
More lenders likely to follow Nationwide easing remortgage stress tests – analysis
Santander ups rates as Barclays and TSB make reductions ‒ round-up
‘To raise standards we need to address broker remuneration’ – analysis
Base rate cut could bring ‘difficult decisions’ for lenders – analysis
Martin Schultheiss set to join MAB
FCA pushed to set timetable for solving mortgage loyalty penalty
MP tells Sainsbury’s Bank not to sell mortgage book to unregulated lender
FCA did not analyse 80k mortgage prisoners in arrears – exclusive
Bailey: FCA’s regulation focus has shifted to smaller firms
Aldermore seeks director of mortgages as Thompson promoted
Shekina is the deputy editor at Mortgage Solutions and commercial editor at Mortgage Solutions and Specialist Lending Solutions. She has nearly eight years of experience in the B2B publishing market, having previously covered the hospitality, retail, pet, accounting and jewellery sectors.
Shekina has worked for Mortgage Solutions and Specialist Lending Solutions for almost five years. Here, she covers the market’s breaking news stories, engages with professionals in the sector, and oversees any commercially agreed content in partnership with mortgage-related companies.
This includes presenting webinars and hosting roundtable discussions on developing themes in the mortgage sector.
She is an NCTJ-trained journalist and was nominated for the Headline Money Awards Mortgage Journalist of the Year in 2021.
In her spare time, Shekina likes to read, travel, listen to music and socialise with friends.
She currently reports on current events in the mortgage market and liaises with financial clients to produce sponsored content.
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