Clydesdale Bank’s mortgage range will be available to directly authorised brokers through mortgage clubs as part of the firm’s ongoing integration with the Virgin Money brand.
Brokers will have access to underwriters for loans worth over £750,000 along with business development manager guidance on both Virgin Money and Clydesdale cases.
They will also have service benefits, and Virgin Money and Clydesdale recently relaunched its service promise which promises an offer to borrowers within 10 days of a fully packaged application being submitted.
Previously directly authorised brokers would have to go directly to Clydesdale Bank to access its products.
The parent company of Clydesdale, CYBG, acquired Virgin Money in 2018 for £1.7bn, and Virgin Money has emerged as the leading intermediary mortgage lending brand.
As part of its results earlier this year Virgin Money confirmed that there would be a rebrand, with Clydesdale and Yorkshire coming under the Virgin Money umbrella. The integration of the brand is expected to be completed next year.
Richard Walker (pictured), national sales manager Virgin Money, said: “This is a great opportunity for us to work more closely with our mortgage club partners providing their brokers with access to Clydesdale’s full mortgage range. This aligns with the Virgin Money model and is all backed up by our recently relaunched service promise.”
Anna is currently the deputy editor for Mortgage Solutions and editor for Specialist Lending Solutions. She has worked as a journalist since 2019, having secured her Gold Standard NCTJ diploma from News Associates in a fast-track six-month course.
She started her career as a report at specialist publication The Insurance Insider covering a wide range of areas before joining Mortgage Solutions and Specialist Lending Solutions in 2021.
In her role, she helps put together and structure the news agenda for the day and writes up press releases, reports, interviews, analyses and exclusives across both titles. She also commissions blogs for Specialist Lending Solutions and hosts online masterclasses and in-person events across the business.
She has been shortlisted for three journalism awards, which include BIBA Journalist and Media Awards Scoop of Year Award in 2020, Headline Money Mortgage Journalist of the Year Award (B2B) in 2022 and 2023.
Prior to being a journalist, Anna worked in ecommerce across Snow + Rock, Cycle Surgery and Runners Need websites, and before that worked at specialist financial PR firm Rostrum.
In her spare time, Anna enjoys reading, seeing live music, and cooking for friends and family. When she gets a chance, she also enjoys hiking, skiing and indoor rock climbing.