Reports that HSBC was bringing back sub-one per cent deals and was considering tightening mortgage affordability piqued readers interest this week, along with news that Natwest was doubling its procuration fee.
Other highlights from this week included Santander removing all its 60 per cent loan to value products, adjusting rates and hiring HSBC’s Aaron Shinwell to its homes division.
Livemore Capital’s Allison Pallet’s one on one interview also proved of interest, as well as the FCA’s latest report on retail banking along with IMLA’s call for government industry cooperation on the market’s growth.
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One to one with Alison Pallett, MD, sales Livemore Capital
Mortgage brokers help drive lender competition and lower rates for borrowers – FCA
IMLA calls for government-industry cooperation to aid market growth
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.