This week the news that Mortgage Advice Bureau would acquire a 75 per cent stake in Fluent Money, with plans to fully acquire the business in six years, piqued readers’ interest.
Speaking to Mortgage Solutions, MAB’s chief executive Peter Brodnicki said that the rationale behind the acquisition was Fluent’s 14 years in centralised telephony experience with national lead sources, as well as its expertise across first charge, second charge, bridging and later life lending.
Other popular stories this week include brokers discussing the stress and damage of lender withdrawing and changing products at the 11th hour, as well as an interview with Mortgage Brain’s chief executive Zahid Bligrami on its Mortgage Engine acquisition.
MAB agrees to acquire Fluent Money Group
Brokers lament stress and damage caused by 11th hour product withdrawals – analysis
Bilgrami on the Mortgage Engine acquisition: ‘It’s about efficiencies, it’s not about driving distribution’
Just Mortgages to hire more than 800 brokers over next five years
Virgin Money pulls products; Nationwide adjusts rates – round-up
Landlords chasing high returns ditch standard rental properties for holiday let, brokers say
DIFF: Women need to be managed differently – The Mortgage Mum
Lasting power of attorneys – what brokers and their clients need to know
House price growth highest since 2004 at over 14 per cent – Nationwide
Trussle’s Miles Robinson joins digital broker Haysto
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.
