Bluestone CEO Steve Seal’s Tough Talk on factors influencing mortgage pricing and the affordability gap was the most read story this week.
The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) warning that over 770,000 borrowers are at risk of mortgage payment shortfall and Halifax changing its loan to income caps also topped the most read list.
There were also several key appointments this week, with Connect for Intermediaries hiring a trio to its leadership team, Green Finance Institute hiring Rachael Hunnisett and Stonebridge’s CEO Rob Clifford joining the FCA’s small business practitioner panel.
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Over 770,000 borrowers at risk of mortgage payment shortfall, warns FCA
Halifax tweaks loan to income caps
Connect for Intermediaries hires trio to leadership team
FCA appoints Stonebridge CEO Clifford to smaller business practitioner panel
Mortgage deal shelf life hits a record low of 15 days
Airbnb urges lenders to allow mortgage borrowers to home share
No plans to extend or replace Help to Buy scheme, housing minister says
Green Finance Institute hires Skipton’s Hunnisett to spearhead green mortgage campaign
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.
