Mortgage lenders being cross-examined by the Treasury Committee this week was one of most read stories this week, with rising mortgage rates, Mortgage Charter and long-term fixed rates some of the other topics that caught readers' eyes.
High street lenders, like Nationwide, HSBC, TSB, Santander and Virgin Money, changing their rates also dominated the most read this week as pricing continued to ratchet up in light of economic volatility.
The latest UK Finance figures on the largest lenders in the UK also piqued brokers’ interest, with Lloyds Banking Group securing the top spot for residential and buy-to-let sectors.
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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.
