The exclusive Mortgage Solutions interview with Dutch pension fund-backed long-term mortgage lender April Mortgages was the most read this week.
The lender is soft launching offering trail-fees and no early repayment charge (ERC) fixed rates of five, seven, 10, 12 and 15 years, with plans to expand its distribution in the coming year.
Legal and General Mortgage Services revamping its distribution team with promotions and the hire of Greg Cunnington also piqued readers’ interest.
The mortgage price war ranked highly in most read, along with commentary on mortgage fraud and automation in the mortgage industry.
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Legal and General Mortgage Services revamps distribution team and hires Cunnington
The mortgage price war is hotting up for remortgagors – Blissett
Embracing robotic process automation in the mortgage industry – Morgan
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Preventing mortgage fraud: A guide for brokers – Coventry BS
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.
