The news that Pivotal Growth has acquired John Charcol was the most read story this week, marking the 11th acquisition for the firm.
A technology firm securing £10m in investment from Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide and Natwest also ranked highly, along with a rebuttal from UK Mortgage Prisoner Action Group to comments from the economic secretary to the Treasury Bim Afolami.
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) upholding a complaint against a Nationwide advert featuring Dominic West talking about big banks closing branches was also popular.
Pivotal Growth acquires John Charcol Group
Coadjute secures £10m investment from LBG, Nationwide and Natwest
UK Mortgage Prisoner Action Group ‘extremely disappointed and angry’ at Treasury response
ASA brands Nationwide ad ‘misleading’
I wanted my sons to go to uni but they followed me into mortgage broking – Yerou
FOS prepares for ‘slight increase’ in mortgage complaints
YBS £5k deposit deal ‘extremely welcome’ but FTBs should be aware of caveats – analysis
Exclusive: Furniss departs HSBC Life UK
Paragon makes trio of promotions in sales team restructure
Halifax and BM Solutions update rates
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.
