As the year comes to an end, we look on back on Specialist Lending Solutions’ most read stories of 2022.
This year had many ups and downs for specialist lenders, with many having to temporarily pause lending due to economic uncertainty and funding issues.
Molo Finance piqued readers’ interest the most, with Specialist Lending Solutions reporting that the lender had to revise existing mortgage offers and completion dates due to funding issues. It has since secured new funding from ColCap Financial.
Masthaven Bank’s withdrawal from the UK banking market, the High Court’s ruling on limited company models and the FCA’s warning Consumer Duty and second charge token payments also interested readers.
Molo Finance revises existing mortgage offers and completion dates due to funding issues
Masthaven Bank to withdraw from UK banking market
All the winners of the British Specialist Lending Awards 2022
High Court case centering on limited company model articles should put ‘lenders on alert’
BSLS2022: High street banks eye specialist lending sector
Consumer Duty: FCA warns over second charge ‘token’ repayments
Lenders that rely solely on capital markets for funding ‘dead in the water’, experts say
Why buy to let still makes sense and sustainability adds value – Hall
BSLS2022: There could be lender ‘casualties’ due to funding costs
Gatehouse Bank fined £1.5m for weak anti-money laundering checks
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.