No prizes for being top of this league



Here’s a league table you wouldn’t want to be top of.  The FSA has just produced its Publication of Complaints Data report which compels regulated firms to report the number of complaints they have received, which the FSA will aggregate and put into a league table to be published on its ...

Desperately seeking more lending funds



This time last year I wrote a number of articles about the fact that the £billions of pounds being pumped into our banks would not find its way back to homeowners and businesses.  Last week my view was confirmed (to an extent) in that both Lloyds and RBS confirmed that they are failing to hit ...

Market shows signs of a return to form



January has produced a number of positive results that strengthen the prospect of a quick rebound out of recession.  Manufacturing across the globe picked up at significant speed, especially in the UK as the weak pound helped exporters to produce the biggest surge in 15 years.  The weak pound ...

MMR: Now the real changes will be felt



The consultation phase of the MMR came to an end last week and over the next couple of months we will see the results which will allow us to start to assess the impact on the mortgage market.  Many of the potential outcomes are unlikely to have an immediate effect as many firms have already ...


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