Mortgages

Gross mortgage lending declined to an estimated £10.4bn in April, down 9% from £11.4bn in March and 60% down from £26.1bn in April 2008, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML).

Complaints against mortgage intermediaries have doubled in the past twelve months, the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) says.

Spanish banking giant Santander is to rebrand its UK high street brands, with Abbey, Alliance & Leicester (A&L) and Bradford & Bingley (B&B) all to become known as Santander by the end of 2010.

The ifs School of Finance has joined forces with the University of Surrey to offer a new Masters degree in Financial Services Management.

Positive Solutions is inviting IFAs to attend its series of Synergy roadshows covering opportunities in the investment, pensions and protection markets.

As many as 65% of 18-35 year olds don't know who the Chancellor of the Exchequer is, according to new research from 1st The Exchange.

Perspective Financial Group Ltd, the consolidation vehicle for IFAs, has posted a profit in its first year of trading and says it is on target to acquire more businesses in 2009.

Financial and insurance services firms are still concerned about the basic skills of new recruits, with 90% now discussing the issue at board level, a survey suggests.

The Building Societies Association (BSA) has warned its members may be forced to raise mortgage rates in order to pay for higher levies from the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS).

Network Data Holdings today called in administrators just a month after having its permission cancelled by the FSA.