Mortgages

Kensington Mortgages has launched an e-commerce platform for mortgage packagers.

Welcome to my first blog for IFAonline. I've been told I can write about whatever I want so this blog will be my thoughts about a subject close to my heart…the future prospects of the Welsh rugby team.

This morning we had a helpful report from centre-right think-tank Reform telling us young people have never had it so bad - my initial reaction to which was 'thanks for telling me the bleeding obvious'.

Money Partners has launched a new electronic identification facility for brokers and packagers.

The Government has published the secondary legislation to bring home reversions and Ijara home purchase plans under Financial Services Authority regulation.

Homeowners are over-committing themselves with loans and other forms of credit, says a report from the Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) today.

The European Parliament has released details of its green paper consultation into cross-border mortgage lending across the European Union and suggests additional regulations may be unnecesary.

Mortgage Next has launched a debt management facility which appointed representatives of its network and directly authorised brokers can promote as additional services.

Nationwide and Portman Building Societies have announced they are to merge.

The Financial Industry Standards Association (Fisa) has appointed management consultancy firm Impact Plus to conduct an assessment its market position and the role it is likely to play in the mortgage market in the future.