A mortgage broker has been banned and fined £100,000 by the FSA for exposing customers to the risk of receiving unsuitable advice.
The FSA has banned a London-based mortgage broker for submitting false applications.
IFAonline has received a massive reponse to a recent poll on mortgage affordability with the vast majority saying it is difficult to assess a client's outgoings.
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has arrested three men after a tip-off from the Pensions Regulator.
Fee-based IFA support firm threesixty has designed a template security policy to help financial advisers establish measures to tackle fraudsters.
Financial advisers are being warned they could be targets for money launderers after 3,000 blank passports were stolen from the Manchester area last month.
The FSA has banned a mortgage broker and his wife for submitting false income information on a personal loan application.
A mortgage broker has been banned and fined £100,000 by the FSA for fraudulent activities.
The FSA says eight individuals have been arrested and several search warrants issued across London and the South East in connection with a major ongoing investigation into insider dealing rings.
The FSA has today set out its approach for tackling mortgage fraud, which it says will make it harder for criminals to escape punishment.