Canada Life appoints Watkins as chief exec

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Canada Life has appointed Emma Watkins as UK chief executive, effective 1 September. Watkins joins Canada Life following a decade at Scottish Widows, where she most recently served as managing...

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Quantum promotes Thomas to head of bridging finance

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Quantum Mortgages has promoted Rachel Thomas to head of bridging finance. Since joining Quantum Mortgages as an underwriter in September 2024, Thomas has played a pivotal role in developing and...

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Gen Z and other homeowners to delay repairs due to economy

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A side effect of the rising costs of homeowners' insurance is that mortgage borrowers elect to reduce coverage or take a higher deductible in order to reduce premiums.In either...

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UWM, US Bank, Cenlar, Blend announce leadership moves

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Left to right: Elizabeth Blosser, Emily Tryon, Kevin Cameron The American Land Title Association recently elevated three executives to advance the trade group's advocacy efforts in state and...

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Lenders lift home loans in Q2 and expect more rises in Q3: BoE   

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Lenders said they lifted the availability of household secured credit in the three months to the end of May and expect to do so again over the coming quarter,...

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Foundation Home Loans refreshes BTL offering

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Foundation Home Loans has announced a series of product enhancements across its complex buy to let range. This includes introducing new fixed-rate options, reduced rates, and simplifying fee structures across...

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Cover feature: Wellbeing at work

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Shutterstock/Ink Drop Health and wellbeing issues have risen up the corporate agenda in the wake of the Covid pandemic. Many businesses now recognise the importance of supporting employee wellbeing, particularly in...

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Pepper launches summer special product, Precise lowers rates by 16bps

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Pepper Money has launched a summer special limited edition product on its Pepper48 residential mortgage tier. The new product is 0.20% lower than its core range, available on a five-year...

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Chesnara agrees to buy HSBC Life for £260m 

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Chesnara has agreed to buy HSBC’s protection and investment bond unit for £260m, which the life and pensions consolidator says is “a material step up in scale” for the...

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City & Guilds urges Govt to address skills gap to hit 1.5m new homes

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

City & Guilds has called on the government to take ‘immediate and strategic action’ to address the critical skills shortages in the construction sector, after a survey reveals that...

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