FOS Cases of interest to Mortgage Intermediary Firms
The following recent FOS cases may be of interest to mortgage intermediary firms – read the full details plus AMI’s comment…
AMI Lobbying Win
As a direct result of AMI lobbying, the FCA announced last week (27 October 2022) that it would be extending the deadline for principal firms to submit data on their ARs/IARs…
AMI Launches Two New Industry Websites
We are delighted to share with you two new websites AMI has launched this month aimed at everyone working in the broker community and the wider mortgage sector…
Green Mortgage Advice
The industry is pulling together to drive collective action in the fight against climate change, and we at AMI are playing our part by establishing greenmortgageadvice.uk in collaboration with the Mortgage Climate Action Group (MCAG) and the Green Finance Institute (GFI)…
Working in Mortgages
AMI is proud to announce the launch of WorkinginMortgages.org.uk, a not-for-profit careers and outreach website for the mortgage industry, underpinned by the principles of Diversity and Inclusion (D&I)…
Principal firms with ARs and/or IARs – important update
There are changes coming into effect on 8 December, affecting principal firms with ARs/IARs…
FCA Issues Consumer Duty Update for Firms
The FCA has issued an update for firms on three aspects of the new Consumer Duty where it feels further clarification is needed…
Chief Executive update – Navigating choppy waters
The main focus of this month’s Connect is the FCA’s new rules around Consumer Duty. Firms should be in no doubt that this will require a serious investment of time and effort…
Impact of rising mortgage interest rates on life insurance
Protection Guru has recently issued an article on the impact of rising mortgage interest rates on life insurance…
Cost of living and insurance
The FCA has issued a Dear CEO letter, covering its expectations on cost of living for those in the insurance sector. We encourage all firms advising on protection and/or GI to review…
