Aug 20 – FCA insurance guidance

On 11 August the FCA issued finalised guidance for insurance and premium finance firms when dealing with customers in financial difficulty due to coronavirus.

Aug 20 – Regulator on a Mission

As this unique year sees an August spike in interest in housing and mortgages, our friends at the FCA also appear to be returning to business as usual.  Having had seven days to respond to a consultation on how we should deal with people coming to the end of payment deferral, we have had four […]

Aug 20 – IMLA green mortgages research

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) is conducting a new research project which will assess the consumer appetite for green mortgage products and feed those insights back to lenders, brokers and the wider market.

Aug 20 – How to get PII ready

AMI is aware from member research that firms are seeing increased premiums and excesses, restrictive terms, and reduced insurer choice at renewal of their professional indemnity insurance (PII) policy.

Jul 20 – Keeping the housing market running

When Covid struck the whole of the UK housing market stopped.  Builders, estate agents, valuers and removal firms could not operate and they had to go into lockdown.  Like most of the UK they were facing into the unknown and many of these businesses placed even their most skilled and qualified staff onto furlough.  Mortgage […]

Jul 20 – The Directory

Following the introduction, in December 2019, of the Senior Managers & Certification Regime (SM&CR) to intermediary firms, the FCA register will continue but will contain fewer individuals.