News & Insights
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Unsecured Lending Portfolios
The appetite for purchasing unsecured portfolios such as car loans and personal loans is growing, relative to mortgage loans. One reason for this is simply that investors are finding it…

Challenger banks and financial crime controls
The FCA has recently announced the results of its review of challenger banks anti-fraud processes and controls. It undertook an extensive research programme that included over 50% of relevant firms…

Buy now pay later products and RMBS concerns
The change in approach and increased level of anxiety regarding BNPL schemes is increasing. So why are RMBS investors becoming progressively more concerned? 1) The HM Treasury consultation on the…

ESG mortgages, FCA ups the stakes!
In our last blog we focused on the fact that RMBS investors are genuinely becoming more ESG focused. This is partly because of the premium that underpins a green transaction…