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There is a word doing a lot of heavy lifting in later-life lending right now: evaluating. It sounds rigorous, balanced and reassuringly professional. But what does it mean? We are repeatedly told that advisers should evaluate every option. I agree. Standard repayment or interest-only mortgages, retirement interest-only mortgages, lifetime mortgages, downsizing, local-authority grants, charitable funding…

Halifax Intermediaries has streamlined its online mortgage application process and upgraded the platform ahead of its rebrand to Lloyds next year. The changes are designed to make the system easier to navigate and save advisers time when uploading documents. Brokers can now drag and drop documents and upload multiple files at once. The process for…

Freddie Mac Chief Risk Officer Anil Hinduja has left the government-sponsored enterprise and his responsibilities have been handed to another executive in a move that could have implications for credit modernization. Processing Content John Glessner, a longtime executive vice president who heads up Freddie’s investments and capital markets division, now jointly holds the title of…

“She was a teacher at a school district, so didn’t put much into Social Security.”

Looked at in a vacuum, and up until the last few hours of the day, Friday was no better or worse than the average day over the past several months. Compared to yesterday morning’s levels, the average lender was 0.01% higher–a small enough move to be effectively considered “unchanged.”  This expanded to 0.05% in the…