Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
International credit management and technology company, Pepper Advantage, has announced the appointment of Matthew Wye as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective October 2026, subject to regulatory approval. He will lead the company’s expanding credit management operations, including the mortgage servicing business acquired from Computershare earlier this year. Wye will bring over 20 years of credit…
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Paragon Bank has announced the appointment of Colin Sanders as Managing Director (MD) of its new bridging proposition. Sanders joins Paragon with more than three decades of specialist lending experience, having previously led bridging lender Omni Capital as its CEO, and later founding Tuscan Capital and selling the business to Allica Bank. Paragon has also…
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Dudley Building Society has strengthened its leadership team with the appointments of Jayne Roberts as Head of Lending and Richard McDonald as Brand and Communications Manager. Roberts joins from Skipton Building Society, bringing extensive experience across the mortgage and lending sector. In her new role, she will lead Dudley Building Society’s lending function, overseeing the continued development…
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Following an external recruitment process, the Bank of England has appointed Nicholas Segal as Chair of its Enforcement Decision Making Committee (EDMC), and Peter King as Deputy Chair, The EDMC is the Bank’s decision-making body for contested enforcement cases in the statutory regimes the Bank operates in relation to Prudential Regulation, Financial Market Infrastructures, Resolution,…
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The Equity Release Council, the representative body for the UK equity release and later life lending sector, has announced the appointment of John Godfrey as its new Chair. Godfrey brings more than four decades of experience gained from senior leadership across financial services, government and public policy, including as head of the No.10 policy unit,…
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Paylink Solutions has announced the appointment of Andy Hart as Managing Director and Nicky Mikulla as Sales Director. The company says that the appointments reflect Paylink Solutions’ continued investment in shaping the future of affordability. Over the coming months, the company will introduce a range of new platform capabilities that combine AI, intelligent decisioning, automation…
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Wilkin Chapman Rollits has announced three new Partner appointments. Louisa Shilleto has been promoted to Partner at Wilkin Chapman Rollits, having started her career with the firm as a paralegal in 2015. Shilleto studied law at the University of Hull and joined Wilkin Chapman Rollits as a paralegal in 2015. She went on to complete…
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The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) board has announced it has appointed Jenny Simmonds as permanent Chief Executive Officer and James Dipple-Johnstone as permanent Chief Ombudsman. The appointments of Simmonds and Dipple-Johnstone follow an open recruitment process led by the board earlier this summer. Both Simmonds and Dipple-Johnstone initially took up their roles on an interim…
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Digital specialist mortgage lender for UK and overseas landlords, Molo has announced that it has appointed Lynne French as Chief Operations Officer (COO), further strengthening its leadership team as it accelerates growth and expands its distribution capability. French brings extensive operational expertise across the mortgage sector, most recently serving as Director of Secured Lending Operations…
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Nationwide has announced the appointment of Kim Dickinson as its new Lead Product Manager for Intermediaries, further strengthening its intermediary relationships team at a time of continued focus on supporting the broker community. Dickinson brings a wealth of experience in the mortgage market and working with intermediaries, having previously spent the last 10 years at…
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Specialist lender LiveMore has announced the appointment of Charles Roe as Industry Adviser. In this role, Roe will support LiveMore’s position as a consumer champion that is continually pioneering solutions for the evolving needs of borrowers, as well as helping to deepen the company’s relationships with its key commercial partners. Roe joins LiveMore with a…
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Financial services consultancy, Broadstone, has announced that it has appointed Daniel Murdoch as a Director in its growing Banking & Credit Advisory division. Murdoch joins Broadstone from Coventry Building Society, where he was Head of Credit Model Integration. He brings significant experience in risk modelling and an internal-risk-based approach from across the banking and credit…
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AI-native collections platform Snorkl has appointed Daniel Harrington as Commercial Director, as the business continues to grow its presence across the FCA-regulated consumer finance sector. Harrington joins from Salary Finance, the Blenheim Chalcot and Legal & General-backed lender, where he most recently led the build-out of the company’s aggregator and price comparison channel, growing it…
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