Can Pepper help provide additional flavour to the second charge maket, asks Simon Mules, commercial director at Optimum Credit Well the news is out! Optimum Credit Limited, the second charge market leader, has been acquired by Pepper Money (PMB) Limited; subject to formal FCA approval. What does the future hold? Laurence Morey, chief executive officer […]
IT’S BEEN HOT- WELL ALMOST!
Simon Mules, commercial director at Optimum Credit, takes the temperature of the second charge market If the second charge market was gauged by the weather, we’d love to say we were having a ‘scorcher’ of a start to the first half of 2018, but as a market that’s not quite true! Let’s be clear, in […]
Past, Present and Future
What happened in 2017 and what will 2018 bring, asks Simon Mules, commercial director at Optimum Credit It’s a billion! The Finance and Leasing Association has reported that the market paid out over £1bn pounds of second charge mortgages in 2017. Optimum Credit paid out £225m of the above number, making us the most chosen […]
Leading The Charge
On the back of a successful 2017, Optimum Credit has ambitious plans for this year
Think remortage? Think second charge mortgage/
In his latest article, Simon Mules explains how master brokers can really help with choosing the right product for your client.
Will interest rates rise like inflation?
UK inflation is only heading in one direction; let’s hope interest rates don’t follow suit, writes Simon Mules, commercial director at Optimum Credit
Second mortgages made easy
Simon Mules, commercial director at Optimum Credit, outlines the similarities between first and second charge mortgages.
Optimum Credit raise £256m through securitisation
Optimum Credit has raised £256m through a securitisation transaction that will help it to maintain its position as one of the UK’s leading provider of second charge mortgages and grow it’s market share. The Cardiff based company which was founded in 2013 and backed by Patron Capital Partners, has grown rapidly since its launch and […]