LHV Bank has appointed Sally Rushton as its new head of marketing. In her new role, she will be responsible for leading brand and marketing activity across retail banking, SME lending and banking services at the bank. Rushton brings more than two decades of marketing experience to the role and joins from Betfair, where she served as head of sports brand marketing. She has also worked at leading integrated marketing agencies including Jaywing and Rise at Seven. During this time, she partnership with major financial services brands including first direct, HSBC and Monzo.

YBS Commercial Mortgages has made changes to its product range after introducing a new range of two-year fixes on its buy-to-let (BTL) range. The commercial lender has decided to remove product tiering on its BTL, commercial investment and business owner-occupier ranges. The firm said that the move is designed to simplify the product offering and allow landlords and investors to benefit from the same competitive rates, regardless of their borrowing needs. As a result, portfolio landlords wishing to borrow £500,000 and £20m can now benefit from a five-year fixed rate, priced at 4.10% up to 65% LTV with a 5% fee.

LiveMore and the Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) have integrated the LiveMore Mortgage Matcher into MAB’s adviser system in order to unlock mortgage solutions for customers previously underserved by traditional lending criteria. Used by all MAB advisers operating in the later life lending space, the new integration will enable the system to analyse a customer’s affordability and recommend a range of suitable products. Developed by the later life lending firm, the LiveMore Mortgage Matcher simplifies the process of finding the right later life mortgage by maximum borrowing calculation based on the client’s income and expenditure. The product has been fully integrated into MAB’s existing technology, providing journey for its mortgage advisers, with minimal additional criteria steps required.

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