Add this topic to your myFT Digest for news straight to your inbox
Harder to offer competitive rates to increase market share
There is no shortage of private equity and institutional investor interest in specialist lenders
Goldman and Sabadell have been linked to assets of UK government’s ‘bad bank’
Chief executives say payday lenders do not have to comply with surcharge, giving them advantage
Challenger urges chancellor to raise threshold for levy to protect smaller lenders
It seems the biggest ambition of the newcomers is to be bought
Mortgage tax relief and bank levy changes rattle smaller lenders
An extra 150,000 households joined the rental market last year
Buyout houses profit from surge in lending at groups such as OneSavings and Virgin Money
Challenger bank to create savings accounts and eyes move into asset finance
Companies analysis from our sister publication
Challenger bank gets off to good start, but will it last?
Specialist lender to pay first dividend as it builds up assets in face of growing competition
House price rises and growth of ‘generation rent’ boosts landlords
The private equity investor is upbeat despite knocks during the global crisis
Shares in the private equity-owned bank barely moved from listing price
OneSavings plans to become a listed lender
Planned flotations expected to meet strong interest
International Edition