CML news & views

Issue no. 23 - 24 November 2009

As ever, our annual conference provided a platform for debating the crucial issues for lenders. Today, we reflect some of the key conference debates, including what's happened to wholesale funding, how are building societies coping after the credit crunch, and what are lenders doing to address the housing minister's priorities?

In this issue

Wholesale funding - where next?
Prospects for building societies
We answer minister's six key questions
CML recruits two new associates

Wholesale funding - where next?

Tony Ward brought delegates at our recent conference up to date with wholesale funding developments. There has been welcome progress, he concluded, but we need a clear plan to restore a healthy funding market.

Prospects for building societies

Building societies have been viewed as more reliable and consumer-friendly than the banks. At our recent conference, Bob Pannell analysed the prospects for societies and asked how they have been affected by recent developments.

We answer minister's six key questions

At our annual conference, housing minister John Healey asked lenders to focus on six key questions. Today, we report back on what progress firms are making to provide the answers.