UK Financial Regulation Flashcards
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Under MCOB 4.7A, when must a firm provide a customer with an ESIS?
Answer: As soon as possible after the customer requests specific mortgage information or applies
MCOB 4.7A requires the ESIS to be provided as early as possible in the process, triggered when the customer requests specific mortgage information or makes an application.
Which FCA sourcebook primarily governs mortgage conduct of business for UK lenders and advisers?
Answer: MCOB (Mortgage Conduct of Business)
MCOB (Mortgage Conduct of Business) is the FCA sourcebook specifically governing firms that carry out mortgage-related regulated activities.
A borrower complains to a mortgage firm. The firm does not resolve the complaint within 8 weeks. What is the borrower's next step?
Answer: Refer the complaint to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS)
If a firm fails to resolve a complaint within 8 weeks, the consumer may refer it to the Financial Ombudsman Service for independent adjudication.
What is the key distinction between 'execution-only' mortgage sales and 'advised' mortgage sales?
Answer: In execution-only sales the firm provides no personal recommendation; the customer makes their own choice
In an execution-only sale, the firm carries out the customer's chosen transaction without providing a personal recommendation, so suitability rules do not apply.
The FCA's 'Treating Customers Fairly' initiative requires firms to demonstrate fair treatment at which stage(s) of the customer journey?
Answer: Throughout the entire product lifecycle from design to post-sale
TCF applies across the entire customer lifecycle, from product design and marketing through to post-sale servicing, complaints handling, and redemption.
Which type of firm is exempt from FCA authorisation when advising on mortgages secured on agricultural land?
Answer: Solicitors advising as part of conveyancing
Solicitors providing mortgage advice that is incidental to their professional legal services (e.g., conveyancing) may be exempt from separate FCA authorisation under the professional services exemption.
What is the definition of a 'packager' in the UK mortgage market under FCA regulation?
Answer: An intermediary that processes and submits mortgage cases to lenders on behalf of other brokers
A packager is a specialist intermediary that receives cases from mortgage brokers, adds value through credit assessment or specialist lender relationships, and submits applications to lenders.