Alternative Bridging Corporation has appointed Jignesh Mistry as business development manager for the Midlands. He joins the firm with more than 13 years of experience in the mortgage and property finance sector, and his role will focus on supporting intermediaries across the region and strengthening relationships with broker partners. Mistry joins Alternative Bridging from Precise Mortgages, where he spent over a decade in a range of senior sales, account management and business development roles. During his time at the lender, he worked across residential and buy-to-let lending, as well as bridging finance.

George Gee has stepped into the role of managing director of mortgages at Chetwood Bank. He has also joined the firm’s executive committee. Gee will take charge of the ModaMortgages and CHL Mortgages lending propositions, and will also be responsible for the growth of the mortgage originations business and the continued development of the bank’s two lending arms. Gee has over two decades of experience in the industry and joins Chetwood from Foundation Home Loans, where he held a number of senior leadership roles including chief commercial officer, commercial director and customer services and collections director. He takes over from Alan Clearly, who has been acting as interim managing director since September.

Skipton Building Society has unveiled its latest savings product, the bonus saver. Available to both new and existing customers, the bonus saver offers a variable rate of 3.92%, which includes a fixed 1.87% bonus for the first 12 months. Account holders can save between £1 and £1m and are able to deposit or withdraw anytime without penalties. Interest is paid annually and savers can open an account online, via The Skipton app, in branch or by phone.

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