It follows a restructure of the lender's bridging underwriting function
United Trust Bank (UTB) has appointed Becky Kidby (pictured) to the senior role of head of regulated underwriting for bridging finance.
The senior management appointment follows a restructure of UTB’s bridging underwriting function into two dedicated teams – one managing regulated bridging applications and one managing unregulated bridging applications.
Kidby joined UTB in 2016 as a bridging case manager before becoming an underwriting manager in the bank’s bridging division. In her new role, she will be responsible for managing underwriting in the regulated team.
“Becky has played a key role in the success of UTB’s bridging division over the last few years, and she fully deserves this promotion to a senior management position,” Sundeep Patel, director of bridging at United Trust Bank, stated in a post announcing the promotion. “This was a popular move internally, and I am sure it will be warmly welcomed by the many brokers, lawyers, and valuers Becky works with when delivering an exemplary service.
“Becky’s key objective in her new role is to maintain UTB’s dominance in the regulated bridging sector and continue to grow our market share. She will work closely with our broker partners to ensure we continue to evolve and improve our processes in light of the changing market and new Consumer Duty regulations, and enable UTB to meet and exceed the expectations of our customers and brokers moving forward.”
Commenting on her appointment, Kidby said she was determined to push UTB even further ahead of competitors in the regulated bridging space.
“I believe we have the best underwriters in the business, all committed to delivering an outstanding service to our brokers and customers,” she added. “As we continue to invest in great people, technology, and even slicker processing, our regulated bridging offering is only going to get better, and I am really excited to be part of that journey.”
UTB said it has established a reputation as the leading regulated bridging provider in the specialist finance sector, having won several awards for its proposition and service in the last three years, including Specialist Lender of the Year at the 2022 Mortgage Introducer Awards.
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