United Trust Bank (UTB) Mortgages has announced that Fran Arnold (pictured) has joined the sales team as business development manager (BDM) for the North of England and Scotland.
Arnold has moved from the bank’s underwriting team, where she managed the team for the North.
In her new role, she will support mortgage intermediaries across the region and promote UTB’s specialist residential, buy-to-let, and second charge products.
Arnold replaces Chris Pedlar, who has recently been promoted to head of sales – mortgages.
Pedlar now leads UTB’s mortgages business development manager team and oversees the bank’s sales strategy across its mortgage portfolio.
Caroline Mirakian, sales & marketing director – mortgages at UTB, said: “Fran is an excellent addition to the Mortgages Sales team and the knowledge she brings from her former role in underwriting is going to be a huge benefit to brokers.
“The North of England and Scotland offers a great opportunity for UTB to expand and develop its activities.
“The property markets in those regions have proven to be resilient and attractive for homebuyers and investors and with more and more customers now requiring the help of specialist lenders, it’s an exciting time for the UTB Mortgages team.”
Mirakian added: “Fran’s appointment frees up Chris Pedlar to really get stuck into his new head of sales role and drive new business.
“He is a fantastic sales leader and I’m very confident that with the support of his amazing BDM team that together they will achieve the ambitious targets we have set ourselves for 2025.”
