Related provisions for MCOB 7.1.3

MIPRU 4.2.7R01/04/2013

The capital resources requirement for a social housing firm whose Part 4A permission is limited to carrying on the regulated activities of: (1) home financing;1 or11(2) home finance administration1(or both);11is that the firm's net tangible assets must be greater than zero.

MIPRU 4.2.8G01/10/2018

If a social housing firm is carrying on home financing1or home finance administration1(and no other regulated activity), its net tangible assets must be greater than zero. However, if it carries on insurance distribution activity6 or home finance mediation activity1, there is no special provision and the capital resources requirement for firms carrying on designated investment business, insurance distribution activity or home finance mediation activity6 only applies to it as appropriate.

MIPRU 4.2.10R01/10/2018

Table: Application of capital resources requirements

	Regulated activities	Provisions
1.	(a) insurance distribution activity 6; or (b) home finance mediation activity 1(or both); and no other regulated activity. 1	MIPRU 4.2.11 R
2.	(a) home financing 1not connected to regulated mortgage contracts 2; or (b) home financing 1 and home finance administration 1(not connected to regulated mortgage contracts)2; and no other regulated activity. 1 1 1 1 1 1	MIPRU 4.2.12 R to MIPRU 4.2.17 E
3.	home finance administration;1 and no other regulated activity. 1 1	MIPRU 4.2.18 R to MIPRU 4.2.19 R
4.	insurance distribution activity 6; and (a) home financing 1; or (b) home finance administration 1 (or both). 1 1 1 1	MIPRU 4.2.20 R
5.	home finance mediation activity;1 and (a) home financing 1, or (b) home finance administration 1(or both). 1 1 1 1 1	MIPRU 4.2.21 R
		[deleted]2 2
27.	a) home financing connected to regulated mortgage contracts; or (b) home financing and home finance administration connected to regulated mortgage contracts; and no other regulated activity.	MIPRU 4.2.23 R
28.	any combination of regulated activities not within rows 1 to 7.	MIPRU 4.2.22 R

MIPRU 4.2.10AG26/04/2014

2MIPRU 4.2.12 R to MIPRU 4.2.23 R have the effect that a firm carrying on any home financing or home finance administration which is connected to regulated mortgage contracts will be subject to different capital requirements to a firm that carries on those activities without connection to regulated mortgage contracts. To identify which of the rules in MIPRU 4.2.12 R to MIPRU 4.2.23 R is applicable, a firm should consider which regulated activities it performs as part of its home

MIPRU 4.2.11R01/10/2018

(1) If a firm carrying on insurance distribution activity6 or home finance mediation activity1(and no other regulated activity) does not hold client money or other client assets in relation to these activities, its capital resources requirement is the higher of:1(a) £5,000; and(b) 2.5% of the annual income from its insurance distribution activity6 or home finance mediation activity1(or both).1(2) If a firm carrying on insurance distribution activity6 or home finance mediation

MIPRU 4.2.12R26/04/2014

(1) The capital resources requirement for a firm carrying on only2home financing, 1which is not connected to regulated mortgage contracts, 2or home financing1and home finance administration1 which is not connected to regulated mortgage contracts2 (and no other regulated activity) is the higher of:111111(a) £100,000; and(b) 1% of:(i) its total assets plus total undrawn commitments and unreleased amounts under the home reversion plan1; less:(ii) excluded loans or amounts 1plus intangible

MIPRU 4.2.13G01/04/2013

When considering what is an undrawn commitment or unreleased amount1, the appropriate regulator takes into account an amount which a customer1has the right to draw down or to receive under a home finance transaction1, but which has not yet been drawn down or received1, whether the commitment or obligation1is revocable or irrevocable, conditional or unconditional. 1

MIPRU 4.2.18R26/04/2014

The capital resources requirement for a firm carrying on home finance administration1only, which has all or part of the home finance transactions1that it administers on its balance sheet, is:211121111112(1) in the case of a firm carrying on only home finance administration which is not connected to regulated mortgage contracts, the amount which is applied to a firm under MIPRU 4.2.12 R; or2(2) in the case of a firm carrying on any home finance administration which is connected

MIPRU 4.2.19R06/08/2008

The capital resources requirement for a firm carrying on home finance administration only, which has all the home finance transactions1 that it administers off its balance sheet, is the higher of:11(1) £100,000; and(2) 10% of its annual income.

MIPRU 4.2.20R01/10/2018

The capital resources requirement for a firm carrying on insurance distribution activity6 and home financing1 or home finance administration1 is the sum of : 11112(1) the capital resources requirement2 for a firm carrying on insurance distribution activity6 or home finance mediation activity1 (and no other regulated activity) (see MIPRU 4.2.11 R); and21(2) (a) in the case of a firm carrying on home financing which is not connected to regulated mortgage contracts, or home finance

MIPRU 4.2.21R01/10/2018

(1) If a firm carrying on home finance mediation activity1 and home financing1 or home finance administration1 does not hold client money or other client assets in relation to itshome finance mediation activity1, the capital resources2 requirement is:1111112(a) in the case of a firm carrying on home financing which is not connected to regulated mortgage contracts or home finance administration which is not connected to regulated mortgage contracts, the amount applied to a firm

MIPRU 4.2.22R26/04/2014

The capital resources requirement for a firm carrying on any combination of regulated activities which is not set out in MIPRU 4.2.10 R to MIPRU 4.2.21 R and MIPRU 4.2.23 R is: 211112(1) 2if the combination of regulated activities includes carrying on any home financing connected to regulated mortgage contracts or home finance administration connected to regulated mortgage contracts, the sum of the amounts which are applied to a firm under:(a) MIPRU 4.2.20R (1); and(b) MIPRU 4.2.23

MIPRU 4.2.23R26/04/2015

2The capital resources requirement4for a firm carrying on any home financing which is connected to regulated mortgage contracts, or home financing and home finance administration which is connected to regulated mortgage contracts (and no other regulated activity), is the higher of:4(1) £100,000; and(2) the sum of: (a) the creditrisk capital requirement4calculated in accordance with MIPRU 4.2A; and4(b) 1% of:(i) its total assets plus total undrawn commitments and unreleased amounts

PERG 7.3.1G23/02/2018

6(1) Article 53(1) of the Regulated Activities Order (Advising on investments) deals with giving advice in relation to a security, a structured deposit or a relevant investment.9(2) A summary can be found in PERG 8.24 (Advising on investments). PERG 8.25 to PERG 8.30B give more detail.9(3) As described in PERG 8.24, for certain firms, the regulated activity only covers giving personal recommendations.9

PERG 7.3.2G21/03/2016

Articles 53,1 53A, 53B,3 53C1, 53D 53DA4 and 53E 5of the Regulated Activities Order contain a number of elements, all of which must be present before a person will require authorisation. For guidance on whether a person is carrying on these regulated activities, see PERG 8 (Financial promotion and related activities),1PERG 4 (Guidance on regulated activities connected with mortgages), PERG 12.6 (Advising on conversion or transfer of pension benefits), 5, 3PERG 14.3, 3PERG 14.4

PERG 7.3.3AG06/04/2007

The result of the amendments made to the meaning of the business test in section 22 of the Act is that the test differs depending on the activity in question. Where the regulated activities of advising on investments and advising on a home finance transaction1 are concerned, the business test is not to be regarded as satisfied unless a person carries on the business of engaging in those activities. This is a narrower test than that of carrying on regulated activities by way of

PERG 7.3.4G23/02/2018

In the FCA's view, for a person to be carrying on the business of advising on investments or advising on a home finance transaction1 he will usually need to be doing so with a degree of regularity and for commercial purposes – that is to say, he will normally be expecting to gain some kind of a direct or indirect financial benefit. But, in the FCA's view it is not necessarily the case that advice provided free of charge will not amount to a business. Advice is often given 'free'

PERG 7.3.7G23/02/2018

But even if advice is given in the United Kingdom, the general prohibition will not be contravened if the giving of advice does not amount to the carrying on, in the United Kingdom, of the business of advising on investments, advising on regulated credit agreements for the acquisition of land4,9 or advising on conversion or transfer of pension benefits advising on a home finance transaction . Also, the general prohibition will not be contravened if the exclusion for overseas persons

PERG 7.3.8G23/02/2018

If a person is carrying on the business of advising on investments, advising on regulated credit agreements for the acquisition of land,9 advising on a home finance transaction or advising on conversion or transfer of pension benefits9 in the United Kingdom, he will not require authorisation if:41(1) he is able to rely on an exclusion; in addition to the exclusions already mentioned (in articles 54 and 72 of the Regulated Activities Order), other exclusions that may be relevant

PERG 7.3.9G23/02/2018

Many people may be involved in the production of a periodical publication, news service or broadcast. But if the regulated activity of advising on investments, advising on regulated credit agreements for the acquisition of land,9advising on a home finance transaction1 or advising on conversion or transfer of pension benefits9 is being carried on so that authorisation is required, the FCA's view is that the person carrying on the activity (and who will require authorisation) is

MIPRU 4.1.1R01/10/2018

2This chapter applies to a firm with Part 4A permission to carry on any of the following activities, unless an exemption in this section applies:(1) insurance distribution activity11;(2) home finance mediation activity;11(3) home financing1;14114(4) home finance administration1.14114

MIPRU 4.1.13G06/08/2008

There are special provisions for a social housing firm when it is carrying on home financing1or home finance administration1(see MIPRU 4.2.7 R). 1111

MIPRU 4.1.13AR21/03/2016

9This chapter does not apply to a firm which only carries on one or more of the following:(1) home finance mediation activity exclusively for second charge regulated mortgage contracts; or(1A) home finance mediation activity exclusively for legacy CCA mortgage contracts; or10(2) home financing exclusively for second charge regulated mortgage contracts; or(3) home finance administration exclusively for second charge regulated mortgage contracts; or10(4) home finance administration

MIPRU 4.1.13BR21/03/2016

9For a firm that carries on a combination of home finance mediation activity, home financing and home finance administration, this chapter will only apply to the extent its activities relate to specified investments other than second charge regulated mortgage contracts.

MIPRU 4.1.18G01/04/2013

Social housing firms undertake small amounts of home finance1business even though their main business consists of activities other than regulated activities. Their home financing1is only done as an adjunct to their primary purpose (usually the provision of housing) and is substantially different in character to that done by commercial lenders. Furthermore, they are subsidiaries of local authorities or registered social landlords which are already subject to separate regulation.

SUP 16.12.4R27/09/2019

Table of applicable rules containing data items 4, frequency and submission periods

(1)		(2)	(3)	(4)
RAGnumber	Regulated Activities	Provisions containing:
RAGnumber	Regulated Activities	applicabledata items	reporting frequency/ period	due date32 32
	27 12 12	37
RAG 1	• accepting deposits • meeting of repayment claims 76 managing dormant account funds (including the investment of such funds)76	RAG 1 firms should complete their prudential reporting requirements as set out in the PRA Rulebook.76
RAG 2.1	• effecting contracts of insurance • carrying out contracts of insurance • entering as provider into a funeral plan contract	71 2	71 2	71 2
RAG 2.2	• managing the underwriting capacity of a Lloyds syndicate as a managing agent at Lloyds • advising on syndicate participation at Lloyds • arranging deals in contracts of insurance written at Lloyds	SUP 16.12.9 R2	SUP 16.12.9 R2	SUP 16.12.9 R2
RAG 3	• dealing in investment as principal • dealing in investments as agent • advising on investments (except P2P agreements) 67 (excluding retail investment activities) • arranging (bringing about) deals in investments (excluding retail investment activities) • advising on P2P agreements (when carried on exclusively with or for professional clients)67	SUP 16.12.10 R2 SUP 16.12.11 R78except FSA001 and FSA002 on consolidated basis for FINREP firms 37 37	SUP 16.12.10 R2SUP 16.12.12 R78 37	SUP 16.12.10 R2SUP 16.12.13 R
RAG 4	• managing investments • establishing, operating or winding up a collective investment scheme • establishing, operating or winding up a stakeholder pension scheme • establishing, operating or winding up a personal pension scheme2 • managing an AIF 38 • managing a UCITS 38 5 • operating an electronic system in relation to lending (FCA-authorised persons only)48 38 38	SUP 16.12.14 R2 SUP 16.12.15 R78, except FSA001 and FSA002 on consolidated basis for FINREP firms 37 37	SUP 16.12.14 R2SUP 16.12.16 R78 37	SUP 16.12.14 R2SUP 16.12.17 R
RAG 5	• home finance administration or home finance providing activity 11 • the activity of a P2P platform operator facilitating a home finance transaction, where the lender or provider does not require permission to enter into the transaction83 11	76SUP 16.12.18BR 37 and SUP 16.12.18C R58 2 58	76SUP 16.12.18BR 37 and SUP 16.12.18C R58 2 58	76SUP 16.12.18BR 37 and SUP 16.12.18C R58 2 58
RAG 6	• safeguarding and administration of assets (without arranging) • arranging safeguarding and administration of assets • acting as trustee or depositary of an AIF 38 • acting as trustee or depositary of a UCITS 38 38 40 38	SUP 16.12.19A R2	SUP 16.12.20 R2	SUP 16.12.21 R2
RAG 7	• retail investment activities • advising on P2P agreements (except when carried on exclusively with or for professional clients)67 • advising on pensions transfers & opt-outs • arranging (bringing about deals) in retail investments	SUP 16.12.22A R78except FSA001 and FSA002 on consolidated basis for FINREP firms 37 37	SUP 16.12.23A R78 37 37	SUP 16.12.24AR78
RAG 8	• making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments • operating a multilateral trading facility4 • operating an organised trading facility35	SUP 16.12.25AR or SUP 16.12.25CR for UK designated investment firms except80 FSA001 and FSA002 on consolidated basis for FINREP firms 80 37 78 37	SUP 16.12.26 R	SUP 16.12.27 R
RAG 9	• home finance mediation activity 14 • insurance distribution activity 84 (non-investment insurance contracts) 14	SUP 16.12.28A R14	SUP 16.12.28A R14	SUP 16.12.28A R14
RAG 10	• the activities of an RIE 98 98	SUP 16.12.29 G2	SUP 16.12.29 G2	SUP 16.12.29 G2 32
32 RAG 11	bidding in emissions auctions	SUP 16.12.29A R	SUP 16.12.29A R	SUP 16.12.29A R
47 RAG 12 71	• credit-related regulated activity	SUP 16.12.29C R	SUP 16.12.29C R	SUP 16.12.29C R

SUP 16.12.18BR04/06/2019

The applicable data items, reporting frequencies and submission deadlines referred to in SUP 16.12.4 R are set out in the table below. Reporting frequencies are calculated from a firm's accounting reference date, unless indicated otherwise. The due dates are the last day of the periods given in the table below following the relevant reporting frequency period.

46Description of data item	Data item (note 1)	Frequency	Submission deadline
Balance Sheet	Sections A.1 and A.2 MLAR	Quarterly	20 business days
Income Statement	Sections B.0 and B.1 MLAR	Quarterly	20 business days
Capital Adequacy(notes 4 and 5)70 58	Section C MLAR	Quarterly	20 business days
Lending - Business flow and rates	Section D MLAR	Quarterly	20 business days
Residential Lending to individuals - New business profile	Section E MLAR	Quarterly	20 business days
Lending - arrears analysis	Section F MLAR	Quarterly	20 business days
Mortgage Administration - Business Profile	Section G MLAR	Quarterly	20 business days
Mortgage Administration - Arrears analysis	Section H MLAR	Quarterly	20 business days
Analysis of loans to customers	Section A3 MLAR	Quarterly	20 business days
Provisions analysis	Section B2 MLAR	Quarterly	20 business days
Fees and Levies	Section J MLAR	Annually	30 business days
Sale and rent back	Section K MLAR	Annually	30 business days
Credit Risk (notes 2 and 4)58 58	Section L MLAR	Quarterly	20 business days
Liquidity (notes 3 and 4)58 58	Section M MLAR	Quarterly	20 business days
Note 1	When submitting the completed data item required, a firm must use the format of the data item set out in SUP 16 Annex 19A. Guidance notes for the completion of the data items are set out in SUP 16 Annex 19B.
Note 2	Only applicable to a firm that has one or more exposures that satisfy the conditions set out in MIPRU 4.2A.4 R, and: - has permission to carry on any home financing which is connected to regulated mortgage contracts; or - has permission to carry on home financing and home finance administration which is connected to regulated mortgage contracts (and no other activity); or - has permission to carry on home finance administration which is connected to regulated mortgage contracts and has all or part of the home finance transactions that it administers on its balance sheet.
Note 3	Only applicable to a firm that:64 - is80 subject to MIPRU 4.2D; -80 has no restriction to its Part 4A permission preventing it from undertaking new home financing or home finance administration connected to regulated mortgage contracts; and - has permission to carry on any home financing or home finance administration connected to regulated mortgage contracts. 64 64
Note 4	Not applicable if the firm exclusively carries on home finance administration or home finance providing activities in relation to second charge regulated mortgage contracts or legacy CCA mortgage contracts (or both)66. Also not applicable if the firm is a P2P platform operator facilitating home finance transactions.83
70Note 5	Only applicable to a firm that is subject to MIPRU 4.2 (Capital resources requirements).

SUP 16.12.18CR01/10/2020

58Additional applicable data items, reporting frequencies and submission deadlines referred to in SUP 16.12.4 R are set out in the table below for a firm carrying on home finance administration or home finance providing activities in relation to second charge regulated mortgage contracts. Reporting frequencies are calculated from a firm's accounting reference date, unless indicated otherwise. The due dates are the last day of the periods given in the table below following the relevant reporting frequency period.

Description of data item	Data item (note 1)	Frequency	Submission deadline
Analysis of second charge loans to customers	Section A4 64MLAR	Quarterly	20 business days
Second charge business flow and rates	Section D1 64MLAR	Quarterly	20 business days
Second charge lending to individuals	Section E1 64MLAR	Quarterly	20 business days
Second charge lending - arrears analysis	Section F1 MLAR64	Quarterly	20 business days
85Second charge mortgage administration – business profile	Section G1 MLAR	Quarterly	20 business days
Second charge mortgage administration - arrears analysis	Section H1 MLAR64	Quarterly	20 business days
Note 1	When submitting the completed data item required, a firm must use the format of the data item set out in SUP 16 Annex 19AA R. Guidance notes for the completion of the data items are set out in SUP 16 Annex 19B.

SUP 16.12.28R06/07/2009

(1) 2SUP 16.12.28A R does not apply to:(a) a lead regulated firm;(b) an OPS firm;(c) a local authority;11(d) a third party processor in respect of any home finance activity.11(2) A lead regulated firm and an OPS firm must submit a copy of its annual report and audited accounts within 80 business days from its accounting reference date.

SUP 16.12.28AR04/06/2019

2The applicable data items, reporting frequencies and submission deadlines referred to in SUP 16.12.4 R are set out in the table below. Reporting frequencies are calculated from a firm's accounting reference date, unless indicated otherwise. The due dates are the last day of the periods given in the table below following the relevant reporting frequency period.

Description of data item 11	Data item 11 (note 1)	Frequency		Submission deadline
		Annual regulated business revenue up to and including £5 million	Annual regulated business revenue over £5 million
Balance Sheet	Section A RMAR	Half yearly	Quarterly	30 business days
Income Statement	Section B RMAR	Half yearly	Quarterly	30 business days
Capital Adequacy (note 3)58	Section D1 RMAR	Half yearly	Quarterly	30 business days
Professional indemnity insurance (note 2)11	Section E RMAR	Half yearly	Quarterly 11 11	30 business days
Threshold Conditions	Section F RMAR	Half yearly	Half yearly	30 business days
Training and Competence	Section G RMAR	Half yearly	Half yearly	30 business days
COBS11 data	Section H RMAR	Half yearly	Half yearly	30 business days
Supplementary product sales data	Section I RMAR	Half yearly11 11	Annually	30 business days
Client money and client assets (note 3)58	Section C RMAR	Half yearly	Quarterly	30 business days
Fees and levies	Section J RMAR	Annually	Annually	30 business days
Note 1	When submitting the completed data item required, a firm must use the format of the data item set out in SUP 16 Annex 18A. Guidance notes for the completion of the data items is set out in SUP 16 Annex 18B.
11Note 2	This item only applies to firms that may be subject to an FCA 80 requirement to hold professional indemnity insurance and are not exempt CAD firms. 68
58Note 3	This item does not apply to firms who only carry on home finance mediation activities exclusively in relation to second charge regulated mortgage contracts or legacy CCA mortgage contracts (or both)66 and who are not otherwise expected to complete it by virtue of carrying out other regulated activities. This item also does not apply if the firm is a P2P platform operator facilitating home finance transactions and is not required to submit it by virtue of carrying out other regulated activities. 83

SUP 16.12.30R27/09/2019

(1) 2An authorised professional firm, other than one that must comply with IPRU(INV) 3, 5 or 13 in accordance with IPRU(INV) 2.1.4R,3 or one that is a CASS debt management firm or one that carries on only credit-related regulated activity as a non-mainstream regulated activity,47 must submit an annual questionnaire, contained in SUP 16 Annex 9R, unless:11(a) its only regulated activities are one or more of:(i) insurance distribution84;(ii) mortgage mediation;(iii) retail investment;(iv)

SUP 16.12.31R27/09/2019

2Table of data items from an authorised professional firm

Report	Return (note 1)	Frequency (Note 4)24	Due date
Adequate information relating to the following activities:	RMAR (Note 3)	Half yearly (quarterly for sections A to E for larger firms, subject to Note 3 exemptions) (note 2)	For half yearly report: 30 business days after period end For quarterly report: 30 business days after quarter end
(1) insurance distribution activity 84;
(2) mortgage mediation activity;
(3) retail investment activity;
(4) advising on, or arranging deals in, packaged products, or managing investments for private customers where these activities are the authorised professional firm's "main business" as determined by IPRU(INV) 2.1.2 R (3)
Adequate information relating to mortgage lending and mortgage administration.	MLAR	Quarterly	20 business days after quarter end
Note 1	When giving the report required, a firm must use the return indicated. The RMAR and MLAR are located at SUP 16 Annex 18A and SUP 16 Annex 19A respectively. Guidance on the completion of the data items are located at SUP 16 Annex 18B and SUP 16 Annex 19B respectively.
Note 2	For the purposes of RMAR reporting, a larger firm is a firm whose annual regulated business revenue in its previous financial year was greater than £5m. Annual regulated business revenue for these purposes is a firm's total revenue relating to insurance distribution activity 84, mortgage mediation activity and retail investment activity.
Note 3	A firm which submits an MLAR is not required to submit sections A and B of the RMAR.
Note 4	Reporting dates are calculated from a firm's accounting reference date.

PERG 2.9.1G03/01/2018

The various exclusions outlined below deal with a range of different circumstances. (1) Each set of circumstances described in PERG 2.9.3 G to PERG 2.9.17 G has some application to several regulated activities relating to securities, structured deposits,18relevant investments orhome finance transactions.4 They have no effect in relation to the separate regulated activities of accepting deposits, issuing electronic money,9effecting or carrying out contracts of insurance, bidding

PERG 2.9.3G01/10/2018

This group of exclusions applies, in specified circumstances, to the regulated activities of:(1) dealing in investments as principal;(2) arranging (bringing about) dealsininvestments and4making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments;44(2A) arranging a home finance transaction;4(3) managing investments;(4) assisting in the administration and performance of a contract of insurance;(5) safeguarding and administering investments;(6) sending dematerialised instructions;(7)

PERG 2.9.4G30/06/2010

A person carrying on certain regulated activities does not require authorisation in specified circumstances if he is acting in a representative capacity. The representative capacities covered by the exclusions depend on the regulated activity concerned but, in most cases, the focus is on persons who are acting as trustee or personal representative. In broad terms, the exclusions apply to specified transactions, or activities, that are part of the discharge of his general obligations

PERG 2.9.5G01/10/2018

This group of exclusions applies, in specified circumstances, to the regulated activities of:(1) dealing in investments as agent;(2) arranging (bringing about) deals in investments, and4making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments;44(2A) arranging a home finance transaction;4(3) assisting in the administration and performance of a contract of insurance;(4) safeguarding and administering investments; and(5) advising on investments,15advising on regulated credit

PERG 2.9.15G03/01/2018

This group of exclusions applies, in specified circumstances, to the regulated activities of:(1) dealing in investments as principal;(2) dealing in investments as agent;(3) arranging (bringing about) deals in investments and4making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments;4(3A) arranging a home finance transaction;4(3B) 5operating a multilateral trading facility;(3C) operating an organised trading facility;18(4) advising on investments;(5) entering into a home finance

PERG 2.9.17G06/04/2007

The exclusions are available, for regulated activities other than those that relate to home finance transactions4 in the two broad cases set out below. For some of these regulated activities, the exclusions apply in each case. In others, they apply in only one.4(1) The first case is where the nature of the regulated activity requires the direct involvement of another person and that person is authorised or exempt (and acting within the scope of his exemption). For example, this

PERG 2.9.17AG30/06/2010

The exclusions for overseas persons who carry on certain regulated activities related to home finance transactions4 work in a different way. They depend on the residency of the borrower or borrowers, the reversion occupier or reversion occupiers,8 the home purchaser or home purchasers or the SRB agreement seller or SRB agreement sellers8as the case may be. In addition, some of the exclusions also depend on the residency of the reversion provider4 or SRB agreement provider8. Guidance

IFPRU 4.6.9G01/01/2014

The FCA considers that, until more promising account level arrears data is collected, enabling firms to better explain the movement in their arrears rate over time, the likelihood of firms being able to develop a compliant variable scalar approach for non-mortgage retail portfolios is low. This is because of the difficulty that firms have in distinguishing between movements in default rates that result from cyclical factors and those that result from non-cyclical reasons for these

IFPRU 4.6.19G01/01/2014

The FCA expects a firm to consider the following issues when seeking to apply a variable scalar approach for UK mortgages:(1) in respect of Principle 2 (IFPRU 4.6.5 G), the commonly used Council for Mortgage Lenders database was based on arrears data and not defaults during a period, and the use of these data without further analysis and adjustment can undermine the accuracy of any calculations; and(2) in respect of Principle 3 (IFPRU 4.6.5 G), the historical data time period

IFPRU 4.6.20G01/01/2014

The FCA expects a firm that is including mortgage arrears data as a proxy for default data to:(1) carry out sensitivity analysis identifying the circumstances in which the assumption that arrears may be used as a proxy for default would produce inaccuracy in long-run PD estimates;(2) set a standard for what might constitute a potentially significant level of inaccuracy, and demonstrate why, in practice, the use of this proxy would not result in any significant inaccuracy;(3) establish

IFPRU 4.6.21G01/01/2014

When using historical mortgage data as a key input into variable scalar models, the FCA expects a firm to:(1) carry out sensitivity analysis identifying the implications of using different cut-off dates for the start of the reference data set; and(2) justify the appropriateness of its choice of cut-off date.

IFPRU 4.6.23G01/01/2014

The FCA expects the PD of a residential mortgage would typically be lower than the PD of an unsecured loan to the same borrower (see article 178(1) of the EU CRR).

PERG 4.10.4AG21/03/2016

(1) 3The exclusion in article 67 of the Regulated Activities Order (Activities carried on in the course of a profession or non-investment business) does not apply if applying the exclusion would take activities covered by the MCD outside the definition of certain regulated mortgage activities. (2) Please see PERG 4.10A (Activities regulated under the Mortgage Credit Directive) for more details.

PERG 4.10.5G01/07/2005

There are exclusions that apply, in certain circumstances, in relation to each of the regulated mortgage activities if the person carrying on the activity is acting in the capacity of trustee or personal representative. Article 66 of the Regulated Activities Order (Trustees, nominees and personal representatives) sets out the circumstances in which the exclusions apply. The terms of these differ slightly depending on the regulated activity.

PERG 4.10.8AG21/03/2016

(1) 3The exclusion in article 66 of the Regulated Activities Order (Trustees, nominees and personal representatives) does not apply if applying the exclusion would take activities covered by the MCD outside the definition of certain regulated mortgage activities. (2) Please see PERG 4.10A (Activities regulated under the Mortgage Credit Directive) for more details.

PERG 4.10.10G21/03/2016

1There are exclusions that apply, in relation to each of the regulated mortgage activities and to advising on regulated credit agreements for the acquisition of land,6 if the person carrying on the activity is a local authority or a wholly owned subsidiary of a local authority. They can be found in article 72G of the Regulated Activities Order, but only apply where:63(a) the relevant agreement was entered into before 21 March 2016; or6(b) the relevant agreement is entered into

MCOB 4A.1.1R23/09/2016

An MCD mortgage arranger (unless it is also acting as3 an MCD mortgage lender and3 carrying out a3 direct sale of the proposed regulated mortgage contract3) must, in good time before carrying out any MCD mortgage credit intermediation activity, provide the consumer with at least the following information in a durable medium: (1) the identity and the geographical address of the MCD mortgage arranger2;(2) the Financial Services Register or other registers in which the MCD mortgage

MCOB 4A.1.2G21/03/2016

In MCOB 4A.1.1R (4):(1) other interested parties includes all parties to the relevant MCD regulated mortgage contract and parties that have an interest in the MCD regulated mortgage contract, such as a guarantor of the obligations under the MCD regulated mortgage contract;(2) where the MCD mortgage arranger provides the information in the general terms and conditions of the sales or service contracts, before carrying out any MCD mortgage credit intermediation activity, it need

MCOB 4A.1.4G21/03/2016

In general, where other requirements for disclosure in a durable medium also apply, the MCD mortgage arranger may, if it would also satisfy those requirements, combine those other disclosures with the information required by MCOB 4A.1.1 R, so long as the combined disclosure is provided to the consumer in good time before the MCD mortgage arranger carries out any MCD mortgage credit intermediation activity.

PERG 7.4.2G23/02/2018

But the exclusion applies only if the principal purpose of the publication or service is not:(1) to advise on securities or structured deposits9 or relevant investments or P2P agreements or7home finance transactions1 or amounts to carrying9 on advising on conversion or transfer of pension benefits; 5 or15(2) to lead or enable persons:(a) to buy, sell, subscribe for or underwrite securities, structured deposits9 or relevant investments; or1(aa) to enter into a relevant article

PERG 7.4.5G23/02/2018

The exclusion applies only if the principal purpose of the publication or service is not:(1) to give advice on securities, structured deposits,9relevant investments, P2P agreements7 or home finance transactions1or amounts to carrying on advising on conversion or transfer of pension benefits9; or1(2) to lead or enable persons6:(a) to6buy, sell, subscribe for or underwrite securities, structured deposits9 or relevant investments; or(aa) to enter into a relevant article 36H agreement

PERG 7.4.8G23/02/2018

Looking at the first disqualifying purpose set out in the exclusion, all the matters relevant to whether the regulated activities of advising on investments, advising on regulated credit agreements for the acquisition of land,9advising on a home finance transaction or advising on conversion or transfer of pension benefits9 are being carried on must be taken into account (see PERG 8.24 (Advising on investments)). If the principal purpose of a publication or service is to give to

PERG 7.4.9G23/02/2018

For the second disqualifying purpose, the focus switches to assessing whether the principal purpose of a publication or service is to lead a person to engage in a relevant transaction or enable him to do so. This disqualifying purpose is an alternative to the first. So it extends to material not covered by the first. In this respect:(1) material in a publication or service that invites or seeks to procure persons to engage in a relevant transaction can be said to "lead" to those

PERG 4.3.1G21/03/2016

There are six regulated mortgage activities requiring authorisation or exemption if they are carried on in the United Kingdom. These are set out in the Regulated Activities Order. They are:(1) arranging (bringing about) regulated mortgage contracts (article 25 A(1) and (2A)1 (Arranging regulated mortgage contracts));(2) making arrangements with a view to regulated mortgage contracts (article 25A(2) (Arranging regulated mortgage contracts));(3) advising on regulated mortgage contracts

PERG 4.3.3G01/04/2013

A person will only need authorisation or exemption if he is carrying on a regulated activity 'by way of business' (see section 22 of the Act (Regulated activities)). There are, in fact, three different forms of business test applied to the regulated mortgage activities. In the FCA's view, however, the difference in the business tests should have little practical effect.

PERG 4.3.5G21/03/2016

Summary of which variant of the business test applies to the different regulated mortgage activities. This table belongs to PERG 4.3.4 G.

By way of business	Carrying on the business
Entering into a regulated mortgage contract (article 61(1))	Arranging (bringing about) regulated mortgage contracts (article 25A(1)) and arranging (bringing about) mortgage contracts behalf of a lender (article 25A(2A))1
Administering a regulated mortgage contract (article 61(2)) (and the contract administered must have been entered into by way of business)	Making arrangements with a view to regulated mortgage contracts (article 25A(2))
	Advising on regulated mortgage contracts (article 53A)

PERG 4.3.8G01/07/2005

It follows that whether or not any particular person may be carrying on a regulated mortgage activity 'by way of business' will depend on his individual circumstances. However, some typical examples where the applicable business test would be likely to be satisfied are where a person:(1) enters into one or more regulated mortgage contracts as lender in the expectation of receiving interest or another form of payment that would enable him to profit from his actions;(2) administers

FEES 4.4.9D01/04/2013

3To the extent that a firm4 has provided the information required by FEES 4.4.7 D to the FCA as part of its compliance with another provision of the Handbook, it is deemed to have complied with the provisions of that direction.444

MIPRU 5.2.1R01/10/2018

A firm must not use, or propose to use, the services of another person4 consisting of: (1) insurance distribution4; or(1A) 4reinsurance distribution; or(2) insurance distribution activity4; or(3) home finance mediation activity;11unless MIPRU 5.2.2 R is 3satisfied. 3[Note: 4Article 16 of theIDD4]22

MIPRU 5.2.1AG01/04/2013

3The appropriate regulator regards a firm as 'using' the services of, in particular, its immediate counterparty (typically the intermediary that passed the business to the firm) and of all other persons who have been granted the right or authority directly by the firm to effect a contract of insurance or enter into a home finance transaction.

MIPRU 5.2.2R01/10/2018

For the purposes of MIPRU 5.2.1 R, the person4, in relation to the activity must:33(1) have3permission; or3(2) be3 an exempt person; or3(3) be3 an exempt professional firm; or3(4) be3 registered in another EEA State for the purposes of theIDD4; or322(5) in relation to insurance distribution activity4, not be 3carrying this activity on in the EEA; or3(6) in relation to home finance mediation activity1, not be 3carrying this activity on in the United Kingdom.13[Note: article 164

MCOB 2.3.2R30/06/2010

A firm must take reasonable steps to ensure that it, and any person acting on its behalf, does not: (1) offer, give, solicit or accept an inducement; or (2) direct or refer any actual or potential business in relation to a regulated mortgage contract,3home reversion plan2 or regulated sale and rent back agreement3 to another person on its own initiative or on the instructions of an associate; 3if it is likely to conflict to a material extent with any duty that the firm owes to

MCOB 2.3.5G06/04/2007

MCOB 2.3.2 R does not prevent a firm: (1) assisting a home finance intermediary2 so that the quality of the home finance intermediary's2 service to customers is enhanced; or 22(2) giving or receiving indirect benefits (such as gifts, hospitality and promotional competition prizes); providing in either case this is not likely to give rise to a conflict with the duties that the recipient owes to the customer. In particular, such benefits should not be of a kind or value that is

MCOB 2.3.7R30/06/2010

(1) A mortgage lender,3reversion provider2 or SRB agreement provider3 must quantify, in cash terms, any material inducement it offers to a mortgage intermediary, reversion intermediary,2SRB intermediary3 or a third party. 3(2) In quantifying the value of the material inducement, the firm must include any subsequent payments (such as a trail fee) made where the customer continues with the samehome finance transaction.22

MCOB 2.3.8G30/06/2010

(1) Quantification of any material inducement offered by the mortgage lender or reversion provider2 supports the disclosure requirements elsewhere in MCOB. Further guidance on the disclosure of any inducement in cash terms is provided in MCOB 5.6.118 G for regulated mortgage contracts other than lifetime mortgages, MCOB 9.4.124 G for lifetime mortgages and MCOB 9.4.173 G for home reversion plans.2(1A) Quantification of any material inducement offered by a SRB agreement provider

MCOB 5.3.1R06/04/2007

A home finance provider1 must not enter into a home finance transaction1, or agree to do so, with a customer unless the customer has submitted an application for that particular home finance transaction.11

MCOB 5.3.2G06/04/2007

(1) The purpose of MCOB 5.3.1 R, taken in conjunction with other rules in this chapter, is to ensure that the customer has received details of the particular home finance transaction for which he has applied, and has had the opportunity to satisfy himself that it is appropriate for him.1(2) In relation to a regulated mortgage contract, the application should identify the type of interest rate, rate of interest, and the mortgage lender at the point it is submitted by the customer

PERG 4.11.5G21/03/2016

For the purposes of regulated mortgage activities, sections 418(2), (4), (5), (5A) and (6) are relevant, as follows:(1) Section 418(2) refers to a case where a UK-based person carries on a regulated activity in another EEA State in the exercise of rights under a Single Market Directive. The only Single Market Directives which are relevant to mortgages are the CRD and the MCD.44(2) Section 418(4) refers to the case where a UK-based person carries on a regulated activity and the

PERG 4.11.8G01/04/2013

The FCA's view of the effect of the Act and Regulated Activities Order in various territorial scenarios is set out in the remainder of this section. In those scenarios:(1) the term "service provider" is used to describe a person carrying on any of the regulated mortgage activities;(2) the term "borrower" refers to a borrower who is an individual and not a trustee; the position of a borrower acting as a trustee is not considered; and(3) it is assumed that the activity is not an

PERG 4.11.9G21/03/2016

Simplified summary of the territorial scope of the regulated mortgage activities, to be read in conjunction with the rest of this section.

This table belongs to PERG 4.11.8 G

4Regulated activities other than advice
Location of establishment of service provider:	Location of land:	Individual borrower resident and located:
UK or non-UK person: Establishment in the UK		in the UK	in another EEA State	outside the EEA
	land in the UK	Yes	Yes	Yes
	land in another EEA State	Yes	Yes	Yes
UK person: Establishment in another EEA State or in a country outside the EEA		in the UK	in another EEA State	outside the EEA
	land in the UK	Yes	Yes	Yes
	land in another EEA State (Note 1)	No	No	No
Non-UK person: Establishment in another EEA State or in a country outside the EEA		in the UK	in another EEA State	outside the EEA
	land in the UK	Yes	No	No
	land in another EEA State	No	No	No
Yes = authorisation or exemption required No = authorisation or exemption not required
Note 1: If the service provider is a UK firm operating from an office in another EEA State in the exercise of rights under a Single Market Directive, the activities will be treated as taking place in the United Kingdom and the firm will need to make sure that its permission covers the regulated mortgage activities it is carrying out. See PERG 4.11.5G (1).

4The regulated activity of advice
Location of establishment of service provider:	Location of land:	Individual borrower resident and located:
UK or non-UK person: Establishment in the UK		in the UK	in another EEA State	outside the EEA
	land in the UK	Yes	Yes	Yes
	land in another EEA State	Yes	Yes	Yes
UK person: Establishment in another EEA State or in a country outside the EEA		in the UK	in another EEA State	outside the EEA
	land in the UK	Yes	No	No
	land in another EEA State (Note 1)	Yes	No	No
Non-UK person: Establishment in another EEA State or in a country outside the EEA		in the UK	in another EEA State	outside the EEA
	land in the UK	Yes	No	No
	land in another EEA State	Yes	No	No
Yes = authorisation or exemption required No = authorisation or exemption not required
Note 1: If the service provider is a UK firm operating from an office in another EEA State in the exercise of rights under a Single Market Directive, the activities will be treated as taking place in the United Kingdom and the firm will need to make sure that its permission covers the regulated mortgage activities it is carrying out. See PERG 4.11.5G (1).

PERG 4.11.10G01/07/2005

Where a person is carrying on any of the regulated mortgage activities from an establishment maintained by him in the United Kingdom, that person will be 'carrying on a regulated activity in the United Kingdom'. The location and residence of the borrower is irrelevant. That is the practical effect of sections 418(4), (5) and (6) of the Act.

PERG 4.2.2G01/07/2005

Certain professional firms are allowed to carry on some regulated activities without authorisation so long as they comply with specified conditions (see PERG 4.14 (Mortgage activities carried on by professional firms)).

PERG 4.2.3G16/07/2016

A person who is concerned to know whether his proposed activities may require authorisation will need to consider the following questions (these questions are a summary of the issues to be considered and have been reproduced, in slightly fuller form, in the flowchart in PERG 4.18):(1) will I be carrying on my activities by way of business (see PERG 4.3.3 G (The business test))?(2) if so, will my activities relate to regulated mortgage contracts (see PERG 4.4 (What is a regulated

PERG 4.2.5G01/07/2005

An unauthorised person who intends to carry on activities connected with mortgages will also need to comply with section 21 of the Act (Restrictions on financial promotion). This guidance does not cover financial promotions that relate to mortgages. Persons should refer to the general guidance on financial promotion in Appendix 1 to the Authorisation manual, PERG 8 (Financial promotion and related activities)) and, in particular, to PERG 8.17 (Financial promotions concerning agreements

MCOB 5.1.3R26/04/2014

(1) This chapter applies if a firm:(a) advises a particular5customer to enter into, or arranges an execution-only sale in,5 a home finance transaction2; or52(b) provides information to a customer that is specific to the amount to be provided on a particular home finance transaction2, including information provided in response to a request from a customer; or2(c) provides the means for a customer to make an application to it;in connection with entering into, or agreeing to enter

MCOB 5.1.6R06/04/2007

In this chapter, references to a home finance transaction2 include, where the context requires, references to arrangements which are capable of becoming a home finance transaction2.22

MCOB 5.1.7G06/04/2007

(1) MCOB 5.1.3 R means that this chapter applies where the customer can apply to enter into a home finance transaction2. This includes circumstances where, for example, the means to apply is provided in person, by telephone, through a website or through an application pack sent through the post.2(2) The effect of this chapter is to require a customer to be provided with key information about a home finance transaction before he submits an application to a home finance provide

PERG 2.8.6AG01/10/2018

3The exclusions in the Regulated Activities Order that relate to the various arranging activities are as follows.(-1) 8Under Article 24A(2), an activity that would otherwise be both arranging and bidding in emissions auctions is specifically excluded from arranging because the activity of bidding in emissions auctions does not form part of any other regulated activity (see PERG 2.7.6D G).(1) Under article 26, arrangements that do not or would not bring about the transaction to

PERG 2.8.12AG01/10/2018

3Advice given by an unauthorised person in relation to a home finance transaction or advising on regulated credit agreements for the acquisition of land12 in the circumstances referred to in PERG 2.8.6AG (5)(a) or (b) (Arranging deals in investments and arranging a home finance transaction) is also excluded. In addition:(1) the following exclusions apply in specified circumstances where a person is advising on investments, advising on regulated credit agreements for the acquisition

PERG 2.8.14AG30/06/2010

Exclusions from the regulated activities that involve administering a home finance transaction3 are provided where an unauthorised person:333(1) arranges for administration by an authorised person who has permission for carrying on that regulated activity;3(2) carries out the administration for up to one month after an arrangement of the kind mentioned in (1) comes to an end; or3(3) carries out the administration under an agreement with an authorised person who has permission

PERG 2.8.14BG21/03/2016

3The following exclusions apply in specified circumstances where a person is administering a home finance transaction:55(1) while acting as trustee or personal representative (see PERG 2.9.3 G);(2) in connection with the carrying on of a profession or of a business not otherwise consisting of regulated activities (see PERG 2.9.5 G);10(3) as an incoming ECA provider (see PERG 2.9.18 G)109(4) in connection with, or for the purposes of, managing a UCITS or managing an AIF and the

MCOB 1.2.1R26/04/2014

1(1) This sourcebook3 applies to every firm that:113(a) carries on a home finance activity3 (subject to 31the business loan and loans to high net worth mortgage customers7 application provisions3); or3(b) communicates or approves a financial promotion of qualifying credit, of a home purchase plan,6of a home reversion plan3or of a regulated sale and rent back agreement.636(2) Where a firm has outsourced activities to a third party processor, any rule in MCOB which requires the

MCOB 1.2.2G26/04/2014

3(1) This sourcebook applies to activities carried out in respect of regulated mortgage contracts, equity release transactions, home purchase plans, and regulated sale and rent back agreements. Together, these products are referred to as home finance transactions.5555377(2) Lifetime mortgages and home reversion plans are together referred to as equity release transactions.3(3) The application of most of this sourcebook is expressed by reference to four types of firm: lenders/providers,

MCOB 1.2.12R06/04/2007

In MCOB the activities of a home finance provider which would be arranging but for article 28A of the Regulated Activities Order (Arranging contracts or plans 3to which the arranger is a party), are to be treated as arranging and therefore also as home finance activities.33

MCOB 1.2.13G06/04/2007

The effect of article 28A of the Regulated Activities Order would normally mean that arrangements made by a party to a home finance transaction3 would not fall within the home finance activity3 of arranging. So in a direct sale, a home finance provider3 would not be carrying on the regulated activity of arranging but, where the transaction proceeds to completion, would instead be involved in a regulated activity comprising entering into a home finance transaction3. However, the

MIPRU 4.2F.1R26/04/2015

1This section applies to a firm carrying on any home financing connected to regulated mortgage contracts or home financing and home financing administration connected to regulated mortgage contracts (see MIPRU 4.2.23 R).

MIPRU 4.2F.30R26/04/2015

A firm may not treat an exposure as fully and completely secured by residential property located in the United Kingdom for MIPRU 4.2F.4 R (residential mortgages) or MIPRU 4.2F.9 R (property leasing transactions) unless either of the following is 80% or less of the value of the residential property on which it is secured:(1) the amount of the exposure; (2) the secured part of the exposure in MIPRU 4.2F.4 R or MIPRU 4.2F.9 R.

MIPRU 4.2F.31G26/04/2015

(1)
The application of MIPRU 4.2F.30 R may be illustrated by an example. If a firm has a mortgage exposure of £100,000 secured on residential property in the United Kingdom that satisfies the criteria listed in MIPRU 4.2F.4 R to MIPRU 4.2F.9 R and the value of that property is £100,000, then £80,000 of that exposure may be treated as fully and completely secured and risk weighted at 35%. The remaining £20,000 should be risk weighted at 75%. A diagrammatic illustration of this example is in MIPRU 4.2F.31G (2).

(2)

A diagrammatic illustration of the example in MIPRU 4.2F.31G (1).

Unsecured component risk weighted at 75%	Example
Secured component risk weighted at 35%	£100,000 loan secured on residential property valued at £100,000
	First £80,000 (i.e. 80% LTV) risk weighted at 35%
	Remaining £20,000 (i.e. above 80% LTV) risk weighted at 75%
	Overall risk weight is 43%

(3)
The same approach applies to exposures described in MIPRU 4.2F.9 R. On inception, a risk weight of 35% should be applied to the first 80% of the principal/"purchase price" outstanding, with a risk weight of 75% being applied to the remainder of the principal exposure.

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