Join Our Panel - Suffolk Building Society Intermediaries

Intermediary Details

Title (Required)

First Name (Required)

Last Name (Required)

Company Name (Required)

Company Registration Number

Company Address (required)

Correspondence Address (required)

Office Telephone (Required)

Mobile (Required)

Email (Required)

FCA Registration

Authorisation (Required) Directly authorisedAppointed representative

Firm FCA Number (Required)

Appointed representative FCA Number (Required)

Principal Company Name (Required)

Network/Club

We have partnerships with numerous networks and clubs. Many are national agreements, while others enable access only to intermediaries in our heartland area. Please check by calling us on 0330 123 1073 or click here. If we can accept business from you, your client can be based anywhere in England and Wales

If you will be submitting an application via a mortgage club, please list the clubs used:

Do you have an AIP/Application to submit in the next 2 days? YesNo

Working Together

We’re passionate about our customer service – we want to work closely with you by offering you and your clients the best possible service from the start of our relationship. We will therefore call you within 14 days of receipt of your application to join our panel, to find out a little about you and your business and share relevant information about our proposition so that you get the most from our relationship.

In the meantime, so that we can ensure you have the information and support you need from day one, please could you confirm the following:

Your typical business mix (i.e purchase/remortgage, BTL, shared ownership, self build, expat etc) (Required)

Typical client profile (i.e LTV, age, employed/self employed, impaired credit, capital raising etc) (Required)

What do you need from us? (i.e access to sales team, online portal, regular updates by phone or email) (Required)

What sourcing systems do you use? (Required)

Supporting Documents

To progress your application please tick to confirm you will supply copies of the following documents: Professional Indemnity Insurance certificateCurrent bank details as applicable on signed letter headed paper (for procuration fee payment)

Full details if you answer yes to any of the following statements: Have you been subject to disciplinary action by the firm, FCA or any supervisory bodyHave you been convicted of a criminal offenceHave you had a CCJ registered against youHave you entered into an arrangement with creditorsHave you been the subject of a receiving orderHave you been the director of a company subject to winding up procedures

Please return supporting documents including full details of any of the above statements you have indicated (if applicable) to [email protected], by fax to 01473 278600 or by post to Suffolk Building Society, Freehold House, 6-8 The Havens, Ransomes Europark, Ipswich, Suffolk IP3 9SJ.

Treating Customers Fairly

Please confirm that you actively apply all of the TCF outcomes and comply with all applicable aspects of MCOB at all times with your customers. (Required) YesNo

Consumer Duty

Please confirm that you actively comply with all applicable aspects of the Consumer Duty (it’s Consumer Principle, Rules and Outcomes around Products and Services, Price and Value, Consumer Understanding, and Consumer Support) at all times with your customers. (Required) YesNo

Terms of Business

By joining our panel you agree to accept our general terms of business for intermediaries, as follows. The Society reserves the right to remove you from its intermediary panel if you do not adhere to the general terms. We reserve the right to request further information as needed:

It is your responsibility to ensure that:

You always have your customer’s authority to act on their behalf, and their permission to pass information to the Society
Your customer is fully aware, that when the Society searches their credit file to assess either an AIP or Application, a record of that search will be left (i.e. it will leave a hard footprint on the customers records)
You have all the appropriate, current authorisations from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to submit applications
You will hold the relevant permissions with the FCA to conduct Consumer Credit Activities and Professional Indemnity Insurance cover at all times

The Society can carry out ongoing reviews when required to assess your membership of the panel and we reserve the right to terminate your membership at any time.

Please confirm you have read and accepted the Terms of Business. (Required) YesNo

Intermediary Declaration

Please confirm that you actively apply all of the TCF and Consumer Duty outcomes, and comply with all applicable aspects of MCOB at all times with your customers. (Required) YesNo

Name (Required)

Date (Required)

Intermediary Panel Application