United Trust Bank has promoted Fran Arnold to become business development manager for the North and Scotland.  

She moves from the lender’s underwriting unit, where she was team manager for the North. 

Arnold will take responsibility for supporting mortgage intermediaries across the region and promoting the bank’s range of specialist residential, buy-to-let and second charge loans. 

She takes up her role from Chris Pedlar who was promoted to head of sales – mortgages, in November. 

Arnold joined United Trust Bank three years ago, before that she worked at Aldermore for over two-and-a-half years, leaving as a mortgage underwriter. 

United Trust Bank sales & marketing director – mortgages Caroline Mirakian says: “Fran is an excellent addition to the mortgage 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.”