The Manchester Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) 2012 has announced the full content of its seminar programme which has been put together by the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI).

The expo has also just received Continuous Professional Development (CPD) event accreditation from the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII), which means that delegates are now able to include their attendance at the event as part of their CII CPD requirement should they consider it relevant to their professional development needs.

James Prosser, MBE Manchester 2012 Show Director, said: “We have assembled an array of industry experts to tackle a variety of subjects including the current state of the housing market and the economy, how equity release fits into this landscape, an update from a variety of lender representatives, a look at the protection sector and a seminar detailing the progress that is being made in tackling mortgage fraud. Along with over 40 exhibitors already signed up, MBE Manchester promises to be one of the must-attend events for advisers and intermediaries in the North West.”

The seminar sessions and the speakers are as follows:

- The Economy, Housing and Mortgage Market, and the need for Equity Release with John Wriglesworth: Expert view on the current state of the UK economy, the housing and mortgage markets and what this will mean for lenders and brokers in the coming months.

- Lenders’ panel; A panel Q&A session with representatives from Barclays, GE Money, Nationwide Building Society, Virgin Money and Platform: Current lender views on market size, pricing, procuration fees, quality and interest only.

- ‘Regulation – the results of MMR and the learning so far from feedback received’ with Lynda Blackwell from the FSA: FSA will set out the rationale behind its latest MMR consultation, provide an update on the feedback it has received under the consultation and look at the potential outcomes.

- Why protection is important to consumers, working to a budget and using protection to lead your business model with Peter Brodnicki, Ralph Mortlock and Neil Tribeck: Presentation and debate to cover the relevance of good protection, how to work this within the budget of the average consumer, the setting of priorities in protection and how this can lead your business model to a more profitable future.

- Mortgage fraud – developments and the latest updates with John Malone from Sesame Bankhall Group: An update from the broker representative in the Mortgage Fraud Forum, setting out current trends in mortgage fraud, the impacts following the FSA thematic work, how lenders are interpreting their roles and the latest on trends in this area.

More than 40 exhibitors have now been confirmed, with both mainstream and specialist lenders making an appearance.

Visitors who would like to attend Mortgage Business Expo Manchester 2012 can do so by registering at: https://manchester.mortgagebusinessexpo.com