22 May 2025 - first direct cut rates across dozens of mortgage products
22 April 2025 - first direct cuts mortgage rates across high LTVs
7 January 2025 - first direct cuts mortgage rates by up to 0.30 percentage points
Press releases
Explore our latest news and announcements. These press releases are intended for UK journalists only.
Latest releases
Maxim Park opens its doors
1 September 2025
After months of planning, Scottish first direct and HSBC UK colleagues have this week moved across to their brand-new offices at Maxim Park – one of the most significant office moves in the region in recent years.
first direct introduces new Loan-to-Income policy
29 August 2025
first direct is making a change to its mortgage lending policy that will enable first-time buyers to borrow more, in order to secure their footing on the ladder in a competitive housing market.
first direct launches brand new ‘perks’ programme
21 July 2025
first direct customers are now able to head to their fd mobile app and link out to a brand-new platform ‘first direct perks’, as part of the bank’s latest push to reward its customer base.