Tippie Malgwi promoted to Head of High-Net-Worth and Diaspora Banking at Afin Bank

Malgwi will lead the bank’s newly re-branded Afin High-Net-Worth proposition

Afin Bank has made Tippie Malgwi its Head of High-Net-Worth and Diaspora Banking in a move acknowledging the growing importance of both propositions for the specialist lender.

While supporting diaspora borrowers has always been a core part of Afin’s mission to help underserved customers, Malgwi has driven the development of the bank’s high net worth proposition for “asset rich, income light” borrowers since he joined Afin last year.

Originally called ‘Afin Premier’, the newly re-branded Afin High-Net-Worth (HNW) mortgage allows borrowers to include assets such as their pensions, investments, shares, real estate holdings and even fine art and classic cars when assessing their affordability.

As part of the promotion Malgwi will continue to play a crucial role in overseeing Afin’s Diaspora mortgage offering designed for foreign nationals working in the UK who can find it hard to get a home loan because of the length of their visa or a lack of UK credit history.

Malgwi said: “The response to the Afin High-Net-Worth mortgage has been incredible because it gives borrowers more scope in assessing their affordability, which usually isn’t possible via mainstream lenders. It is also more accessible because we work with brokers and wealth advisers, so it is not just the preserve of private banks.

“I am also delighted to continue to help to drive the awareness of our mortgages for diaspora communities. These are people, such as health workers and other professionals, that are crucial to our society and should be given the chance to buy their own homes.”

Jason Oakley, CEO for Afin Bank, added: “The contribution Tippie has made to Afin Bank in such a short time, particularly in helping us build our Diaspora and HNW propositions, has been exceptional, so I am delighted that he is taking on this new role.

“He brings a unique combination of mortgage knowledge and understanding of customer needs, which means he can have a very technical conversation with advisers about their HNW clients, just as easily as he can talk directly about the importance of home ownership with people in diaspora communities.”

Afin Bank helps underserved borrowers who may struggle to get mortgages because of their unique circumstances, such as high-net-worth borrowers, people from overseas living and working in the UK on a valid work visa, the self-employed and qualified professionals.

For more information about Afin Bank visit www.afinbank.com follow it on LinkedIn and @AfinBankUK on X and Instagram.

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Contact Paul Beadle: email Paul.Beadle@afinbank.com or mobile 07801 105001

Notes to editors

Afin Bank was created to help some of the UK’s most underserved customers, such as people from overseas living and working in the UK on a valid work visa and borrowers like the self-employed, qualified professionals and high net worth customers.

It offers a range of residential and buy-to-let mortgages for properties in England and Wales, as well as FSCS protected savings accounts.

Afin Bank is backed by parent company WAICA Reinsurance Corporation Plc (WAICA Re), one of the largest reinsurance companies in Africa.

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