Can financial influencers on social media be trusted?

More people are choosing to rely on ‘fin-influencers’ (1) for their financial and mortgage advice, but can they be relied upon?

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“It is troubling that, instead of reaching out to trusted providers, many people are turning instead to what is often unregulated financial and investment advice from ‘fin-fluencers’ on social media.” (2)

Margaret Doyle, Chief Insights Officer, Financial Services at Deloitte

The power of social media

Whether it’s TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, people are increasingly turning to social media for financial advice, including mortgages, as it’s freely available and can be accessed at any time.

However, the mortgage world is highly regulated for a reason and small mistakes made by influencers on social media could lead to serious consequences to those seeking advice in that way.

“More than 10,000 misleading financial promotions and scams aimed at consumers via social media sites such as Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and TikTok have been identified and targeted by the financial watchdog during the past year.” (3)

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

“‌If you’re using social media, and you have a choice of sensible advice from a regulated firm, complete with reams of risk warnings that make everything sound terrifying, or simple 30-second tips from a fin-fluencer who makes it sound foolproof, the temptation is to opt for the latter.” (4)

Sarah Coles, Hargreaves Lansdown

Why turning to social media for mortgage advice could be risky

Fin-fluencers may present themselves as experts on financial matters, which might not be the case.
There’s a lot of misinformation that may not be fact-checked.
Discussion topics could be down to their personal experience and not necessarily related to you and your individual circumstances.
Fin-influencers may promote products based on their own financial incentives rather than actual merit.
It could increase your vulnerability to scams, phishing and making risky mortgage decisions.

Why choosing Mallory Financial as your broker makes sense

Buying a house is one of the most important decisions you’ll ever have to make. With so much riding on it, it makes sense to speak to a qualified mortgage provider to help ensure you end up with mortgage solution that matches your needs and circumstances.

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