Rod Bolivar

Rod Bolivar

Mortgage Introducer

Rod Bolivar

freelance news writer

18 years experience

Rod's specialty topics

mortgage lending housing market interest rates

Rod Bolivar is a journalist and communications professional writing across insurance, mortgage, employee benefits, and workplace safety. His bylines appear in Key Media titles such as Insurance Business, Benefits and Pensions Monitor, Mortgage Professional, and Wealth Professional.

He brings more than 18 years of experience across broadcast journalism, public relations, and institutional communications. His broadcast career spans television, radio, and digital platforms.

Rod holds a bachelor's degree in mass communication and a master's degree in Government Management. He also completed a Certificate in Strategic Marketing for Competitive Advantage from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

How I think about writing for this industry…

“I aim to provide balanced, insightful coverage that explains how market shifts, regulation, and industry innovation affect mortgage professionals and the clients they serve”

Awards and recognition

Also published by

ABS-CBN · Wealth Professional · Insurance Business · Mortgage Professional

Featured content from Rod

SME lending hits five-year high, yet small loans stay scarce Funding 365 secures £300m amid bridging sector capital squeeze Tracker demand triples as borrowers hedge against uncertainty

Previous experience

  • ABS-CBN Corporation (Philippines) — news correspondent, broadcast journalist
  • Mindanao Development Authority (Philippines) — public relations writer

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication, Siliman University (Philippines)
  • Certificate in Strategic Marketing for Competitive Advantage, The Wharton School (Institute of Executive Education – Online), University of Pennsylvania, USA

Read the latest stories by Rod

LiveMore raises £212 million in third RIO-backed securitisation

Regulator is reviewing how lenders assess joint RIO applications

LiveMore raises £212 million in third RIO-backed securitisation

more2life launches adviser hub and end-to-end service model

The lifetime mortgage lender has overhauled its adviser support as pension reform puts housing wealth in focus

more2life launches adviser hub and end-to-end service model

Together hands automation brief to former RBS decisioning chief

Specialist lender targets faster decisions on complex cases as new platform enters testing

Together hands automation brief to former RBS decisioning chief

Scottish dual representation terms diverge across bridging lenders

Hope Capital adds Gunnercooke Scotland to its Scottish dual legal representation panel for bridging loans

Scottish dual representation terms diverge across bridging lenders

Residential completions fall 9% annually in August as higher rates squeeze the market

Agreed sales, approvals and completions all point the same way as borrowing costs bite

Residential completions fall 9% annually in August as higher rates squeeze the market

Paragon's commercial lending outpaces mortgages sevenfold as SME push hits £90m

With broker-arranged SME lending up 25% and specialist banks taking 60% of the market, Paragon's £90m GGS milestone signals where the commercial opportunity is heading

Paragon's commercial lending outpaces mortgages sevenfold as SME push hits £90m

Mortgage costs may keep London's would-be buyers renting

Tenant demand is up 7%

Mortgage costs may keep London's would-be buyers renting

Seven-figure remortgage demand climbs as big-loan borrowers refinance

£1m-plus remortgage opportunities doubled at specialist broker Enness this year, as lenders compete for high-value borrowers

Seven-figure remortgage demand climbs as big-loan borrowers refinance

FCA enlists mortgage advisers to close protection gap

Half of consumers already rethinking cover

FCA enlists mortgage advisers to close protection gap

Bridging completions slide to £1.6 billion with lenders scrutinising exits

Defaults are moving the other way

Bridging completions slide to £1.6 billion with lenders scrutinising exits