Mortgages

Clearing existing mortgage most popular H1 reason for equity release

Canada Life has stated that 50% of equity release applications it received in the...

Legal & General Mortgage Club unveils educational Green Hub

Legal & General Mortgage Club has launched a Green Hub to support the sector...

Even added to Twenty7tec

Twenty7tec has announced that Even, a new lender to market offering a bespoke solution...

Two lenders sign up to PEXA platform

PEXA has revealed that both Hinckley & Rugby Building Society and Shawbrook Bank will...

Iress appoints head of engineering for mortgages

Iress has appointed Steve Green as head of engineering, mortgages. He will be responsible...

New five-year fixes from Virgin Money

Virgin Money is introducing new mortgage products today (Wednesday 10 August). The lender is also...

Mortgage Magic unveils digital package for brokers

Mortgage Magic has introduced a digital package aimed at helping brokers to revamp their...

The Mortgage Lender expands business development team

The Mortgage Lender (TML) has appointed Nicola Ashby and Keith Campsie as business development...

Environmental concerns losing importance for house buyers

As the cost-of-living crisis continues to bite, new call data from Moneypenny, shows eco...

Mortgage intermediary confidence remains high despite fall

The latest data from IMLA's Mortgage Market Tracker has revealed that intermediary case volumes...

360 Dotnet sees 22% increase in lending for Q2

360 Dotnet has reported a string second quarter. After £10.7 billion in total lending -...

Gatehouse Bank doubles profits

Gatehouse Bank has reported a doubling of pre-tax profits to £3.6m in 2021. During the...

Fluent Money to offer MPowered Mortgages’ prime residential range

MPowered Mortgages has partnered with Fluent Money, which was recently acquired by Mortgage Advice...

Twenty7Tec: product availability at three-quarters of pre-pandemic levels

Twenty7Tec has published its findings based on its mortgage platform data for July 2022. Monthly...
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Technology

If AI gives us more time to think, we must learn how to think well

The great promise of AI in financial services is usually expressed in terms of what it can remove. Less administration, less duplication, fewer manual...

The right scrutiny is a precursor of growing lending safely

Credit markets have always had to accommodate change, but there are periods when the assumptions on which they have been built begin to move...

Only one in five of your clients thinks your fee was justified

You know the moment. 40 minutes in. Gone well. They like you, you like them, everyone's getting on. Then you have to say the fee. And...

I’m 49. My dad’s 73. Between us we’ve found the hole in later life lending

I turn 50 in December, and the marketing has already started. Funeral plans, over-50s life cover, “guaranteed acceptance” adverts wedged between the football highlights....

Buying scale was phase one. What happens next?

Mortgage distribution is in a race for scale. Capital wants market share. Consolidators want distribution. Networks want advisers. Good businesses are commanding serious valuations. If I...

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Mortgage lending availability falls as banks anticipate recovery in demand

Mortgage credit availability and demand for house purchase and remortgaging all declined during the...
Later Life

L&G broadens adviser training to cover retirement and estate planning

L&G has extended its Adviser Academy webinar programme to help financial advisers address a...
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Four in five homeowners have taken no action to protect against extreme weather

Almost eight in 10 homeowners have made no specific preparations to protect their properties...
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Expat mortgage applications hampered by income verification difficulties

Almost two-thirds of mortgage brokers identify proving overseas income and affordability as the biggest...

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