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AI could shift mortgage underwriters from processors to auditors, analysis suggests

Advances in AI-driven underwriting could transform the role of mortgage underwriters, with technology now...

Access FS opens Canary Wharf hub

Mortgage and protection brokerage Access Financial Services has opened a new London office in...

Family Building Society invests £10m in housing fund

Family Building Society has invested £10m into a UK housing fund focused on delivering...

Tipton & Coseley BS partners with docStribute to modernise member communications

Tipton & Coseley Building Society has entered a partnership with RegTech firm docStribute to...

Eight companies linked to MFS placed into administration

Eight companies linked to the collapsed bridging lender Market Financial Solutions (MFS) have been...

Rental competition eases as demand falls

Competition for rental homes has fallen to its lowest level in six years as...

Insurers urged to strengthen pricing models

Insurers should prioritise improving the coverage and accuracy of their pricing models as competitive...

Hodge signs Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter

Hodge has signed the Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC), committing the lender to...

Mortgage Charter support used by more than 300,000 borrowers since launch

More than 300,000 mortgage borrowers have reduced their monthly payments since the government’s Mortgage...

Mortgage debt hits record £1.73trn as high-LTV lending rises

The total value of outstanding UK residential mortgage lending reached a record level in...

Alps launches enhanced landlord protection product ahead of Renters’ Rights Act reforms

Alps has introduced an updated Landlord Legal Expenses and Rent Protection product designed to...

Paymentshield expands landlord insurance panel with addition of Arkel

Paymentshield has strengthened its Landlord Insurance panel with the appointment of MGA and underwriter...

Finova unveils AI-driven Broker Assist tool to streamline broker queries

Finova has launched a new conversational AI agent designed to help brokers access lender...

Fleet Mortgages brings back 75% LTV fixed-rate options

Fleet Mortgages has relaunched a range of 75% LTV fixed-rate products across its core...

COMMENT

Network recruitment called. The 1970s want their strategy back

I spend a lot of my time looking at growth. What does it cost? Is it sustainable? And are we creating value, or just...

Bank Rate holds again, but November is now firmly in focus

There may well have been a collective sigh of relief across the mortgage market when the Bank of England announced another Bank Base Rate...

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

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ModaMortgages cuts rates with limited edition buy-to-let range

ModaMortgages has launched a limited edition buy-to-let range with rates reduced by up to...

First-time buyers face confidence gap as unexpected costs and delays mount

Nine in 10 first-time buyers believe they understand the home-buying process before starting, but...

Family BS hires Paul Ormonde for Central London broker role

Family Building Society has appointed Paul Ormonde as a business development manager covering Central...

LendInvest raises £300m through latest Mortimer securitisation

LendInvest has completed its eighth Mortimer residential mortgage-backed securitisation, securing £300 million of funding...

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