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Finova launches new decisioning engine for lenders

Mortgage technology provider, finova, has launched a new, purpose-built decisioning engine called Optimo. The system...

MPowered Mortgages cuts three-year fixed rates

MPowered Mortgages has announced further rate reductions across its whole range of three-year fixed...

Skipton BS unveils low-rate mortgage for those struggling with monthly payments

Skipton Building Society is launching a low-rate mortgage range specifically designed to help existing...

One Mortgage System makes sales team hire

One Mortgage System (OMS) has added Scott Fient to its sales team. Fient...

Mercantile Trust introduces fixed rate option for bridging loans

Mercantile Trust has launched a new fixed rate bridging finance option. Loans are available...

UTB restructures buy-to-let product categories

United Trust Bank (UTB) Mortgages for Intermediaries has simplified and repriced its buy-to-let product...

Gen H rated “excellent’ by brokers

Gen H has achieved an NPS of 83 in a survey of the brokers...

Hanley Economic BS launches trio of new residential deals

Hanley Economic Building Society has introduced three new residential products up to 95% LTV. The...

Hodge improves later life criteria

Hodge is making criteria enhancements to its later life mortgage products on 9 October. The...

Protection Guru facilitates new critical illness example definitions

Protection Guru has announced the launch of Designed by Doctors, a series of recommended...

Family BS unveils new two-year fixes

Family Building Society has launched a new range of two-year fixed rate mortgage products. It...

Coventry for Intermediaries cuts fixed rates by up to 45bps

Coventry for Intermediaries has reduced the majority of fixed rates. Residential rates have been cut...

Norton Broker Services unveils partnership with new short-term lender

Norton Broker Services has been appointed to the panel of StreamBank, assisting the new...

Countrywide Surveying Services appoints director of technical services

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) has announced the appointment of Martyn Stones as director of...
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COMMENT

Comment

Let’s not get bogged down in the macro, let’s focus on the ones and twos

In challenging times such as this, it often feels like the first instinct for many in the mortgage market is to talk it down....

Underwriting: Are we saying “no” to the wrong risks?

Over the last two days I’ve talked about the size of the later life lending market and the knowledge gap that still exists around...

The blind spot: residential advisers and the over-55 customer

Yesterday I talked about the supportive nature of the equity release and later life lending community and the fact that collaboration is one of...

The uncomfortable truth about the later life lending market

The headlines around the latest Equity Release Council figures released this month all suggested growth. But I think we need to have an honest...

Are we actually set up to support first-time buyers?

After a summer spent thinking it over, this time of year is often the point where first time buyers decide whether they're going to...

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criteria

Foundation raises income multiples for higher-earning mortgage borrowers

Foundation Home Loans has increased the amount higher-earning residential borrowers can access under changes...
wellbeing

Wealthy Advisers Club funds £997 wellbeing retreat place to MIMHC

The Wealthy Advisers Club has donated a fully funded place at its inaugural Digital...
results

Access FS mortgage business rises 46.8% in record July

Access Financial Services recorded its strongest month for mortgage business in July, with activity...
Later Life

LiveMore launches mortgage podcast for brokers and advisers

LiveMore has launched a podcast series covering developments in the specialist and later-life lending...

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