Pepper Money has launched an academy for brokers who want to work more effectively in the second charge mortgage market.

The Pepper Academy will support brokers by providing training on the most effective ways to package and submit second charge mortgage applications, with the objective of helping brokers to benefit from smoother processing and ultimately improve customer outcomes.

The training programme, which covers Income requirements, calculating utility costs and interpreting bank statements has been put into effect on a trial at Fluent Money.

Chris Meadows, managing director at Fluent Money, said: “We have implemented a dedicated team of Pepper case managers at Fluent Money. The academy will ensure they produce the highest quality of packs to deliver the best possible service to our customers.”

Pepper Money plans to roll the Pepper Academy out across the industry to all brokers.

Tom Whitney (pictured), head of sales, second charge mortgages at Pepper Money, added: “At Pepper Money, brokers are at the heart of everything we do, and the Pepper Academy is one of several initiatives we are rolling out to work more closely with brokers, helping them to help more customers.

“We want to help brokers to help to grow the market by ensuring great customer outcomes are at the heart of everything we do.

“For more information or to book your Pepper Academy classes, get in touch with your BDM – we are always keen to help our broker partners provide the right financial solution quicker.”