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SBG and Aviva fund blockchain-based mortgage startup

Sesame Bankhall Group and Aviva announce £5 million Acre Software investment in exclusive deal...

New affordability platform introduced

Mortgage Broker Tools (MBT) has launched MBT Affordability. It is designed to provider brokers with...

IFA agrees three-year deal with Mortgage Brain

Independent financial advisers, TFA - Trusted Financial Advice, has chosen Mortgage Brain as its...

TBMC unveils new website

TBMC has launched its new website designed for intermediaries to access its range of...

Shawbrook upgrades online application platform

Shawbrook Bank has launched a upgrade to its E-AIP platform with the inclusion of...

UTB appoints mortgage operations manager

United Trust Bank has appointed Avison Warren as mortgage operations manager. The newly created role will...

New Equiniti report investigates consumer attitudes to lending

Equiniti Credit Services has published its latest annual research report. A three part harmony: how...

More 2 Life introduces SMS booking system

More 2 Life has launched SMS text appointment booking in partnership with e.surv Chartered...

Robo advice ‘good for broker market’

A mortgage broker has claimed that 'robo advice' and new technology provide brokers with more...

Criteria Hub acquired by Mortgage Brain

Mortgage Brain has completed the acquisition of criteria based sourcing solution, Criteria Hub. Criteria Hub...

DPR completes API integration with AiR Sourcing

Mortgage systems provider DPR has integrated its illustration API with the AiR Sourcing platform. The...

CRM system offers personalised client portal

The Key’s digital Client Portal is now allowing Mortgage advisers to add their own...

Freedom Finance adds Open Banking to loan journey

Freedom Finance has launched Open Banking access to a panel of lenders for secured...

M&S Bank claims faster applications from open banking

M&S Bank has enabled open banking assisted mortgage applications. Most customers will no longer need...

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Tuning into later life lending conversations

There are certain conversations in our profession that can genuinely change the course of a client’s life. Later life lending sits firmly in that...

Economic uncertainty weighing on business borrowers

Taken as a whole, Atom bank’s SME Pulse for Q2 shows the current robust health of demand in the commercial market. Around 95% of the...

Right of Light risks: a looming shadow over construction projects

Gone are the days when a Right of Light infringement could be swiftly dealt with by simply taking out an indemnity insurance policy. Specialists used...

Could a move to ‘enhanced advice’ also mean mandatory protection conversations?

The FCA’s recent Mortgage Market Discussion Paper (DP25/2) has got the industry talking about ‘enhanced advice’ – an idea that certain customers, such as...

Take off the rose-tinted glasses and stop chasing a rate cut

Every six weeks the financial world raises its eyebrows at the prospect of a rate cut, causing celebration when the Monetary Committee duly obliges. There...

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East Midlands newbuild prices fall as developers respond to weaker demand

The average asking price of newbuild homes coming to market in the East Midlands...

Principality adds final piece to BDM team with London & SE appointment

Principality Intermediaries has announced the appointment of Melissa Burke as business development manager for...

Arc & Co. secures £16.4m loan for Fareham premium care home development

Specialist debt and equity advisory firm Arc & Co. has completed a £16.4 million...

Former Wales and Lions rugby star joins Howden

Howden has appointed former Wales and British & Irish Lions rugby player Dafydd James...