Technology

Terry Blackburn on building a community for mortgage brokers

At 19, Terry Blackburn was knocking on doors trying to sell life insurance to...

Digital ID providers given formal backing under money laundering rules

HM Treasury and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology have issued joint guidance...

MJP Conveyancing completes first live TR1 using qualified electronic signature

MJP Conveyancing has completed its first TR1 transfer deed using Veyco QEST, marking a...

Altura rolls out AI social media compliance checker for advisers

Altura Mortgage Finance has launched an AI-powered social media compliance tool aimed at helping...

Majority of homebuyers still emailing ID documents

More than six in 10 homebuyers are still sending copies of their identity documents...

Iress UK boosts earnings as mortgage and protection sourcing demand gathers pace

Iress has reported a 43% rise in adjusted EBITDA from its UK division for...

Finova Broker CRM signs up Watts Commercial Finance

Watts Commercial Finance has selected Finova Broker CRM as part of a wider drive...

OPDA secures data-sharing agreements with legal software and conveyancing bodies

The Open Property Data Association has signed new agreements with the Legal Software Suppliers...

Norton streamlines broker submissions with online DIP and ONS-based affordability model

Norton Home Loans has introduced an online decision-in-principle and a new two-tier affordability assessment...

Mercantile Trust joins Twenty7tec’s sourcing panel to widen specialist access

Twenty7tec has added Mercantile Trust to its lender panel within RESEARCH, extending the range...

AdvisoryAI integrates with Curo to cut adviser admin

AdvisoryAI and Time4Advice have gone live with a new integration designed to remove the...

Acre rolls out AI tools to automate compliance and broker workflow

Acre has introduced two AI-powered features aimed at reducing manual admin and strengthening compliance...

Mortgage Magic integrates remote ID checks into broker workflow

Mortgage Magic has announced the full integration of electronic ID verification into its broker...

Mutual sector ambition needs tech-driven scale

The Government’s commitment to doubling the size of the mutual sector has been welcomed...

COMMENT

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

The cost of knowing less

There is a particular kind of risk in financial services that rarely announces itself with drama. It does not arrive as a crisis event,...

Building societies need to start putting intelligence into motion

If you were at the Building Societies Association Annual Conference in Edinburgh last month , you could not have missed the optimism: the sector...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 21

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday 15th May as...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 20

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday 15th May as...

Latest news

UK risks two-tier energy transition without home investment

The UK risks creating a "two-tier" energy transition unless cleaner and smarter technologies are...

MSB solicitor recognised with Future Leader award at British LGBT Awards

MSB Solicitors is marking Pride Month after one of its solicitors was named Future...

The Yorkshire appoints two non-executive directors

Yorkshire Building Society has appointed Barry O’Dwyer and Philippa Brown as independent non-executive directors. The...

HSBC cuts rates across residential and buy-to-let mortgage ranges

HSBC UK is reducing rates across a broad selection of residential and buy-to-let mortgage...

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