Technology

Together in short-term lending partnership with L&G

Together's bridging products have been added to Legal & General’s digital criteria service designed...

Smartr365 unveils video and audio call functionality

Smartr365 has introduced a new feature called SmartrTalk, powered by Microsoft. The end-to-end platform for...

BEP Systems to provide lending solutions to Jordan International Bank

BEP Systems has been appointed by Jordan International Bank Plc (JIB) to provide system...

TruNarrative launches new AML and verification service

TruNarrative has added a new Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) solution,...

Legal & General Mortgage Club reveals top SmartrCriteria searches

Legal & General’s SmartrCriteria tool saw its busiest month on record in January as...

Hanley Economic pauses new mortgage lending

The Hanley Economic Building Society has temporarily halted new lending while it finishes the...

Sourcing system offers life insurance quote platform

Iress has partnered with Codepotato to provide advisers with their own branded life insurance...

Reliance Bank added to Twenty7Tec’s APPLY

Twenty7Tec has announced that Reliance Bank has been added to its APPLY module. The move...

L&G partners with Smartr365 to simplify application process

Legal & General and Smartr365 have joined forces to enable single sign-in for advisers...

Profits up 28% at AML firm

Anti-money laundering (AML) solution provider, SmartSearch, has hailed 2020 as its most successful year...

Majority of ARs want to use another sourcing system

67% of Appointed Representatives (ARs) would use a different sourcing system if their network...

YTS to improve insights for mortgage lenders

Open Banking specialist, Yolt Technology Services (YTS), has widened the applicability of its Account...

Smartr365 adds automated Halifax mortgage DIPs

Smartr365 has integrated with Halifax Intermediaries, allowing real-time mortgage Decision in Principle (DIP) submissions...

Source Insurance unveils new broker website

Source Insurance has has updated its website, seeking to make it easier to use...

COMMENT

The case for tech fluency before AI adoption in the mutual sector

It often feels like there is only one conversation taking place in financial services at the moment: artificial intelligence. Whether it’s trade shows and...

Commonhold and RTM: do not mistake control for simplicity

Commonhold is presented as a fairer form of flat ownership. Right to Manage (RTM) is sometimes portrayed as a quick way for residents to...

No holidays: advice firms need a plan for a busy August

Every summer, the same quiet risk runs through the intermediary market. Advisers, case managers and administrators go on holiday. Specialist lending cases, which have...

Every rate shock is becoming a test of the modern mortgage business

Halifax, Barclays and HSBC increased selected mortgage rates by up to 0.20% this week, effective 21 July. Halifax removed its sub-4% deals entirely. Barclays'...

Your next client is probably more complicated than your last one

There's a shift happening in the mortgage market that most small firms aren't ready for. It's not about rates. It's not about the political...

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Brilliant racks up a memorable afternoon for charity

Brilliant Solutions was on cue at Rileys as 70 players and several late arrivals...

Rayner rules out rent controls

Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has ruled out rent controls in England, providing greater certainty...

Mortgage Brain adds Uinsure home insurance quotes to CRM platform

Mortgage Brain has integrated Uinsure with CRM Brain, allowing brokers to arrange buildings and...

Nationwide and Accord the latest to increase rates

Mortgage borrowers have been urged to review their options after Nationwide and Accord increased...

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