Technology

CHL Mortgages’ products now on Twenty7Tec

CHL Mortgages has teamed up with Twenty7Tec to widen access to its product range...

Smartr365 partners with Experian

Smartr365 has launched a commercial and strategic partnership with Experian. Smartr365 users can now...

Homebuyers want more digital documentation

81% of homebuyers across the country want a wider adoption of digital documentation tools...

MBT unveils research platform

Mortgage Broker Tools (MBT) has unveiled MBT Research, an integrated research platform designed to...

ULS technology boosts sales and marketing teams

ULS technology has expanded its sales and marketing functions with the recruitment of two...

SmartCriteria sees first indications of market normalising

Legal & General’s SmartrCriteria tool recorded a -32% decrease in furlough friendly mortgage searches...

GoCompare partners with Mojo Mortgages

Online mortgage broker Mojo Mortgages has partnered with GoCompare, with the latter's customers able to...

LendInvest appoints fintech law firm to BTL legal panel 

LendInvest has appointed 'digital-first' law firm, Juno, to its legal panel for its buy-to-let product. Juno...

Furlough no longer a major search criterion

‘Furloughed workers’ is no longer amongst the most-searched terms by brokers, according to Knowledge...

Insecure hosting could lead to GDPR breaches

Anti-money laundering firm SmartSearch has warned many businesses may be at risk of being...

Accord is latest lender for Lendex

Accord Mortgages has joined Lendex, Mortgage Brain's multi-lender application and submission gateway. Accord now joins Nationwide...

Legal & General launches affordability sourcing tool

Legal & General is to provide what it hails as a ‘first-of-its-kind’ affordability sourcing...

Nivo to drive Black & White Bridging’s digital transformation

Black & White Bridging has chosen Nivo to introduce an app-based application process to...

Later life market should make more of technology

More2life's latest research has found that 36% of advisers think the later life lending...
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If AI gives us more time to think, we must learn how to think well

The great promise of AI in financial services is usually expressed in terms of what it can remove. Less administration, less duplication, fewer manual...

The right scrutiny is a precursor of growing lending safely

Credit markets have always had to accommodate change, but there are periods when the assumptions on which they have been built begin to move...

Only one in five of your clients thinks your fee was justified

You know the moment. 40 minutes in. Gone well. They like you, you like them, everyone's getting on. Then you have to say the fee. And...

I’m 49. My dad’s 73. Between us we’ve found the hole in later life lending

I turn 50 in December, and the marketing has already started. Funeral plans, over-50s life cover, “guaranteed acceptance” adverts wedged between the football highlights....

Buying scale was phase one. What happens next?

Mortgage distribution is in a race for scale. Capital wants market share. Consolidators want distribution. Networks want advisers. Good businesses are commanding serious valuations. If I...

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Mortgage lending availability falls as banks anticipate recovery in demand

Mortgage credit availability and demand for house purchase and remortgaging all declined during the...
Later Life

L&G broadens adviser training to cover retirement and estate planning

L&G has extended its Adviser Academy webinar programme to help financial advisers address a...
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Four in five homeowners have taken no action to protect against extreme weather

Almost eight in 10 homeowners have made no specific preparations to protect their properties...
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Expat mortgage applications hampered by income verification difficulties

Almost two-thirds of mortgage brokers identify proving overseas income and affordability as the biggest...

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