Technology

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...

Open Banking allows Lendlord cashflow automation

Lendlord has launched an Open Banking integration that allows landlords to automate their cashflow...

New funding to boost Burrow functionality

DPR Group has invested several million pounds in technology, include in its new digital...

LSL makes investment in life and pensions firm

LSL Property Services has announced its investment in Direct Life & Pension Services. Direct Life...

Advise Wise introduces webinar series with Equity Release Council

Advise Wise has unveiled a new live webinar series in partnership with the Equity...

Nivo reaches major milestone

Nivo has revealed that more than five million messages have now been sent and...
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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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Air and Mortgage Brain link sourcing platforms to widen later life lending options

Air and Mortgage Brain have agreed a collaboration designed to help mortgage advisers assess...
networks

Mortgage network growth diverges as acquisition activity reshapes sector

Stonebridge Mortgage Solutions and HL Partnership have recorded some of the largest increases in...
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LMS appoints Ian Robinson as permanent chief executive

LMS has appointed Ian Robinson as its permanent chief executive, four months after he...
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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...

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