Technology

The Bath adds AI to direct mortgage sales operation

The Bath Building Society has joined up with Festina Finance to revamp its direct...

Twenty7Tec and Brightstar renew partnership

Specialist distributor Brightstar has renewed its partnership with Twenty7Tec. This extended partnership sees Twenty7Tec...

Castle Trust appoints tech & ops chief

Castle Trust Bank has appointed Nick Bennett as its new chief technology & operations...

SmartSearch introduces UBO facility

Anti-money laundering (AML) firm, SmartSearch, has unveiled a new service which identifies the ultimate...

Mortgage Advice Bureau to use Nivo

Nivo has joined up with Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) to launch a secure mobile...

Paymentshield promises technological ‘war chest’ investment

General Insurance (GI) firm Paymentshield is investing in technology to to help advisers fight...

Dashly unveils Chrome extension for mortgage affordability

Dashly has launched a Google Chrome browser extension designed to "instantly" show people the most...

Mortgage Magic adds equity release module

CRM and mortgage management system, Mortgage Magic, is to add a free equity release...

Don’t ignore EU money laundering directives, firms warned

Anti-money laundering (AML) firm SmartSearch has warned firms against ignoring European Union money laundering...

Phoebus partners with cloud banking platform

Phoebus Software Limited (PSL) and Financial Services Horizons (FSH) have agreed an exclusive strategic...

Pepper Money added to MBT Affordability

MBT Affordability has announced the addition of Pepper Money to the platform. It provides brokers...

eKeeper unveils Intermediary Manager solution

eKeeper has introduced its a product - Intermediary Manager - to all financial institutions...

New role for Corker at Knowledge Bank

Knowledge Bank has announced the promotion of Matthew Corker to the position of operations...

BM Solutions revamps portfolio landlord portal

BM Solutions has introduced a new online mortgage portal for portfolio landlord applications. The new...
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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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