Technology

Knowledge Bank becomes Brilliant Solutions’ exclusive criteria search partner

Brilliant Solutions has adopted Knowledge Bank as its exclusive criteria search provider. Brilliant Solutions' members...

Redesigned Fleet Mortgages website offering new features

Fleet Mortgages has launched a new website which includes a range of new features and...

Carlos Thibaut retires from Lifetime Group

Lifetime Group has announce the retirement of Carlos Thibaut (pictured). He spent 15 years at...

The Co-operative Bank renews Capita mortgage contract

Capita plc has announced that it has renewed its contract with The Co-operative Bank...

Together increases securitisation from £255m to £500m

Together Financial Services Limited has increased its revolving Lakeside Asset Backed Securitisation 1 Limited...

Mortgage Advice Bureau partners with Gazeal

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has partnered with Gazeal, a property technology firm which seeks...

Accord offers 24-hour residential application turnaround

Accord Mortgages has rolled out its new Mortgage Sales and Originations (MSO) platform, offering...

Brokers optimistic about Open Banking potential

Bluestone Mortgages has revealed that 50% of brokers feel Open Banking will have a...

360 Dotnet integrates SmartrCriteria via 360 Lifecycle

360 Dotnet has begun a multi-stage integration of Legal & General Mortgage Club’s digital...

Bridging firm introduces Open Banking

Bridging Finance Solutions (BFS) has launched Open Banking as part of what it says...

Santander continues investment in mortgage smartphone app

Santander InnoVentures, Santander Group’s fintech venture capital fund, is leading an expansion funding round...

OMS and Knowledge Bank combine CRM, criteria search and sourcing

One Mortgage System (OMS), the enquiry to completion processing platform for mortgage intermediaries, has...

Pure Retirement unveils YouTube channel

Pure Retirement has launched a customer-facing YouTube channel. It is designed to provide explainer video...

SmartSearch secures growth equity investment

SmartSearch Ltd, a provider of software focused on Anti-Money Laundering (AML) solutions, has received...

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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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...

Four in five first-time buyers say schools failed to teach mortgage basics

Almost four in five UK first-time buyers believe their education failed to prepare them...

Rosemount adds 12 advisers as revenues rise by 39%

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) added 12 advisers during the second quarter as the network...

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