Technology

Connells to trial MBT Affordability

Connells Group has become the first national network of mortgage consultants to trial Mortgage...

Dock9 publishes 2019 Mortgage Playbook

Digital business solutions agency, Dock9, has issued its 2019 Mortgage Playbook, which sets out the firm's...

Vida Homeloans unveils ‘Buy to Let Hub’

Vida Homeloans has launched its new Buy to Let Hub, aimed at improving its...

Paymentshield improves API integration with Adviser Hub

Paymentshield has developed a number of APIs as it improves its Adviser Hub. The APIs...

Castle Trust revamps broker portal

Castle Trust has made major changes to its broker portal, including full online case...

OMS partners with Iress

One Mortgage System (OMS) has teamed up with Iress to expand its mortgage product...

eKeeper integration expands CRM access

The eKeeper Group, the technology provider of MortgageKeeper, has integrated its CRM solution with...

Smartr365 and Twenty7Tec extend strategic partnership

Smartr365 and Twenty7Tec have agreed a long-term extension to their existing working relationship. Twenty7Tec’s...

The Moving Hub partners with the Property Jungle

Conveyancing platform The Moving Hub has teamed up with the Property Jungle, a provider...

Phoebus Software unveils Innovation Hub

Phoebus Software Ltd (PSL) has introduced an Innovation Hub to concentrate on providing digital...

CA responds to digital identity consultation

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has responded to the Department for Digital, Media, Culture &...

Mortgage Brain appoints sales and marketing director

Mortgage Brain has appointed Neil Wyatt as its new sales and marketing director. Wyatt has over...

UTB to use facial recognition for ID verification

United Trust Bank (UTB) has introduced an electronic ‘facial recognition’ ID verification service through...

Money Group to use OMS System across all platforms

Mortgage processing CRM platform One Mortgage System (OMS) has been adopted by all of the...

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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