Technology

Financial software firm makes senior business development hire

Paylink Solutions has appointed Paul Nicholson as senior solutions consultant. He joins the Midlands-based technology...

L&G’s ClubHub update includes SmartrCriteria trial

Legal & General Mortgage Club has made changes to ClubHub, enabling advisers to see...

Modular GDPR compliance platform unveiled

Technology software DS Compliance has launched DS Dash:GDPR​​, a compliance management platform for managing...

SimplyBiz Mortgages in 360 Dotnet partnership

SimplyBiz Mortgages has partnered with 360 Dotnet to offer access to its practice management...

The Newcastle introduces digital debt help service

The Newcastle Building Society is aiming to transform the way it helps customers in...

Pepper Money to unveil new website

Pepper Money is to launch a new and improved website next week. The specialist lender...

Mortgage Intelligence adopts Criteria Hub

Mortgage Intelligence has chosen Mortgage Brain’s Criteria Hub as its preferred criteria based sourcing...

TMA Club provides customer retention tool with new deal

TMA Club has partnered with Eligible.ai, providing members of the Club access to Eligible.ai's...

MBO at Phoebus Software

Phoebus Software Limited (PSL) has concluded a management buyout (MBO) after 30 years of...

Smartr365 provides client document storage solution

Smartr365 has launched SmartrDoc – an integrated storage system which allows brokers to retrieve,...

Top criteria searches keep changing

Knowledge Bank has stated that the top five most searched-for criteria by brokers have...

Just Mortgages unveils digital and social media solution to brokers

Just Mortgages is providing employed and self-employed brokers a digital and social media solution...

Uinsure launches first phase of ‘Zero Questions Asked’ quotes

Uinsure has introduced the first phase of its ‘Zero Questions Asked’ general insurance (GI)...

Broker calls for streamlined application processes

Specialist mortgage broker CLS Money wants lenders to streamline the process between application and...

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...

Latest news

Second-steppers take larger mortgages as deposits shrink

Home movers are turning to higher loan-to-value mortgages as rising property prices and smaller...

Property industry urged to help shape smart data rules

Property businesses are being urged to respond to a government call for evidence that...

Northern first-time buyers pay £10k price for delaying purchase

First-time buyers in northern cities risk losing thousands of pounds by postponing a purchase,...

Virgin Money to raise product transfer fixed rates

Virgin Money will increase residential and buy-to-let product transfer fixed rates on Friday, 24...

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