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Connect adopts OMS platform

Connect has chosen One Mortgage System (OMS), which offers mortgage brokers a single processing platform...

SmartSearch moves into new offices in Ilkley

Anti-money laundering firm SmartSearch have moved into brand new offices in Ilkley, Yorkshire. SmartSearch’s Anti-Money...

Twenty7Tec launches equity release sourcing

Twenty7Tec has unveiled what it claims to be the UK’s first "truly blended" sourcing...

Trussle secures £13.6m in new funding round

Online mortgage broker Trussle has secured £13.6million in financing in its Series B funding round. Along...

Paradigm & Foundation Home Loans in open banking pilot

Foundation Home Loans has partnered with Paradigm Mortgage Services to offer its residential products...

How to avoid getting tangled up in knots

I was interested to read that the Loughborough Building Society has decided to do...

SMG unveils Lenderlink Referrals

Specialist Mortgage Group (SMG) has added a new feature to Lenderlink, its specialist loan sourcing...

Lenders helped by Criteria Hub data

Criteria Hub has claimed it is providing lenders with valuable product point feedback via enquiries...

SmartSearch wins Queen’s Enterprise Award for innovation

Anti-money laundering firm SmartSearch has been awarded the Queen’s Award for Enterprise. The award recognises businesses...

Conveyancing Association revises Cyberfraud & Fraud Protocol

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has revised its Cyberfraud and Fraud Protocol which seeks to...

Foundation Home Loans revamps broker portal

Foundation Home Loans has announced upgrades its online portal. The new version of the portal...

Skipton Intermediaries offers twitter based customer service function

Skipton Intermediaries has added a new twitter account, purely to offer broker focussed customer service. It...

National Friendly introducers bespoke broker portal

Friendly society National Friendly has launched a web portal, designed to smooth and improve...

New online fact find for One 77 Mortgages

One 77 Mortgages is launching a new online mortgage fact find this week. The online...

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The rise of larger deposits

The first-time buyer profile is changing. Increasingly, buyers are entering the market with larger deposits than at any point in recent years as many...

Is life insurance too confusing to buy?

While there are peaks and troughs depending on where we look, the UK life insurance market is typically quite flat, including mortgage-related protection. Recent data...

Why the government’s housing ambitions won’t fix the affordability crisis

With the bidding open for the government’s £39bn Social and Affordable Homes Programme - the main pillar of its long-term housing strategy - homebuying...

Kevin Tunnicliffe on ending the race to the bottom

This was always going to be a tricky interview. I’ve known Kevin Tunnicliffe, chief executive officer of Sort Group, which includes Sort Refer, for...

Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...

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Musculoskeletal conditions account for growing share of Cirencester Friendly claims

Musculoskeletal conditions made up 44% of all claims paid by Cirencester Friendly in 2025,...

Key urges wider later life lending referrals in response to FCA market study

Key Equity Release has welcomed the FCA’s later life mortgage market study, arguing that...

Mortgage Brain sets out AI governance framework amid data security concerns

Mortgage Brain has launched an AI charter aimed at addressing growing concerns over data...

VAS appoints head of IT and business systems

Valuation panel management firm VAS has appointed Lewis Birdsworth as head of IT and...

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