Technology

New affordability platform introduced

Mortgage Broker Tools (MBT) has launched MBT Affordability. It is designed to provider brokers with...

IFA agrees three-year deal with Mortgage Brain

Independent financial advisers, TFA - Trusted Financial Advice, has chosen Mortgage Brain as its...

TBMC unveils new website

TBMC has launched its new website designed for intermediaries to access its range of...

Shawbrook upgrades online application platform

Shawbrook Bank has launched a upgrade to its E-AIP platform with the inclusion of...

UTB appoints mortgage operations manager

United Trust Bank has appointed Avison Warren as mortgage operations manager. The newly created role will...

New Equiniti report investigates consumer attitudes to lending

Equiniti Credit Services has published its latest annual research report. A three part harmony: how...

More 2 Life introduces SMS booking system

More 2 Life has launched SMS text appointment booking in partnership with e.surv Chartered...

Robo advice ‘good for broker market’

A mortgage broker has claimed that 'robo advice' and new technology provide brokers with more...

Criteria Hub acquired by Mortgage Brain

Mortgage Brain has completed the acquisition of criteria based sourcing solution, Criteria Hub. Criteria Hub...

DPR completes API integration with AiR Sourcing

Mortgage systems provider DPR has integrated its illustration API with the AiR Sourcing platform. The...

CRM system offers personalised client portal

The Key’s digital Client Portal is now allowing Mortgage advisers to add their own...

Freedom Finance adds Open Banking to loan journey

Freedom Finance has launched Open Banking access to a panel of lenders for secured...

M&S Bank claims faster applications from open banking

M&S Bank has enabled open banking assisted mortgage applications. Most customers will no longer need...

CLS Money launches Talk Mortgages 

Essex based mortgage broker CLS Money has launched a new service called Talk Mortgages. Customers...

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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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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