Technology

New broker CRM and business management system unveiled

Mortgage Magic has officially launched its CRM and business management system for mortgage brokers...

New report shines a light on intermediary tech options

Iress has the greatest number of products on any sourcing system available to the...

Trussle secures new funding and investor

Online mortgage broker, Trussle, has raised a further £7.5m in funding. The investment includes funding...

Later life lending added to SmartrCriteria

Legal & General Mortgage Club has revealed that later life lending has been added...

New anti-money laundering rules now in place

SmartSearch has reminded firms that they need to take action now as new rules...

Smartr365 receives ISO27001 security certification

Smartr365 has received ISO27001 certification from business standards certification body British Standards Institute (BSI). ISO27001...

Knowledge Bank sees continuing mortgage market volatility

Knowledge Bank's latest monthly analysis of brokers’ criteria searches has revealed a number of surprising...

Dashly embeds Experian affordability tool

Mortgage switching tool Dashly has partnered with Castlight Financial, part of Experian. The partnership will...

Christmas Day spike for online mortgage broker

Digital broker, Mojo Mortgages, has reported a 433% spike in the number of people...

TFC Homeloans’ 1APP System passes £1bn DIP milestone

TFC Homeloans has revealed that its adviser portal, 1APP, has surpassed £1 billion in...

Uinsure partners with 360 Dotnet

Uinsure has announced a partnership with practice management system provider 360 Dotnet. 360 Dotnet says...

LBG brands commit to Mortgage Brain’s Lendex

Mortgage Brain’s new multi lender application and submission gateway, Lendex, has received commitment from...

Smartr365 teams up with Brilliant Solutions Mortgage Club

Mortgage platform Smartr365 has partnered with Brilliant Solutions Mortgage Club. Advisers from Brilliant Solutions...

Stonebridge updates Revolution with ID verification

Mortgage and insurance network Stonebridge has launched RevolutionID, new functionality including ID and address-verification...

COMMENT

If AI gives us more time to think, we must learn how to think well

The great promise of AI in financial services is usually expressed in terms of what it can remove. Less administration, less duplication, fewer manual...

The right scrutiny is a precursor of growing lending safely

Credit markets have always had to accommodate change, but there are periods when the assumptions on which they have been built begin to move...

Only one in five of your clients thinks your fee was justified

You know the moment. 40 minutes in. Gone well. They like you, you like them, everyone's getting on. Then you have to say the fee. And...

I’m 49. My dad’s 73. Between us we’ve found the hole in later life lending

I turn 50 in December, and the marketing has already started. Funeral plans, over-50s life cover, “guaranteed acceptance” adverts wedged between the football highlights....

Buying scale was phase one. What happens next?

Mortgage distribution is in a race for scale. Capital wants market share. Consolidators want distribution. Networks want advisers. Good businesses are commanding serious valuations. If I...

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Badenoch pledges no IHT or stamp duty on family homes

Kemi Badenoch has pledged to remove inheritance tax from family homes and scrap stamp...

RICS: Housing market recovery falters as buyer demand weakens

The UK housing market lost momentum in September as rising interest rate expectations weighed...

Cost pressures hold back demand for energy-efficient home upgrades

More than a third of Britons want to improve the energy efficiency of their...

TPFG buys 25% stake in property and mortgage AI business Enteka

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) has taken a 25% stake in Enteka AI as...

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