Technology

Mortgage technology firm appoints sales director

Eligible, a technology firm automating customer retention for the mortgage industry, has appointed ex-partner...

Smartr365 launches application workflow tool

Smartr365 has launched a new MortgageKanban feature. MortgageKanban is a scheduling and workflow management...

Connect expands second charge offering

Connect for Intermediaries has added Lenderlink and Fluent for Advisers to its second charge...

Mortgage Brain sees 2,000 customer boost

Mortgage Brain acquired 2,000 new customers during 2018 with a number national networks, corporate...

SBG and Twenty7Tec agree technology partnership

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) has teamed up with mortgage technology firm Twenty7Tec to provide...

The Marsden launches online platform for intermediaries

The Marsden Building Society has introduced a new intermediary online platform. It is for mortgage...

The Hinckley & Rugby adopts Danish digital solution

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has gone live with a digital system developed...

NatWest IS unveils secure document upload function

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has launched a new secure document upload facility designed to help speed...

More 2 Life integrated into AiR Sourcing API platform

AiR Sourcing says it has fully integrated lifetime mortgage provider More 2 Life into its independent...

Adverse credit criteria searches growing in popularity

Knowledge Bank has published the top five most searched criteria by brokers during January...

New Open Banking partnership for debt solutions market

AccountScore has partnered with The Insolvency Panel to launch what they have hailed as...

New development finance lender client for Phoebus

Phoebus Software has revealed that development finance lender, Business Lending Group (BLG), has gone...

Accord offers free LinkedIn business guide

Accord Mortgages is providing intermediaries with free tips and advice on how to effectively use...

OMS reaches £05.bn lending milestone

One Mortgage System (OMS) has achieved half a billion pounds worth of lending for...

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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