Technology

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...

Criteria checking: trying to reach the right destination

There are many people now driving who have never looked at a paper map...

E.surv introduces remote valuation service

E.surv Chartered Surveyors has unveiled its Remote Valuation service, which is designed to offer...

Twenty7Tec sees growth in DA users

Twenty7Tec has revealed that the number of Directly Authorised (DA) mortgage brokers subscribing to...

Mortgage Skill launches on Amazon Alexa

Mortgage Brain has launched ‘Mortgage Skill’ on Amazon Echo, enabling consumers to ask Alexa,...

Barclays rapped over misleading online fraud ad

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled that a television advert for Barclays Bank...
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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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