Technology

Openwork extends Mortgage Brain partnership

Openwork has extended its partnership with Mortgage Brain and will continue to provide its...

Coventry bolsters fraud defences

The Coventry Building Society has adopted a predictive analytics software service to enhance its anti-fraud...

MortgageBrain’s James Sullivan joins 360 Dot Net

360 Dot Net has announced that James Sullivan has joined the firm.  He has...

LendInvest unveils intermediary BTL calculator

LendInvest has introduced a new buy-to-let online calculator for intermediaries. The calculator is designed to...

Closing the window on cyber threats

It’s no secret that small businesses are often over-stretched with their workload. That’s the...

Alexander Hall to adopt 360 Lifecycle solution

Alexander Hall has signed a five-year deal to utilise the full 360 Lifecycle practice...

60 adviser firms add online protection comparison service

60 intermediary businesses have now added a LifeQuote-powered protection comparison service to their website, allowing clients...

Criteria Hub adds Landbay to system

Criteria Hub has expanded its lender base with Landbay becoming the latest lender whose...

CoreLogic acquires eTech Solutions

eTech Solutions Limited has announced the completion of its acquisition by CoreLogic, a global...

Knowledge Bank offers second charge criteria search

Criteria search system Knowledge Bank has announced a partnership with Loans Warehouse. Master broker Loans Warehouse...

Castle Trust unveils ‘AI quotation engine’

Castle Trust has introduced what it claims to be the industry’s first quotation engine...

SimplyBiz Group launches referral solutions for advisers

The SimplyBiz Group has announced the launch of SimplyRefer, a range of third party...

The Bucks BS launches new broker online portal

The Buckinghamshire Building Society has unveiled its Broker Online system. The mutual said the launch...

Anti-money laundering firm moves into financial services

SmartSearch, an anti-money laundering (AML) firm, is expanding through the mortgage and financial services...
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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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