Technology

Lenders investing heavily in digital offerings

IRESS has reported that half of lenders already offer, or are about to launch, a...

Together improves Top Track 250 ranking

Together has once again been listed in The Sunday Times Grant Thornton Top Track...

Mortgage Brain increases headcount

Mortgage Brain has recruited 15 new members of staff over the past year to...

BEP Systems unveils landlord portfolio assessment module

BEP Systems has launched a system for lenders to stress test buy-to-let portfolios automatically....

Keystone selects eTech’s Buy to Let Hub

Risk software supplier eTech is to provide Keystone Property Finance with a solution to...

Knowledge Bank introduces affordability calculators

Mortgage criteria search system Knowledge Bank has added affordability calculators for every lender on...

Mortgage Vision events to look at digital customer journeys

The 2017 Mortgage Vision events, organised and hosted by Mortgage Brain, will be providing...

PMS unveils new web solutions service

PMS Mortgage Club is looking to support its adviser firms with a new web...

Pure Retirement releases new online portal

Pure Retirement has unveiled a new broker portal which offers facilities for online applications,...

Senior hires for Target Group

Target Group has announced several new senior appointments to its board of directors and within its...

FSE 2017: ignore AI at your peril

Speaking at Financial Services Expo (FSE) London yesterday, James Tucker, managing director at Twenty7Tec,...

Connect for Intermediaries partners with Knowledge Bank

Connect for Intermediaries has become the first network and packager on the new criteria...

“UK’s first criteria search system” launches

Knowledge Bank, which claims to be the UK’s first criteria search system, has...

The Right PMI improves sourcing system

The Right PMI has announced a number of new developments to its PMI sourcing...

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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Self-employed borrowers face narrower lender choice

Self-employed mortgage applicants have access to more than a third fewer eligible lenders than...

Landlords target growth despite rising costs

More than eight in 10 professional property investors plan to expand their portfolios during...

Home insurance defies wider fall in customer satisfaction

Home insurance has bucked a wider decline in customer sentiment towards UK insurers, according...

Nova appoints Andrew Smith as commercial director

Conveyancing provider Nova has appointed Andrew Smith as commercial director as it seeks to...

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