Technology

The Bath adopts AI verification in push to streamline mortgage processing

Bath Building Society has partnered with fintech Sikoia to automate document handling, income verification...

AI, mortgages and the human need we can’t ignore

There is lots of talk about technology with cloud-native and artificial intelligence just some...

Finova strengthens leadership team with chief delivery officer appointment

Finova has appointed Anja Schneider as chief delivery officer as the cloud-based mortgage and...

Mortgage Brain warns brokers over AI and password risks

Mortgage brokers are being urged to tighten up their data security practices with warnings...

Molo strikes digital origination partnership with OMS

Molo, the specialist buy-to-let mortgage lender for UK and overseas borrowers, has confirmed a...

TwentyCi unveils property-level ESG and valuation tool for lenders

TwentyCi has launched EcoVal360, a new property-level API solution aimed at helping mortgage lenders...

Home of Mortgages taps Street to turbocharge referrals

Home of Mortgages has become one of the first nationwide firms to integrate with...

AIIC ramps up SlothMove stake to 92% in broker push

AIIC Group has increased its stake in home-moving tech platform SlothMove from 50% to...

Connect Mortgages deploys FastSubmit to cut adviser admin

Connect Mortgages has adopted FastSubmit from Instamo, enabling advisers across its network to upload...

PEXA joins BoE lab to test synchronised settlement in property completions

PEXA has been selected to participate in the Bank of England’s Synchronisation Lab, a...

L&G Ignite links to Lloyds Banking Group in first live product API integration

L&G’s Ignite platform has completed its first product API integration, connecting directly to Lloyds...

Twenty7tec reshapes leadership team

Twenty7tec has appointed Kate Buckley as chief revenue officer, marking a further strengthening of...

OMS expands customer and inclusion remit with senior hire

One Mortgage System has recruited Jessica Tonczynski to a newly defined role combining customer...

Nationwide completes first live digital mortgage deeds with Veyco technology

Nationwide Building Society has become the first UK lender to complete live mortgage transactions...

COMMENT

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...

Why post-contract variation is becoming the mortgage market’s next battleground

For much of the past decade, mortgage technology investment has focused on origination and with good reason. Faster decisions in principle, automated affordability assessments,...

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Bridging Soup launches major market research initiative

Bridging Soup has launched a new research initiative to build a clearer picture of...

Just one in seven homes records five years of growth

Fewer than one in seven UK homes increased in value during every year of...

Word On The Street arranges £108m of property finance in record year

Word On The Street arranged more than £108 million of property finance across 239...

Beverley enhances SIPP income assessment

Beverley Building Society has introduced a tiered approach to assessing income from self-invested personal...

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