Technology

More funding for Vizolution

Vizolution has secured additional investment to support immediate expansion plans. The firm says it is on...

Positive Lending launches second charge sourcing system

Specialist packager Positive Lending has unveiled 360 Sourcing, which offers intermediaries a secured loan sourcing platform. Intermediaries...

Target agrees deal with bridging lender

Target Group, the financial services outsourcing and software provider, has signed a deal to...

Fleet Mortgages unveils automatic DIP system

Fleet Mortgages has launched its new automatic decision-in-principle (DIP) system, which can be used...

Affirmative Finance unveils new iPhone app

Short-term finance provider Affirmative Finance has developed its own iPhone app. The free app...

Brightstar to launch sourcing system in Q3

Brightstar announces forthcoming ‘easysource’ sourcing system Brightstar will be launching a sourcing system for intermediaries...

LV= Broker adopts Vizolution technology

LV= is to use Vizolution’s vChat, a web chat capability for LV= employees speaking...

Mortgage Brain offers training webinars

Mortgage Brain has added a range of new product demonstration webinars to its training...

Paratus AMC partners with Phoebus

Paratus AMC has completed a successful migration of over 209,000 loan accounts from HML...

United Trust Bank launches technology finance product

United Trust Bank has introduced a new technology financing product that will fund the purchase...

FS firms under threat from cyber attacks

Financial services firms must take data security more seriously and adapt their strategies to...

Mortgage Brain delighted by broker feedback

Mortgage Brain has hailed the launch of its new ‘Give it a Go’ events...

iZone Software unveils secured loan processing system

iZone Software, the newly launched software division of Brilliant Group, has launched a fully compliant...

New partnership with the Right Mortgage and Protection Network

The Right Mortgage and Protection Network has undertaken a new arrangement with Freedom Finance’s...

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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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House price rise puts mortgage resilience in sharper focus

Homebuyers should consider how they would meet mortgage payments if illness or injury affected...

Simplify’s trust gives £22,500 to nine local charities

The Simplify Charitable Trust has donated £22,500 to nine charities working in communities across...

Landlords turn to portfolio refinancing to fund expansion

More than three-quarters of landlords are considering refinancing their existing portfolios to fund further...

LiveMore launches mortgage for homes with spray foam insulation

LiveMore has launched a mortgage designed for homeowners whose properties have become difficult to...

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