Technology

The Key sees strong growth via DAs

The Key, Mortgage Brain’s point-of-sale, compliance and CRM system, has seen sales to Directly...

Phoebus reveals Ireland plans

Phoebus Software Limited (PSL) is launching into the Republic of Ireland. The firm is...

First Direct offers Window 8 banking app

First Direct has launched a Windows 8 phone version of its ‘Banking on the...

UKMortgages claims top spot

Mortgage Brain has claimed that its mobile app, UKMortgages, which promotes brokers and mortgage...

FS guide to twitter launches

Former Bright Grey colleagues Roger Edwards and Neil Cameron have launched a Twitter guide...

New website for Brightstar

Brightstar Financial has launched its new website band has also reached the milestone of...

Intelliflo offers MMR MOT

Six weeks after the Mortgage Market Review (MMR) was implemented, Intelliflo has released...

Social media marketing training for Panacea members

Panacea Adviser, the online community and resource for financial advisers, has teamed up with...

Service behind insurance switching

An estimated 15.5 million people (33% of the adult population) claim that they have...

BancTec to partner with Pepper UK

Pepper UK has appointed BancTec to provide a new front-end loan origination portal to...

PFS to launch accredited adviser directory

The Personal Finance Society has announced details of what it believes is the most...

Pancredit helps with large loan book divestment

Pancredit, the provider of loan administration and intelligent software solutions for lenders, has been...

xit2’s Blackwell joins eTech

Mark Blackwell is to become the new director of lending and surveying services at...

miLoan celebrates completion milestone

Y3S has reported that it has completed 500 loans via its sourcing system miloanbroker.com....

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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TMG launches consumer advice business

TMG Mortgage Network has launched a consumer-facing business offering mortgage, protection and later life...

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...

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