Technology

Shawbrook launches new online broker hub

Shawbrook Bank has launched a new exclusive 'Broker Hub' for its broker partners. The...

SimplyBiz offers MortgageBrain to its members

SimplyBiz has added MortgageBrain Anywhere to the list of its preferred mortgage sourcing technology solutions.  The firm is...

FCA outlines social media promotional guidelines

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its guidance on financial promotions in social...

Going paperless: pipedream or reality?

Believe it or not, the dream of a paperless working environment stretches back to...

Phoebus Software included in Times Top 100 businesses

Phoebus Software Ltd (PSL) has featured in the 2015 Times Top 100 small and...

SortRefer rolls out new app

Online conveyancing portal SortRefer has launched the second version of its mobile app. The SortRefer...

Application process a turn-off for many

A lengthy application process is the number one frustration felt by 51% of UK...

AIB to pilot Vizolution’s vScreen

Allied Irish Banks Plc is piloting Vizolution's screen sharing solution vScreen.  AIB will introduce vScreen into its contact...

Lenders processes not matching intermediary expectations

IRESS's first ever Intermediary Mortgage Survey, has identified the lack of fully paperless systems...

RBS and NatWest introduce fingerprint technology

RBS and NatWest customers will be the first of any UK-based bank to be...

Stonebridge to improve Revolution system

Stonebridge Group has outlined a number of new and upcoming developments for its Revolution...

Target Group makes senior hire

Financial services outsourcing and software provider Target Group has announced the appointment of Mark...

Right Mortgage and Protection Network adopts Mortgage Brain

The Right Mortgage and Protection Network has selected Mortgage Brain’s range of mortgage technology solutions...

Berkeley Alexander unveils free remote training

Berkeley Alexander has introduced a new remote training facility for mortgage brokers and IFAs....

COMMENT

The industry needs to prepare now for Your First Home

The government’s announcement of the Your First Home scheme is genuinely positive news, and anything that boosts confidence among first-time buyers and people trying...

Why advisers can be part of the conveyancing team

There is a tendency to think the mortgage adviser’s involvement in conveyancing begins with recommending a firm and then largely ends once the client...

Why the AI revolution could be a golden age for financial advice

Every major technological shift creates the same debate: will it empower professionals to do more, or eventually replace them? Artificial intelligence is simply the latest...

Should mortgage advisers consider the emerging secondary market for life policies?

Mortgage advisers regularly help clients navigate major life changes. While much of the focus is naturally on borrowing, refinancing and insurance, there is another...

One mortgage journey no longer fits every borrower

In the mortgage market, we have lots of different ways of describing customers depending on where they are in their lives. We talk about...

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Ireland boosts Help to Buy as UK prepares new first-time buyer scheme

Ireland has increased the maximum support available to first-time buyers under its Help to...

Reeves ranked least successful of five recent chancellors in poll

Rachel Reeves has been rated the least successful of the past five chancellors in...

Teachers for Intermediaries raises new-build LTV limit to 95%

Teachers for Intermediaries has increased its maximum LTV on new-build houses and flats to...

Cambridge BS opens applications for deposit-building Rent to Home scheme

The Cambridge Building Society has opened applications for its Rent to Home property in...

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