Technology

Branch MMR advice issues “solved by screen sharing”

Vizolution has published the second of a series of white papers looking at the...

Nationwide unveils intermediary apps

The Nationwide Building Society has developed two new mobile apps for its intermediary clients. One...

Nationwide offers homebuyer app

The Nationwide Building Society has created a new mobile app to help first time...

Montello unveils case study website

Bridging lender Montello has launched a new website to feature case studies of its...

Panacea unveils microsite for mortgage business best practice

Panacea Adviser the online community and resource for directly regulated financial advisers and paraplanners,...

Quality not numbers vital to social media strategy

Brokers have been urged not to treat social media as simply a ‘numbers game’...

Mortgage Brain reveals details of new sourcing system

Mortgage Brain has announced the development of MortgageBrain Anywhere, an online mortgage sourcing system. Due...

Finance consumers’ social media habits revealed

A new study from Canada Life Group suggests that 12% use social media to...

Lenderquote now available to packagers

Lenderquote, the software used by master broker Promise Solutions, is now making its systems...

Target Group makes key hire

Financial services outsourcing and software provider Target Group has appointed Paul McGarrigle as head...

New app from Exeter Family Friendly

Exeter Family Friendly has launched another income protection smartphone app. It enables advisers to "instantly"...

Santander to adopt Vizolution technology

Santander is to use Vizolution's screen sharing for business solution, vScreen. It will be rolled...

New apps from Clydesdale and Yorkshire banks

Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks have introduced Apple and Android mobile banking apps. Customers will be...

HSBC unveils new mobile app

HSBC has launched a new Mobile Banking app for customers. It is available now on...

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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