Technology

Phoebus strengthens client assurance with SOC 2 Type II attestation

Phoebus Software has completed its Service Organisation Control (SOC) 2 Type II attestation, an...

Industry welcomes government’s homebuying reforms but warns of deeper challenges ahead

Government plans to overhaul the homebuying process have received a broadly positive response from...

The Coventry joins Mortgage Brain’s new Submissions Brain platform

Coventry Building Society has become the latest lender to be added to Mortgage Brain’s...

Mortgage Finance Brokers partners with OMS for CRM

Mortgage Finance Brokers (MFB) has selected One Mortgage System (OMS) as its preferred Customer...

MAB’s Brodnicki urges brokers embrace  technology, data and AI to make the intermediary proposition even more compelling than it is today

Peter Brodnicki, chief executive of the Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB), told brokers they must...

Landmark unveils AI-powered tool to cut delays in conveyancing

Landmark Information Group has launched a new platform designed to tackle one of the...

Inhale Capital now represented on Knowledge Bank

Inhale Capital has gone live on Knowledge Bank, making its bridging finance criteria accessible...

Nivo secures new AI certification

Nivo has become one of the first financial services firms in the UK to...

Mortgage industry sees progress on mental health but one in five remain at risk

The mortgage industry is making measurable progress in addressing the mental health of its...

Finding efficiency will keep branches as the beating heart of mutual sector

Whether you speak to customers or building societies, they will tell you just how...

Finova teams with Escode to launch escrow service for lenders

Finova, the cloud-based mortgage and savings software provider, has joined forces with Escode, a...

Step One Finance selects Phoebus in major servicing transformation

Step One Finance has partnered with Phoebus Software in a significant technology upgrade aimed...

Time Finance adopts virtual asset inspection platform in digital push

Time Finance has strengthened its technology strategy by adopting a new virtual asset inspection...

First Mortgage joins forces with Moneybox to boost first-time buyer support

First Mortgage, part of the Mortgage Advice Bureau group, has announced a partnership with...

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Kevin Tunnicliffe on ending the race to the bottom

This was always going to be a tricky interview. I’ve known Kevin Tunnicliffe, chief executive officer of Sort Group, which includes Sort Refer, for...

Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the...

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move when lenders feel the need to take action, with widespread...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...

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Family Building Society restores 60% LTV deals and cuts rates

Family Building Society has reintroduced 60% loan-to-value products across its core owner-occupier range and...

Recognise Bank appoints EveryFriday to deliver brand overhaul

Recognise Bank has appointed creative studio EveryFriday to lead a full rebrand as it...

Kevin Tunnicliffe on ending the race to the bottom

This was always going to be a tricky interview. I’ve known Kevin Tunnicliffe, chief...

Simplify appoints key account director

Simplify has appointed Samantha Tickell as key account director as the conveyancing and property...

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