Technology

Panacea Adviser partners with Mortgage Brain

Panacea Adviser, the online community and resource for financial advisers, has announced Mortgage Brain...

L&G to offer Mortgage Brain sourcing

Legal & General is offering Mortgage Brain’s sourcing system as one of its...

Pancredit hires sales manager

Pancredit, a provider of software solutions for lenders, has appointed Ben Blackwood to the...

New loan comparison tool to launch

Master broker Promise Solutions is to launch a new comparison system this week that...

LV= to pilot Vizolution’s screen-sharing solution

LV= is to pilot the use of Vizolution's vScreen to deliver an augmented call...

Lloyds to spearhead digital inclusion push for SMEs

Lloyds Banking Group is to drive forward government-led work to increase the digital capability...

FCA find GI comparison sites fall short

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has found that some price comparison websites operating in...

APAC Systems launches “ultimate generic application form”

A new cloud based platform has launched which combines the criteria and application questions...

Mobile channel “great challenge” to banks

New research from analysts Juniper Research has found that over 1.75 billion mobile phone users will have used...

Pure Retirement launches with Phoebus Software

Pure Retirement has launched using the Phoebus Equity Release solution as its new business...

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...

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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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...

Life changes could create new wave of accidental landlords

Changes in personal circumstances rather than investment plans could push more homeowners into the...

Remortgage searches jump 40% as borrowers return after summer

Remortgage activity drove a sharp rise in mortgage searches during September, with Twenty7tec recording...

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