Technology

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....

Revamp for SME insurance website

Specialist insurance comparison website Constructaquote.com has rebranded its website. The website was initially set up...

HSBC offers free in-branch wifi

HSBC has installed free wifi in branches around the UK to help its customers...

Target makes key software hire

Target Group has announced the appointment of Christian Burrell as a software account director....

The Source bolsters online payment functionality

Source Insurance has launched improved payment functionality within its quote and buy platform. The...

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...

Latest news

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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