Technology

5.7m mobile banking transactions taking place daily

Mobile phone banking transactions made by British customers have nearly doubled in a single...

SFI offers new online mortgage transfer service

Intermediaries will now be able to transfer their existing Santander mortgage clients to a...

Equiniti acquires lending software business

Equiniti has announced the acquisition of Pancredit Systems Limited (Pancredit). Pancredit is a lending...

Kent Reliance launches new intermediary website

Kent Reliance has launched a new expanded and re-designed intermediary website. The new site will...

Vizolution up for industry award

Screen sharing IT company Vizolution is in the running for a award celebrating...

MAB adopts MortgageSource for MIDAS Pro

Mortgage27 (M27) has been chosen by Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) to power online mortgage...

Stonebridge improves POS system

Stonebridge Group has made changes to its point of sale (POS) system, Revolution. The mortgage...

CBFL wants more transparency in STL market

Capital Bridging Finance Limited (CBFL) has introduced a video recording process for all its...

Visuals needed for MMR says Vizolution

Introducing visuals to the sales process could be the answer to getting the right...

Mortgage Brain app rolled out for Windows devices

UKMortgages, Mortgage Brain’s mobile app, which promotes brokers and mortgage products to consumers,...

Crown unveils new origination platform

Crown Mortgage Management has developed an end-to-end solution for new entrants or those looking...

Y3S seeks to use drones

Secured loan packager Y3S is in discussions to adopt a new type of technology...

Big data “key to arrears strategies”

The Charlbury Group has declared that the lending sector now has the ability to...

Exact adopts automated payment system

Exact Mortgage Experts (Exact) has implemented an interactive voice response (IVR) payment solution from...

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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