Technology

Mortgage Brain app passes 20,000 milestone

Mortgage Brain’s mobile app has been downloaded over 20,000 times since its launch. The...

West One Loans introduces text service

Bridging lender West One Loans has unveiled an SMS service. The service is designed...

Data protection needs to be reassessed

Last month cloud-storage company Dropbox learnt they were at serious risk of computer hacking...

Two more insurers on Quote and Buy

Ageas and Legal & General are now offering home insurance products via Berkeley Alexander's...

Sense Network opts for MortgageBrain

Sense Network has chosen select Mortgage Brain’s sourcing system as its preferred sourcing solution...

miLoan passes eight figure milestone

Y3S’s secured and bridging loan sourcing system has achieved £10 million in loan completions...

Pure360 improves CRM integration

Pure360 has integrated with Sugar customer relationship management (CRM). Sugar is a CRM...

Making sense of all that data

I believe it was Donald Rumsfeld who made the following mind bending statement: "There...

New intermediary front-end from Shawbrook Bank

Shawbrook Bank says it has streamlined its secured lending process. The lender has launched a...

Berkeley Alexander upgrades back office system

Berkeley Alexander has completed its back office systems upgrade project after 12 months work. The...

Over 700,000 hit by Nationwide ‘error’

Nationwide Building Society has admitted that 704,426 accounts had amounts wrongly debited twice earlier...

Connect Overseas launches sourcing system

Connect Overseas has unveiled a white label, foreign mortgage sourcing system for brokers. The international...

HML espouses ‘agile’ with white paper

Financial outsourcer HML has released its second white paper. Entitled ‘Agile IT: A value...

The Cambridge introduces new app processing system

The Cambridge Building Society has unveiled a new system to keep customers better informed...

COMMENT

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,...

Will we look back at Q2 as the most stable quarter of 2026?

The first half of 2026 has reminded us how quickly sentiment can change within the mortgage and housing markets. After a fairly stable and promising...

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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...

OPDA welcomes Rayner’s return to housing brief

The Open Property Data Association has welcomed Angela Rayner’s return as housing secretary and...

UTB widens buy-to-let criteria

United Trust Bank Mortgages has introduced a package of buy-to-let criteria changes aimed at...

JammJar appoints Kieren Pace to lead customer support

Mortgage technology provider JammJar has appointed Kieren Pace as customer success manager as six...

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