Technology

Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries expands remortgage service with PEXA

Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries is expanding its partnership with PEXA and Optima Legal,...

Keychain launches AI-powered document analysis tool for mortgage brokers

Keychain, a digital platform designed to help mortgage and protection brokers streamline client onboarding,...

Finova becomes IMLA associate member

Finova has become the latest associate member of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA). The...

Conveyancing costs rise 18% in past year as transaction pressures grow

New research from Moverly reveals that conveyancing costs have increased by as much as...

CLSQ and UK Finance to host webinar on “instant” insured property valuations

CLSQ has announced a new webinar in partnership with UK Finance aimed at educating...

Finova appoints head of engineering

Kristopher Davis has been promoted as finova Broker’s Payment and Mortgage Services (fPMS) head...

Paymentshield and Smartr365 partner to streamline adviser GI process

Paymentshield has partnered with mortgage and protection platform Smartr365 to unveil an integrated general...

Paragon launches new buy-to-let mortgage platform

Paragon Bank has announced the full market launch of its new buy-to-let mortgage origination...

Nivo unveils AI-powered broker concierge service for specialist lenders

Nivo has announced the launch of Broker Concierge, an AI-powered assistant designed to help...

Finova appoints new director of operations

Finova, the cloud-based mortgage and savings software provider, has announced the appointment of Sebastian...

2025: The year of CX

In financial services, customer experience (CX) is no longer a secondary concern – it’s...

Acre and Simplify introduce automated conveyancing updates for brokers

Mortgage brokers using Acre’s intermediary platform will now have access to live, detailed conveyancing...

Will Hale adds Air CEO role to responsibilities

Will Hale, CEO of Key Later Life Finance, has been given additional leadership responsibilities...

Mortgage Brain unveils CRM system

Mortgage Brain has launched CRM Brain, a SaaS CRM system for mortgage brokers. CRM Brain...

COMMENT

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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The Coventry cuts limited company buy-to-let rates for brokers

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected limited company buy-to-let rates by up to 20...

Paragon Bank introduces limited edition 60% LTV buy-to-let products

Paragon Bank has expanded its buy-to-let range with a new tranche of 60% loan-to-value...

TwentyCi hires Nick Huntley to lead sales at TwentyEA and TwentyConvey

TwentyCi has appointed Nick Huntley as sales director for TwentyEA and TwentyConvey as the...

HSBC cuts mortgage rates by up to 34bps across core ranges

HSBC UK has reduced mortgage rates across its product range, with cuts of up...

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