Technology

Finding efficiency will keep branches as the beating heart of mutual sector

Whether you speak to customers or building societies, they will tell you just how...

Finova teams with Escode to launch escrow service for lenders

Finova, the cloud-based mortgage and savings software provider, has joined forces with Escode, a...

Step One Finance selects Phoebus in major servicing transformation

Step One Finance has partnered with Phoebus Software in a significant technology upgrade aimed...

Time Finance adopts virtual asset inspection platform in digital push

Time Finance has strengthened its technology strategy by adopting a new virtual asset inspection...

First Mortgage joins forces with Moneybox to boost first-time buyer support

First Mortgage, part of the Mortgage Advice Bureau group, has announced a partnership with...

SM Advice assembles powerhouse advisory board

SM Advice has unveiled a heavyweight strategic advisory board to help steer its expansion...

Shawbrook partners with Eligible to streamline mortgage retention

Shawbrook Bank has joined forces with customer engagement platform Eligible in a move designed...

Three lender behemoths pledge support for Christmas Charity Concert

Sponsorship packages for the Take Me Home Charity gig being held on November 26th...

Finova names new chief technology officer to lead innovation drive

Finova, the mortgage and savings software provider, has appointed David Espley as chief technology...

Acre launches upgraded client portal with focus on broader financial wellbeing

Acre has unveiled a refreshed version of its client portal, designed to streamline the...

OMS adds DocuSign e-signature integration to streamline mortgage process

One Mortgage System (OMS) has integrated DocuSign into its platform, allowing brokers and lenders...

TMG unveils AI-led mortgage and protection proposition for advisers

TMG Mortgage Network has launched a new mortgage and protection proposition that places artificial...

IMLA warns FCA: keep mortgage advice at the heart of reform

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association has welcomed a move towards greater regulatory flexibility in...

When service beats software: why hands-on support is the real differentiator in conveyancing

For all the talk about technology reshaping the mortgage and conveyancing world, advisers know...

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

Net zero rules targeted in housebuilding shake-up

The Conservatives have pledged to strip as much as £50,000 from the cost of...

Tories put stamp duty abolition at heart of housing shake-up

The Conservatives have pledged again to scrap stamp duty as part of a housing...

Target Group adds Carla Stent to board

Target Group has appointed Carla Stent as a non-executive director, adding further financial services,...

Later life lending summit to focus on changing advice needs

Mortgage advisers will be encouraged to consider how longer borrowing lives and increasingly complex...

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