Technology

Twenty7tec adds Ecology BS to SOURCE

Twenty7tec has added Ecology Building Society to its SOURCE module, giving advisers access to...

Try Mortgage Network partners with UnderwriteMe

Try Mortgage Network (TMN), the AR network owned by Try Financial, has announced a...

Iress UK appoints executive managing director

Iress has announced the appointment of Alistair Morgan to the newly-created role of executive...

Large rise in purchase mortgage searches from northern cities

Twenty7tec has reported a surge in purchase mortgage searches in six major northern cities:...

Pepper Money’s second charge journey goes paperless

Pepper Money has introduced a paperless application journey for second charge mortgages. The changes are...

CLSQ introduces LiveEPC

CLSQ has launched LiveEPC, a solution designed to provide UK mortgage lenders with real-time...

New managing director for Phoebus

Adam Oldfield has been promoted to managing director of Phoebus Software. At the same time,...

Target Group unveils new chief commercial officer

Target Group has announced the appointment of Tom Trevorrow as chief commercial officer (CCO). Trevorrow...

Mortgage Intelligence provides free software to members

Mortgage Intelligence has added Criteria Brain and Affordability Brain software to its range of...

Iress appoints managing director of sourcing

Iress has announced that Jennifer Rafferty has been appointed as its new managing director...

Newcastle for Intermediaries rolls out Recite Me accessibility tool

Newcastle Building Society has partnered with assistive technology company, Recite Me, to add accessibility...

MPowered Mortgages claims success for broker chatbot

MPowered Mortgages has reported that 60% of broker enquiries are being solved by MQube's...

Mutual Vision works with Sikoia to cut down admin work

Fintech Sikoia is partnering with digital banking platform Mutual Vision to significantly reduce the...

Loughborough BS launches affordability calculators for brokers

Loughborough Building Society has introduced a series of intermediary-focused affordability calculators. The Society has teamed...

COMMENT

The case for tech fluency before AI adoption in the mutual sector

It often feels like there is only one conversation taking place in financial services at the moment: artificial intelligence. Whether it’s trade shows and...

Commonhold and RTM: do not mistake control for simplicity

Commonhold is presented as a fairer form of flat ownership. Right to Manage (RTM) is sometimes portrayed as a quick way for residents to...

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...

Latest news

Second-steppers take larger mortgages as deposits shrink

Home movers are turning to higher loan-to-value mortgages as rising property prices and smaller...

Property industry urged to help shape smart data rules

Property businesses are being urged to respond to a government call for evidence that...

Northern first-time buyers pay £10k price for delaying purchase

First-time buyers in northern cities risk losing thousands of pounds by postponing a purchase,...

Virgin Money to raise product transfer fixed rates

Virgin Money will increase residential and buy-to-let product transfer fixed rates on Friday, 24...

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