Technology

Iress and Acre extend partnership

Iress has extended its partnership with Acre, the mortgage and protection platform. Under the...

Melanie Spencer joins Target Group

Melanie Spencer has joined Target Group as growth and sales lead, to help drive...

CSS partners with Advise Wise

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) has formed a partnership with Advise Wise, joining its Contacts...

Finova upgrades Apprivo platform

Finova has introduced two new upgrades to its origination platform, Apprivo. The new optional modules...

Standard Life Home Finance’s Horizon Interest Reward now on all sourcing platforms

Standard Life Home Finance's Horizon Interest Reward product has launched on Iress’s The Exchange. ...

Phoebus joins IMLA

Phoebus is the latest firm to join the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA). This brings...

Skipton International now live on Iress platforms

Iress has announced that Skipton International is live on its mortgage sourcing software, Xplan...

Brickflow partners with Together

Brickflow, a marketplace for commercial property finance, has announced a key partnership with Together,...

OMS in partnership with Uinsure

One Mortgage System (OMS) has partnered with Uinsure to create an integrated insurance experience....

OMS unveils API integration with new second charge lender

One Mortgage System (OMS) has announced a full application programming interface (API) integration with...

Skipton International now on Mortgage Brain platforms

Mortgage Brain has welcomed Skipton International to its Sourcing Brain and Criteria Brain platforms. The...

Aveni and Intelliflo in AI partnership

Aveni.ai, an AI fintech company, and intelliflo, have partnered to integrate generative AI in...

OneFamily’s Over-50s life cover now live on Iress’s The Exchange

Iress has announced that OneFamily has added its five star Defaqto-rated Over 50s life...

Phoebus migrates second Keystone portfolio onto platform

Keystone Property Finance has migrated a second portfolio onto the Phoebus servicing platform. The...

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...

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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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