Technology

UPDATE: Financial services tech provider suffers major data breach

UK-based financial technology firm Finastra’s attempts to penetrate the UK mortgage market suffered a...

Clocktower Support adopts MARS to enhance financial inclusion

Clocktower Support has adopted the MorganAsh Resilience System (MARS) to improve support and financial...

The changing face of mortgage broking: why it’s still worth it

It’s 6:30am, the kettle’s just boiled, and already my phone is pinging with emails....

MQube to share AI chatbot with select lender partners

MQube is making its AI chatbot available to a limited number of other lenders. The...

Q&A: Matt Harrison, finova Broker

Mortgage Soup fires the questions at Matt Harrison, commercial director, finova Broker. Mortgage Soup (MS):...

CLSQ introduces “instant” insured property valuations

CLSQ has launched VerifyQ, a service which provides instant insured property valuations to enable...

Q&A: Liz Syms, Connect for Intermediaries

Mortgage Soup fires the questions at Liz Syms, CEO of Connect for Intermediaries. Mortgage Soup...

How tech is shaping the future of mortgage lending

For generations, banks and building societies across the UK have played a critical role...

Equifax UK’s new lender solution promises better affordability assessments

Equifax UK has launched Affordability 360, a new solution for lenders. It mixes bureau insights...

MPowered Mortgages creates digital broker community

MPowered Mortgages has launched a dedicated broker community platform, hosted on its website. The aim...

OMS offers Selena Finance ‘quick quote’ functionality

OMS has partnered with Selina Finance to launch a 'quick quote' function for the...

Active Mortgages adopts CRM from Acre

Active Mortgages, a mortgage brokerage which specialises in arranging solutions for self-employed individuals, business...

Hinckley & Rugby selects OBV to transform application process

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has adopted OpenBanking Vision (OBV) to streamline the mortgage...

LBG’s private equity business invests in LendingMetrics

Credit risk tech firm, LendingMetrics, has secured a major investment from private equity investor,...

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...

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Ireland boosts Help to Buy as UK prepares new first-time buyer scheme

Ireland has increased the maximum support available to first-time buyers under its Help to...

Reeves ranked least successful of five recent chancellors in poll

Rachel Reeves has been rated the least successful of the past five chancellors in...

Teachers for Intermediaries raises new-build LTV limit to 95%

Teachers for Intermediaries has increased its maximum LTV on new-build houses and flats to...

Cambridge BS opens applications for deposit-building Rent to Home scheme

The Cambridge Building Society has opened applications for its Rent to Home property in...

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