Technology

UK buyers warm to AI in homebuying, but still want human oversight

Three quarters of homebuyers expect artificial intelligence to play a role in the homebuying...

Nivo unveils AI case-handling agents for lenders and brokers

Nivo has launched a new proposition using AI agents to help lenders and brokers...

United Trust Bank gains OPDA accreditation in digital property push

United Trust Bank has secured accreditation from the Open Property Data Association as it...

Ecology completes core banking migration with Monument Technology

Ecology Building Society has completed the migration of its savings and mortgage operations onto...

Fignum partners with Sikoia to automate document processing for lenders

A new integration aims to reduce manual workloads and speed up decision-making across mortgage...

Mortgage searches hit 2.15 million in March as remortgage demand jumps

Mortgage search activity rose sharply in March as borrowers moved to secure deals amid...

Bower deepens use of Advise Wise platform to support later life advice

Bower Home Finance has reaffirmed its commitment to technology-led advice by continuing to integrate...

Instamo to unveil FastAdmin at broker padel event

Instamo is set to showcase its latest mortgage administration solution, FastAdmin, at a broker-focused...

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...

Finova Broker Payments links with Mortgage Broker Tools on broker research offering

Finova Broker Payments has agreed a partnership with Mortgage Broker Tools that will give...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small,...

Advisers told to tighten processes as rate volatility squeezes mortgage options

Advisers are being urged to sharpen their processes as lenders continue to withdraw products...

Rosemount rolls out proprietary KYC tool for advisers

Rosemount Financial Solutions has launched its own Know Your Customer tool for member advisers,...

ASN Bank selects Ohpen to overhaul mortgage technology platform

ASN Bank has appointed Ohpen as its strategic technology partner for mortgages as it...

COMMENT

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

The cost of knowing less

There is a particular kind of risk in financial services that rarely announces itself with drama. It does not arrive as a crisis event,...

Building societies need to start putting intelligence into motion

If you were at the Building Societies Association Annual Conference in Edinburgh last month , you could not have missed the optimism: the sector...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 21

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday 15th May as...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 20

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday 15th May as...

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The Yorkshire appoints two non-executive directors

Yorkshire Building Society has appointed Barry O’Dwyer and Philippa Brown as independent non-executive directors. The...

HSBC cuts rates across residential and buy-to-let mortgage ranges

HSBC UK is reducing rates across a broad selection of residential and buy-to-let mortgage...

NHS workers priced out as affordability gap widens

Many NHS workers are being priced out of homeownership with average first-time buyer properties...

Metro Bank strengthens specialist mortgage team

Metro Bank has expanded its specialist mortgage team with a series of appointments and...

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