Technology

Castle Trust Bank transitions to latest Phoebus core servicing platform

Castle Trust Bank has renewed its contract with Phoebus for another five years and...

The Loans Engine added to Sourcing Brain

Specialist finance broker, the Loans Engine, is now live on Mortgage Brain’s sourcing platform,...

MPowered Mortgages speeds up application process

MPowered Mortgages has made a number of enhancements to its platform to further automate...

Canada Life unveils API link with Air Sourcing

Canada Life has announced the launch of an API link with Air, the platform...

Gen H launches new affordability calculator and criteria centre

Gen H has announced the launch of its new affordability calculator. The calculator includes...

MPowered Mortgages starts testing ChatGPT tool

MPowered Mortgages has integrated ChatGPT technology into its internal chatbot tool on its mortgage...

Legal & General integrates OMS with SmartrFit platform

Legal & General Mortgage Services has announced the full integration of its mortgage research...

SmartSearch appoints new strategic alliances manager

SmartSearch, a provider of digital compliance solutions, has appointed Ian Wright as its new...

HBSG releases Property Data Trust Framework v2.0

The Home Buying & Selling Technology Group (HBSG) has announced the release of v2.0...

Bluestone Mortgages partners with Experian for Open Banking

Bluestone Mortgages has announced a strategic partnership with Experian to launch an Open Banking...

Phoebus wins servicing contract for Aviva’s equity release business

Aviva has appointed Phoebus to service its equity release portfolio, replacing its legacy servicing...

Equifax UK partners with AI firm to speed up decisioning

Equifax UK and Digilytics AI are launching new software which will help lenders to...

Phoebus achieves its highest ranking in Best Companies Index

Phoebus has improved its position in the Best Companies Index, moving up the rankings...

SmartrFit adds six lender affordability calculators

Legal & General has added six new buy-to-let rental calculators, and one new residential...

COMMENT

Kevin Tunnicliffe on ending the race to the bottom

This was always going to be a tricky interview. I’ve known Kevin Tunnicliffe, chief executive officer of Sort Group, which includes Sort Refer, for...

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 the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the...

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move when lenders feel the need to take action, with widespread...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...

Latest news

Rates rise but mortgage market holds firm

The mortgage market is showing resilience despite a sharp rise in borrowing costs with...

Landlords shift to interest-only as rates climb above 5%

Buy-to-let landlords are rapidly changing borrowing strategies as mortgage rates climb with a growing...

The Coventry cuts limited company buy-to-let rates for brokers

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected limited company buy-to-let rates by up to 20...

Paragon Bank introduces limited edition 60% LTV buy-to-let products

Paragon Bank has expanded its buy-to-let range with a new tranche of 60% loan-to-value...

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