Technology

OSB Group inks new four-year deal with finova

Finova, the cloud-based mortgage and savings software provider, has announced that specialist lender OSB...

Family BS automates mortgage illustration process

The Family Building Society has announced that its illustration request process has been fully...

CrowdProperty introduces “instant” DIPs

Platform-based property development finance provider, CrowdProperty, has launch "instant" Decisions in Principle (iDIP). With CrowdProperty’s...

Xpress Mortgages adopts OMS’ CRM

One Mortgage System (OMS) has been adopted by Xpress Mortgages. The intermediary firm, founded by...

360 Lifecycle unveils major rebrand

360 Lifecycle, formerly known as 360 Dotnet, has announced what it has hailed as...

Darlington BS joins Iress’s Lender Connect

Iress has announced that Darlington Building Society is live with its Lender Connect software....

Finova unveils new lender retention portal

Finova has launched its new retention portal for lenders. Powered by finova’s SaaS banking...

Air Sourcing adds new features around affordability

Air has made several updates to its Air Sourcing platform to help advisers in...

Just Mortgages switches CRM provider

Just Mortgages is moving to the Smartr365 platform for its CRM and back office...

Acre partners with Nationwide Building Society

Acre, the intermediary platform, has announced a new partnership with Nationwide, that will allow...

OMS achieves ISO 27001

OMS, the CRM and origination platform, has been granted ISO 27001 certification that demonstrates...

OMS integrates with Source Insurance

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

OMS improves API integration with Tandem Bank

One Mortgage System (OMS) has extended its application programming interface (API) integration with Tandem...

Fintel makes minority investment in Mortgage Brain

Fintel, the parent company of SimplyBiz and Defaqto, and Mortgage Brain have announced a...

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I’m 49. My dad’s 73. Between us we’ve found the hole in later life lending

I turn 50 in December, and the marketing has already started. Funeral plans, over-50s life cover, “guaranteed acceptance” adverts wedged between the football highlights....

Buying scale was phase one. What happens next?

Mortgage distribution is in a race for scale. Capital wants market share. Consolidators want distribution. Networks want advisers. Good businesses are commanding serious valuations. If I...

Slow completions are costing brokers. Five steps can help protect their pipelines

Through my conversations with mortgage brokers, and Landmark’s work across the wider home-moving process, I see the same pattern repeatedly. Once a mortgage has...

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...

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Wider mortgage options put borrower circumstances in focus on Lenders Live

Borrowers with historic credit problems and smaller deposits have more routes to explore, but...

Christodoulides joins ConveyBuddy as head of distribution

Former NatWest national account manager Luke Christodoulides has joined ConveyBuddy as head of distribution. Christodoulides...

MorganAsh adds BSL translation to customer websites

MorganAsh has introduced British Sign Language translations across its corporate website and itswhoiam.me consumer...

London flat owners face highest risk of resale losses

Nearly four in 10 London flats resold after being held for between five and...

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