Technology

Mortgage Brain connects Acre to Santander

Mortgage Brain has developed its API to enable brokers using Acre’s mortgage platform the...

SmartSearch appoints new VP of enterprise sales

SmartSearch, the provider of anti-money laundering (AML) software, has appointed Zowie Lees-Howell as its...

Nationwide’s APPLY integration rolled out to all Twenty7Tec users

Nationwide Building Society applications are now available through Twenty7tec’s APPLY module following a successful...

Mortgage Magic unveils online chat functionality

Mortgage Magic has introduced online chat functionality, enabling brokers to chat with clients through...

West One goes live on Sourcing Brain and Criteria Brain

Mortgage Brain has revealed that West One has become the latest lender to go...

Pitch 4 Finance unveils new identity

Pitch 4 Finance has relaunched as Provide Finance. The platform features a panel of more...

September a record-breaking month for Twenty7Tec searches

Twenty7tec has issued its findings based on its mortgage platform data for September 2022. September...

360 Lifecycle partners with Uinsure

360 Dotnet’s wealth and mortgage platform, 360 Lifecycle, has streamlined the general insurance (GI)...

Smoove launches digital onboarding platform

Smoove has announced the full market roll out of its digital onboarding platform, Smoove...

Crystal Specialist Finance unveils new website

Specialist finance distributor, Crystal Specialist Finance, has launched a new website which focuses on...

Smartr365 calls for greater data transparency

17.5% of UK mortgage brokers say they have been held as ‘data prisoners’ -...

British Friendly selects new regtech solution

Income protection provider British Friendly is to adopt Product Governor, a new 'regtech' solution...

Scottish Building Society adopts LendingMetrics’ ADP

LendingMetrics has been appointed by Scottish Building Society to deliver its credit decisioning solution,...

Mortgage Magic opens London office

Mortgage Magic has opened a new London office, to support its continued expansion. The new...

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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Brilliant racks up a memorable afternoon for charity

Brilliant Solutions was on cue at Rileys as 70 players and several late arrivals...

Rayner rules out rent controls

Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has ruled out rent controls in England, providing greater certainty...

Mortgage Brain adds Uinsure home insurance quotes to CRM platform

Mortgage Brain has integrated Uinsure with CRM Brain, allowing brokers to arrange buildings and...

Nationwide and Accord the latest to increase rates

Mortgage borrowers have been urged to review their options after Nationwide and Accord increased...

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