Technology

Evolution Money employs Nivo for app

Second charge lender Evolution Money has partnered with Nivo to launch a new digital...

360 Dotnet hires head of intermediary sales

360 Dotnet has announced the appointment of Stephen Cowdell as its head of intermediary...

Firms “failing to detect criminal ghosts”

45% of finance and banking firms are failing to carry out 'ghost-buster' checks on...

Pure Retirement renews contract with Phoebus Software

Pure Retirement has signed a new contract with Phoebus Software Limited (PSL). The two firms...

The Mansfield simplifies application process

Mansfield Building Society has launched with Open Banking platform DirectID to make it easier...

Freedom Finance adopts OMS for back-office processing support

Freedom Finance has selected One Mortgage System (OMS), the single-input enquiry-to-completion processing platform for...

L&G adds 10 lenders to SmartrFit tool

Legal & General has announced the integration of 10 lenders to its mortgage research...

Paymentshield unveils home insurance platform enhancements

Paymentshield has made a number of upgrades to its Adviser Hub platform. The latest change,...

Netcall joins IMLA as associate member

Financial automation and customer engagement specialist Netcall has become the latest associate member to...

Mortgage Brain relaunches lender service report

Mortgage Brain has relaunched its Lender Service Report, enabling mortgage advisers a single view...

SBG in new partnership with Eligible.ai

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) is partnering with Eligible.ai to give PMS Mortgage Club and...

MFS added to MBT Affordability platform

Mortgage Broker Tools (MBT) has added MFS to its MBT Affordability research platform. MBT Affordability...

Acre integrates Land Registry data

Acre has added the Land Registry search facility to its broker Property Portal, allowing...

Convey Group achieves Cyber Essentials Plus accreditation

The Convey Group has achieved the highest level of cybersecurity accreditation offered by a...

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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