Technology

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...

Ceta Insurance achieves data security standard

Ceta Insurance has attained ISO 27001 certification, the global standard for the establishment, maintenance...

Twenty7tec makes senior appointments post-Bluecoat acquisition

Twenty7tec has made a number of senior appointments following the acquisition of Bluecoat Software. Nathan...

Mast joins IMLA as associate member

Mast has become the latest associate member to join the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association...

Leeds BS unveils redemption statement service via LMS

LMS has announced that Leeds Building Society is launching with LMS Secure Link. ...

Finova Broker CRM integrates with Air Sourcing

Finova has announced that its Broker CRM is the first to integrate with Air...

Brickflow launches broker loan sourcing & packaging platform

Development finance comparison site, Brickflow, is inviting selected mortgage brokers to trial the Beta...

MorganAsh updates MARS for Consumer Duty

MorganAsh has announced further upgrades to its new adviser tool to help businesses better...

Technology key to mortgage market future, brokers say

New research from Smartr365 has found that 61% of brokers believe technology will be...

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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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TPFG buys 25% stake in property and mortgage AI business Enteka

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) has taken a 25% stake in Enteka AI as...

Property professionals back homebuying reforms, CSS poll finds

More than three-quarters of property professionals believe proposed changes to the homebuying and selling...

Accord cuts buy-to-let rates by up to 0.43%

Accord Mortgages is reducing selected buy-to-let rates by up to 0.43 percentage points, with...

Mortgage Brain embeds LMS conveyancing service into CRM Brain

Mortgage Brain has integrated the LMS Select conveyancing platform directly into CRM Brain, allowing...

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