Technology

Smartr365 completes new investment round

End-to-end mortgage platform, Smartr365, has secured further funding from investors, alongside a pre-money valuation...

Iress, Mortgage Brain and Twenty7Tec aim to standardise terminology

Iress, Mortgage Brain and Twenty7Tec are developing a common set of terminology and language...

MagiClick delivers new website for HTB’s Wesleyan Bank

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has selected digital agency MagiClick for a series of digital...

MBT adds second charge equity loan provider to platform

Mortgage Broker Tools (MBT) has integrated its MBT Affordability research platform with Even, a...

Your Mortgage Decisions to certify all new mortgage leads

Your Mortgage Decisions has appointed Contact State to certify all its mortgage leads and...

New NED joins Twenty7Tec board

Tony Prestedge, former deputy CEO at Santander, has joined the board of Twenty7Tec Group...

Newcastle Intermediaries integrates affordability criteria with Twenty7Tec

Newcastle Intermediaries has integrated its affordability criteria with the Twenty7Tec SOURCE module. The extended functionality...

Research examines how affordability research used in advice process

89% of 10 brokers say they have recommended a lender that they did not...

OMS allies with Sanctions Search

One Mortgage System (OMS) has formed a strategic alliance with Sanctions Search to provide...

MFS products now on Criteria Brain

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) is now live on Criteria Brain. The specialist lender provides both...

The Mortgage Hut adopts white-labelled Nivo app

The Mortgage Hut has joined forces with fintech provider Nivo to move away from...

Dye & Durham improves its services to conveyancers

Dye & Durham has built on its desire to improve the way property and...

Mortgage affordability complexity greater than ever

86% of brokers believe that mortgage affordability is more complex than ever, according to...

Iress integrates O&M Profiler into The Exchange

Iress has further integrated O&M Profiler into its The Exchange platform. The firm says its...

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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