Technology

Scottish BS launches affordability calculator with Mortgage Brain

A partnership between Scottish Building Society and Mortgage Brain has led to the launch...

Repercussions of Covid still showing in criteria searches

Knowledge Bank latest tracker has revealed that advisers are working with a "significant" number...

Leeds Building Society now live on Submissions Brain

Decisions in principle (DIPs) from Leeds Building Society can now be requested on Submissions...

Apprivo2 now offered by Finova

Finova has added the Apprivo2 platform to its suite of solutions. Apprivo2 is a configurable SaaS...

Specialist buy-to-let research reaps rewards

Mortgage Broker Tools (MBT) has found that thorough research is even more important for...

Twenty7Tec integrates APPLY with Leeds BS

Twenty7Tec has completed an APPLY integration with Leeds Building Society, enabling users of CloudTwenty7...

Buckinghamshire Building Society improves broker platform

Buckinghamshire Building Society has launched an improved application process to make submitting a DIP...

IdentityChecker unveils biometric facial ID checks

Identification and anti-money laundering check service, IdentityChecker, has launched biometric facial ID checks. The system...

eKeeper and Burrow rebranded to finova Broker Platform

Finova, (formally DPR Group), has rebranded eKeeper and Burrow to finova Broker Platform. The fintech...

SmartSearch improves international business reports

Anti-money laundering firm SmartSearch has updated its international business reports service, with the addition...

FIBA partners with Alternative Business Funding to create sourcing solution

Financial Intermediary and Broker Association (FIBA) has teamed up with Alternative Business Funding (ABF)...

Advise Wise unveils ‘price per pound’ sourcing feature

Advise Wise has introduced what it says is the market’s first ‘price per pound’...

Generation Home partners with Twenty7Tec

A new mortgage lender, Generation Home, has partnered with Twenty7Tec, to expand the distribution...

Countrywide Surveying Services unveils PropertyFact 

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS), a supplier of valuation panel management services, has launched PropertyFact,...

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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