Press releases for August 2020

01 September 2020

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01 September 2020

Following the Bank of England figures this morning, here’s a comment from Richard Pike at Phoebus Software. I hope you find it interesting for your reports today: Richard Pike, Phoebus Software sales...

01 September 2020

UK, September 01, 2020: Virgin Money has become the latest lender to join Lendex, the new multi lender application and submission gateway from mortgage technology expert Mortgage Brain. Lendex allows...

01 September 2020

The specialist lender has announced further developments to their product switch platform, MyShawbrook Portal. Shawbrook have revealed some new developments to their online product switch platform, M...

01 September 2020

Air Group, the collective of companies covering a range of retirement and later life services, has today (28th August 2020) announced the launch of its inaugural ‘Air Care Month’ during September, spo...

01 September 2020

Mortgage technology expert Mortgage Brain has announced that Mark Lofthouse plans to retire in 2021 after 19 years as CEO. Since joining Mortgage Brain in 2002, when the company was a single niche pr...

28 August 2020

Market leading criteria search system Knowledge Bank is expanding with the appointment of three new roles. The take up of the Knowledge Bank system by mortgage brokers has increased significantly sin...

28 August 2020

A caring skincare brand founded in the North East has teamed-up with the region’s biggest Building Society to say ‘thank you’ to nurses across its patch. During the Coronavirus pandemic, Newcastle B...

28 August 2020

The specialist lender has announced further developments to their product switch platform, MyShawbrook Portal. Shawbrook have revealed some new developments to their online product switch platform, M...

27 August 2020

Dudley Building Society, whose mortgage distribution is exclusively drawn from the intermediary channel, has reported it is now lending again, but has confirmed that immediate appetite will be restric...

27 August 2020

Leading conveyancing firm O’Neill Patient has launched a pilot of a new one-stop app that puts clients in control and enables them to progress their conveyancing cases directly from a mobile device. ...

26 August 2020

Stonebridge, the mortgage and insurance network, has today (26th August 2020) announced it processed well over £1 billion worth of mortgage applications during July. The network said this was a recor...

25 August 2020

The specialist bank moved the case to Offer within just 3 weeks! The Case Broker partner Fluent Money approached Shawbrook Bank with a slightly ‘outside of the norm’ second charge mortgage enquiry, ...

25 August 2020

Following the signing of a five-year contract, Equifinance has successfully migrated its existing secured loan portfolio onto the Phoebus account servicing product. Migration took place over the weeke...

24 August 2020

Following a rebrand from Promise Solutions to Promise Money, the specialist lending distributor has launched a brand-new website and processing system for brokers. Promise Money’s new consumer and br...

24 August 2020

Through the digital lens of Uinsure - Cameron Parsons, Head of Digital Optimisation Today, we find ourselves in a very interesting place, as the entire world has temporarily closed its doors, forcing...

21 August 2020

UK property transactions jump 14% over the last month, rising to 70,710 in July 2020, up from 61,780 in June 20201 Shaun Church, Director at mortgage broker Private Finance, said: “HMRC's latest dat...

21 August 2020

Richard Pike, Phoebus Software sales and marketing director, says “The latest figures from HMRC show what we had all been expecting following the end of lockdown and further easing of restrictions as ...

20 August 2020

More than twice as many principals, advisers and administrators worry about the impact of a second coronavirus lockdown than about Brexit, according to a new survey from the MCI mortgage club. Nearly...

20 August 2020

- Thousands of advisers actively using Affordability Hub - Affordability searches totalling over £10billion carried out in the 3 months since launch UK, August 20, 2020: Advisers have embraced the r...

19 August 2020

Uinsure, the multi award-winning InsurTech firm, has bolstered its management team with the appointment of Amy Groome as Head of Sales. Amy has previously worked at Crystal Group, where she progresse...

19 August 2020

Mansfield Building Society has launched with Brilliant Solutions Mortgage Club, a direct to lender mortgage submission service and a specialist in complex residential and buy to let cases. Brokers wi...

19 August 2020

United Trust Bank (UTB) has launched its ‘UTB Secure Chat Hub’ providing brokers and customers with a straightforward and secure way of communicating with the Bank during mortgage applications. It is ...

18 August 2020

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18 August 2020

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has today launched a long-term health and wellbeing campaign for the intermediary sectors. Set within the background of an unparalleled double whammy of the Covid-19 ...

18 August 2020

Hanley Economic Building Society has undertaken an extensive criteria review across its entire product range. This was part of a 12-week project to review all areas of the Society’s lending procedure...

18 August 2020

Foundation Home Loans, the intermediary-only specialist lender, has today (18th August 2020) announced rate enhancements for three of its five-year buy-to-let products, available to both limited compa...

18 August 2020

Air Mortgage Club - the distributor for equity release and later life advisers – has today (18th August 2020) announced the addition of specialist mortgage lender, LiveMore Capital, to its panel. Fro...

18 August 2020

‘A Conversation with Shawbrook’ provides a platform for the broker community to share their voice and their experiences of doing business in the current climate The second episode of ‘A Conversation ...

17 August 2020

Ceta insurance, the specialist non-standard GI broker has announced a significant rate reduction across a range of non-standard risks. The rate reduction amounting to a 20% discount applies to; Let p...

17 August 2020

Paradigm Protect, the directly authorised protection and general insurance (GI) proposition - which is part of Paradigm Mortgage Services - has today (17th August 2020) launched a series of online CPD...

17 August 2020

Uinsure, the multi-award-winning InsurTech disruptor, has reintroduced Landlords Legal Expenses and Rent Guarantee cover to its Defaqto 5* rated BTL / Landlords product – and it costs less than £200. ...

17 August 2020

Paul Donoghue, Owner and CEO of Concept Financial Services, one of the largest Openwork partners in the UK, has called out that more needs to be done if recent FCA changes are to gain traction within ...

14 August 2020

In collaboration with other global event organisers, Clarion Events, Mortgage Business Expo’s parent company, has drafted a programme of enhanced safety measures to reduce the risk caused by Covid-19....

14 August 2020

Dynamo for Intermediaries has today welcomed Saffron Building Society to its lender panel. Members will be able to access Saffron’s wide range of standard and specialist residential products by using ...

13 August 2020

UK, August 13 2020: Mortgage technology expert Mortgage Brain has confirmed that Nationwide Building Society has joined and is available on Lendex, its new multi-lender application and submission gate...

12 August 2020

West One has today, 12th August, launched two limited edition Buy-to-Let (BTL) products, both of which are available for standard and specialist landlords. The loans benefit from West One’s ‘no credit...

12 August 2020

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11 August 2020

The MCI Mortgage Club has this week added LiveMore Captial to its panel, extending its range of products to include retirement interest only (RIO) mortgages. Launched in 2020, LiveMore has taken a fr...

11 August 2020

Roma Finance is delighted to announce the growth of the team and the end of furlough for its entire operational team following record business levels in 2020. Nick Jones has now officially joined Rom...

11 August 2020

Almost half of mortgage intermediaries are looking to acquire a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system for the first time, with only a third saying they are happy with their current technology ...

10 August 2020

United Trust Bank (UTB) and Freedom Finance have completed a Second Charge ‘industry first’ progressing a case from application to offer using the recently launched B2B Digital Messenger service devel...

07 August 2020

Stockport’s mutual, Vernon Building Society, is launching two new holiday let mortgages in response to growing demand. The popularity of home-grown holidays has been boosted by quarantine confusion a...

07 August 2020

Stonebridge, the mortgage and insurance network, has today (7th August 2020) announced further development to its wholly-owned trading platform, Revolution, with a focus on its Introducer Portal and a...

06 August 2020

Buckinghamshire Building Society appoints a new Key Account Manager for the North of England. Claire Askham recently joined the Buckinghamshire Building Society, as their new Key Account Manager, Nor...

06 August 2020

Foundation Home Loans, the intermediary-only specialist lender, has today added five products to its residential range to provide further options for first-time buyers and home movers with more recent...

06 August 2020

- Biggest monthly ESIS totals for year to date in July - Weekly ESIS totals above pre-pandemic levels for second straight week - Fourth consecutive week of product number falls UK, August 06 2020: M...

05 August 2020

The Right Loan, a master broker specialising in the second charge and bridging loan sector, and Answers in Retirement Group (also known as Air Group), have today announced a new partnership benefiting...

05 August 2020

Answers in Retirement Group (Air Group), the Group of companies covering a range of retirement and later life services, has today (5th August 2020) announced a new partnership with The Right Loan. In...

05 August 2020

United Trust Bank (UTB) have revealed the next set of mortgage product, criteria and technology enhancements aimed at getting the mortgage industry back open for business in their #BrokerSummerSupport...

04 August 2020

- In the UK, £325 billion was laundered in 2019 - An estimated $2 trillion is laundered globally every year - New illustrations highlight the extent of money laundering in the UK The amount of money ...

04 August 2020

Hope Capital has seen new cases for loans in excess of £1 million increase by 350% month-on-month in July. The latest figures from Hope Capital follow a year-on year increase in cases of 189% recorde...

03 August 2020

West One has relaunched its buy-to-let and second charges products, with new rates and criteria to support borrowers as the economy emerges from lockdown. The specialist property finance lender conti...

03 August 2020

FinTech company, Click2Check, has today (3rd August 2020) announced Chartwell Mortgage Services as the latest advisory firm to sign-up for its Credit Assess product - the white-label online solution f...

03 August 2020

Roma Finance is pleased to report a 100% increase in active cases since lockdown began. This is following a record number of applications in June and July, resulting in the biggest H1 to date with cas...

03 August 2020

We are delighted to announce that we are relaunching our specialist consumer lending business as Oplo. Since 2009 we have been providing loans to customers across the UK, building a trusted and respe...