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News/startups
Fronted, a UK home lending startup founded by former Apple, Monzo and Bud executives, is shutting down in the face of rising capital costs.
15 August 2023
News/regulation
Knowledge Bank, a UK database of lending criteria, today turned on a specialist ‘flag’ to alert brokers when they have searched for an element of criteria that may indicate a client is vulnerable.
14 June 2023
News/retail
UK-based gradual home ownership startup Wayhome has raised £8 million in Series A equity funding led by existing investors Allianz X, Augmentum Fintech and new funders Volution, Love Ventures and Cur8 Capital.
27 April 2023
Tembo, a London based digital-mortgage platform which helps customers struggling with affordability criteria, has raised £5 million from Lone Ventures and Starling Bank backer Harold McPike.
Acre Software, a UK startup using blockchain technology to revamp the mortgage and insurance application process for advisers, has raised £6.5 million from Starling Bank backer Harold McPike alongside returning investors Aviva and Founders Factory.
03 April 2023
Australia's ColCap has entered the UK mortgage market after acquiring an 80% majority stake in digital lender Molo.
09 March 2023
Equifax is adding telco, pay TV and utility data to US mortgage credit reports in a move designed to support the home ownership opportunities of more Americans.
28 February 2023
The Co-operative bank is reportedly the frontrunner in the bidding process for the £650 million mortgage loan book of supermarket chain Sainsbury's, heralding a turnaround in the fortunes of the once distressed lender.
21 February 2023
Royal Bank of Canada has acquired the Canadian operations of AI-based real estate technology company OJO. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
14 February 2023
The asset management platform for property finance, LendInvest, has announced further backing from Lloyds Bank, to enter the UK's £1.2 trillion homeowner mortgage market.
17 January 2023
British mortgage technology firm Twenty7Tec has acquired AI-based digital engagement specialist Meet Parker for an undisclosed sum.
09 January 2023
Virgil, a provider of residential real-estate financing for young professionals, has raised €15 million, with the aim of financing €50 million worth of transactions each month in France and Europe.
17 November 2022
News/sustainable
As the cost-of-living crisis ontinues to squeeze household finances, Barclays is to pay mortgage customers up to £2,000 to support energy-efficient home improvements.
15 November 2022
Santander UK has launched a new service in its mobile app designed to assist mortgage customers with all aspects of managing their home, from estimated value to energy performance and making repairs.
06 October 2022
Justhome, a Berlin-based home financing startup, has raised €3.3 million in a funding round led by Target Global.
31 August 2022
Digital mortgage lender Perenna has opened its waiting list after being been awarded a restricted banking licence by UK regulators.
17 August 2022
News/cloud
London-based cloud-native mortgage origination platform Mast Technologies has raised £1.2 million in a funding round led by Antler VC.
15 June 2022
Starling Bank is on the verge of acquiring a £500 million mortgage book from specialist lender Masthaven.
14 June 2022
National Australia Bank has led an $11 million funding round in property intelligence platform Archistar.
06 June 2022
Point, a US outfit that provides homeowners access to equity financing in exchange for a fractional share of the future value of their property, has secured $115 million in a Series C round led by WestCap.
03 May 2022
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