Mortgage processing

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Virgin Money begins four-week trial of home buying app

Virgin Money has announced the trial of a new app designed to help first time buyers navigate the home purchase process.

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PropertyPal Mortgages speeds up processing times with eKeeper

PropertyPal Mortgages, the mortgage arm of Northern Ireland’s leading property portal, has teamed up with eKeeper to launch its own mortgage pre-approval software which will significantly speed up the initial stages of the mortgage application process.

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UBS invests in home ownership startup Houzy

As part of its platform business model for property owners, UBS has invested in Houzy, a Swiss startup that offers users tips and tools to handle renovations and likely costs.

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OnlineApplication enlists Salt Edge to simplify mortgage process

Ifintech firm OnlineApplication works with Salt Edge, a leader in developing open banking solutions, to help the entire mortgage market ease and shorten the traditionally cumbersome mortgage application process to minutes.

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Effi launches to shake up Australian mortgage broking

Australia’s mortgage broking sector is bracing for change thanks to the launch this morning of financial technology (fintech) firm Effi.

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UBS launches online mortgage platform for owner-occupied homes

UBS launches key4, the new open online platform for financing and maintaining owner-occupied homes and housing.

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Lloyds and its subsidiaries fined £64 million for shabby treatment of distressed mortgage customers

Lloyds Bank, Bank of Scotland and the Mortgage Business have been hit with a £64 million fine by the Financial Conduct Authority for the unfair treatment of up to a quarter of a million customers in mortgage arrears.

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Russia's Sovcombank launches online mortgage loans

Sovcombank launched online mortgage loans for the primary market.

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FCA orders three-month extension to UK mortgage payment holidays

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today announced proposals which will continue support for customers who are struggling to pay their mortgage due to coronavirus (Covid-19).

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NAB hires more staff to deal with home loan deferrals

National Australian Bank has embarked on a recruitment drive as it prepares to check in on customers who have received a repayment pause on around 80,000 home loans due to the impact of Covid-19.

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FCA: LIBOR’s tough legacy contracts are a ‘knotty problem’

Speaking at the Association of Corporate Treasurers’ International Treasury Week, Edwin Schooling Latter, director, markets and wholesale policy, FCA, said firms must push forward with LIBOR departure projects despite uncertainties regarding certain LIBOR linked loans.

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86 400 drops mortgage rates and completes approvals in just a few hours

86 400, Australia’s first smartbank has announced a number of changes to their digital home loan for brokers that come into effect from today.

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Former Westpac execs raise $33 million for digital mortgage startup

Two former Westpac executives have raised $33 million for a home loan startup that aims to upend the mortgage lending business.

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ABN Amro joins sustainable living platform

ABN AMRO today joined forces with 80 other companies and organisations in the mortgage sector to further accelerate the drive to make the Netherlands’ residential owner-occupied property market more sustainable.

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Equiniti Credit Services enters mortgage market with Hodge Bank win

Equiniti Credit Services (EQCS), the UK’s leading consumer credit technology and outsourced services provider, has been chosen by Cardiff-based bank, Hodge, to create a flexible digital mortgage servicing solution.

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One-in-nine UK mortgage holders taking payment holidays

Over 1.2 million UK mortgage holders have taken advantage of payment holidays offered by lenders, laying bare the economic devastation caused by Covid-19.

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LenderClose and two CUs close mortgage loans with remote online notarization

Des Moines fintech LenderClose today announced it has made history by executing the first-ever remote online notarizations (RONs) to close a mortgage loan in Iowa.

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Koodoo collaborates with lenders on mortgage holiday guide

Mortgage technology startup Koodoo has collaborated with major lenders to launch a purpose-built Website and technology toolkit offering consumer guidance on payment holidays during the Covid-19 outbreak.

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28.000 mortgage breaks processed in Ireland

BPFI (Banking and Payment Federation Ireland) CEO Brian Hayes, speaking on RTÉ’s Saturday View programme today, confirmed that 28,000 mortgage payment breaks had been processed or are in the middle of being processed, just over one week after the initiative had been announced.

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Phoebus Software launches Mortgage Self-Service Portal to help reduce calls in lender call centres

Phoebus Software Limited (PSL), the leading banking and lending software provider, has launched a new digital self-service portal that allows lender’s customers to self-serve on their accounts.