Tagged: mortgages

August 28, 2024 @ 7:37 am By JD Alois  |  

Is the market softening? LendInvest has reduced mortgage rates again—this time by 15 bps on a two-year fixed-rate product and 10 bps on a five-year loan. LendInvest said they were doing so to ensure they are offering a competitive product. At the same time, the… Read More

August 22, 2024 @ 11:45 am By JD Alois  |  

Faes & Co says its Income Fund is continuing to pay a 10% fixed return to investors. The Income Fund aims to generate stable returns by investing in short-term mortgages. Investors must commit $250,000 to earn the 10% rate. For investors less than that amount,… Read More

August 20, 2024 @ 2:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a global provider of technology and data, today announced several new enhancements to the Encompass digital mortgage lending platform. As part of its mission of making the path to homeownership – and the experience from then on – as fast,… Read More

August 7, 2024 @ 8:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

finova Broker, formerly the eKeeper Group and part of finova, the UK’s cloud-based mortgage and savings provider, has announced its integration with Cashflows, the platform that makes it easier to accept payments digitally. This new feature allows mortgage brokers to “take payments for administration and… Read More

August 4, 2024 @ 10:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Iress (IRE: ASX) has announces it has completed the sale of its UK Mortgage Sales & Originations business to Bain Capital Tech Opportunities LP. As announced on 15 March 2024, Bain has “purchased the UK Mortgages business for a total cash consideration of £85m ($A167m)… Read More

August 1, 2024 @ 10:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

LendInvest Mortgages, the UK’s platform for mortgages, launches new incentives for its Buy-to-Let mortgage range, providing customers with up to £350 cashback and up to 10bps off their next mortgage. Customers can now benefit “from a £350 cashback upon the completion of their Buy-to-Let mortgage.”… Read More

July 27, 2024 @ 1:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Equifax (NYSE: EFX) has launched a new solution, All Employers Within 90 Days, in support of its commitment “to providing an extensive set of verification solutions for the mortgage industry.” Powered by The Work Number, All Employers Within 90 Days “allows credentialed lenders to verify… Read More

July 24, 2024 @ 9:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

LendInvest Mortgages, the UK’s platform for mortgages, announces the launch of a streamlined range of residential mortgage products, delivering simpler and faster options for homeowners. This enhancement follows the “introduction of improved criteria in June and includes significant rate reductions, making LendInvest’s mortgage offerings more… Read More

July 10, 2024 @ 3:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

LendInvest Mortgages, the UK’s platform for mortgages, announces the introduction of dual representation for bridging projects, now available across our entire product range. This innovative feature, powered by LendInvest’s Mortgages Portal, “offers customers greater flexibility and efficiency in managing their bridging deals.” With dual representation,… Read More

May 24, 2024 @ 3:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK digital bank Chetwood Financial has completed the acquisition of the buy to let mortgage lender CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries (CMI) from Barossa Asset Purchaser Sarl. Chetwood entered a competitive bidding process “to acquire the lender, which trades as CHL Mortgages, to grow a well-regarded… Read More

May 15, 2024 @ 10:27 am By JD Alois  |  

LendInvest, a Fintech offering financing for property developments, has boosted its BTL (Buy to Let) product and mortgages for homebuyers. According to the company, it has expanded its BTL product range with 80% LTV, and reduced rates by up to 15bps across itsrange, with rates… Read More

May 14, 2024 @ 8:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK Finance releases its latest mortgage arrears and possessions data for Q1 2024, while highlighting continuing lender support for customers The number of homeowner mortgages in arrears “rose slightly (three per cent) in Q1 2024 compared to the previous quarter,” in line with UK Finance’s… Read More

April 12, 2024 @ 8:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

According to new data from Experian, mortgage applications in the first two months of 2024 showed positive signs that consumers are returning to the market, with numbers increasing 20% against the same period last year. The data shows that the market is still some way… Read More

February 25, 2024 @ 10:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Molo says it is pleased to announce the launch of Expat buy-to-let mortgages which are said to be specifically tailored for British Nationals residing abroad. Expat fixed-rate mortgages are reportedly “available from 4.99% up to 70% loan-to-value (LTV) and 5.24% up to 80% LTV.” As… Read More

February 16, 2024 @ 10:58 am By JD Alois  |  

Online lending platform LendInvest says it will now offer 90% LTV two-year fixed mortgages for first-time home buyers. LendInvest’s Residential Mortgages are said to have stretched LTIs up to 6.49x, to support homebuyers to borrow enough for their first home. Paula Mercer, Head of Sales… Read More

February 13, 2024 @ 8:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

LendInvest Mortgages, which claims to be the UK’s leading platform for mortgages, has launched a redesigned and updated Mortgages Portal now including LendInvest’s Buy-to-Let mortgages, providing brokers with a one-stop-shop for all LendInvest Mortgages products. Brokers can now access all Residential, Buy-to-Let, and Bridging products… Read More

February 4, 2024 @ 1:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

LendInvest Mortgages, which claims to be one of the UK’s leading platforms for mortgages, has launched its Strategic Partners program for 2024, relationships that will be directly managed by Nigel Robbins, who was recently promoted to National Account Manager. In his new role, Nigel will… Read More

January 31, 2024 @ 6:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a global provider of technology and data, today announced that Raymond James Bank (NYSE:RJF) will use the company’s Encompass® end-to-end digital lending platform “to support mortgage origination for high net-worth borrowers across both retail and delegated correspondent lending channels.” Raymond James… Read More

January 23, 2024 @ 11:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Perenna, which is building an innovative digital mortgage bank that will aim to enhance the UK mortgage market, recently revealed that it has received UK Government grant funding in order to “accelerate decarbonization of UK housing stock.” Perenna says that for decades, consumers in the… Read More

January 22, 2024 @ 9:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

Online lender LendInvest Mortgages (AIM:LINV) says it will offer two new products: House Flip Bridge and Landlord Refurb Bridge. Both products aim to boost lending activity while providing borrowers the agility and speed they need to acquire and quickly flip homes. Both products are 85% LTV,… Read More