Tagged: mortgages

October 31, 2022 @ 10:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Molo Finance has partnered with Brilliant Solutions, a distributor of mortgages that sits between mortgage brokers and lenders. This partnership “further underlines Molo’s ambitions to offer fully-digital mortgages on a larger scale and it will provide Brilliant Solutions’ membership of directly authorized (DA) brokers with… Read More

October 6, 2022 @ 9:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Santander UK has announced the launch of My Home Manager in the Santander mobile app, a new comprehensive service “for mortgage customers designed to assist with all aspects of their home, including: viewing their home value estimate and mortgage balance; checking their home’s Energy Performance… Read More

August 17, 2022 @ 12:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Casper Arboll from Perenna notes that the firm has secured a banking license “with restrictions by the PRA and the FCA.” They are delighted to share that Perenna has been awarded a banking permit but with certain restrictions by the UK’s Prudential Regulatory Authority and the… Read More

August 11, 2022 @ 3:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Truework, a Fintech company that provides income and employment verification for the nation’s largest mortgage, auto, and consumer lenders to approve more borrowers in a fraction of the time, recently announced that it raised $50 million in Series C funding. Leading the Series C investment… Read More

July 31, 2022 @ 9:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Molo Finance team are pleased to announce their strategic partnership with ColCap Financial, which claims to be a leading Australian mortgage lender (that is joining forces with Molo in order to expand into the United Kingdom). The partnership “includes a broader strategic alliance between… Read More

July 26, 2022 @ 5:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nationwide has invested in a rent-to-own start-up “helping first-time buyers unable to access typical mortgages get a home by saving a slice of their rent to build the deposit.” The investment in Kettel Homes forms “part of Britain’s biggest building society’s efforts to help its… Read More

July 22, 2022 @ 8:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As U.S. demographics change, so does the pool of Americans “pursuing homeownership.” According to Freddie Mac, the Hispanic American homebuyer segment “has increased by 25% in the last decade.” By 2030, this growing sector “will represent an estimated 56% of all new homeowners.” Still, Spanish-speaking… Read More

June 22, 2022 @ 11:26 am By JD Alois  |  

JP Morgan (NYSE:JPM), is slashing jobs in its mortgage business as the economy slows and demand for mortgages slows, according to a report by Bloomberg. JP Morgan is an enormous financial services firms with $4 trillion in assets and a significant home lender. The report… Read More

June 22, 2022 @ 9:27 am By JD Alois  |  

Kiavi, an online lending platform serving real estate investors, has announced the securitization of $218 million in unrated residential transition loans (RTLs). Nomura Securities International was the sole structuring agent of this securitization with Nomura, Barclays Capital and Performance Trust Capital Partners, joint book-runners and… Read More

June 21, 2022 @ 11:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mortgage brokers can now get a decision in principle (DIP) a lot faster with Nationwide as the Society improves its API tech in partnership with mortgage tech company Twenty7Tec. The service will see brokers only having “to re-key minimal data into the Nationwide for Intermediaries… Read More

June 10, 2022 @ 9:33 am By JD Alois  |  

  Proportunity, a mortgage enabler for home buyers, is planning to raise growth capital on Seedrs. Proportunity is an interesting financing platform as it provides part of the capital needed to purchase a home. As prices rise along with inflation, Proportunity can provide an alternative… Read More

April 4, 2022 @ 11:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Jia Finance, an online residential mortgage platform for foreign investors, is scaling its offering in the U.S. for international buyers and announcing its $5 million seed round. The Fintech startup uses the latest data analysis tech as well as AI and identity verification to make… Read More

April 4, 2022 @ 3:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

Anyone who has gone through the mortgage application process understands the system is pretty broken. Beyond proof of financial ability, banks and other mortgage originators require many different documents to be reviewed and approved. A mortgage can take weeks, or months, to close – delays… Read More

March 13, 2022 @ 4:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Landbay notes that they believe that as an established lender, they must be able to demonstrate that they’re using the latest technology and continue to enhance the service they provide. Their online platform stands out “as one of the most advanced in… Read More

February 1, 2022 @ 8:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Leaving the Coronavirus outbreak to one side, the BTL sector is in “good health,” according to an update from Landbay. The value of the private rented sector (PRS) in England, Wales and Scotland surged by 5.8% to £1.4 trillion during the past year, according to… Read More

December 29, 2021 @ 9:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Molo Finance has shared some notable buy-to-let hotspots in 2022. According to Molo Finance, which focuses on reimagining mortgages, buy to let continues to be a “popular way for people to invest their money.” And as we get ready to enter a… Read More

December 12, 2021 @ 7:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Only a week after firing 900 workers via a Zoom conference call, Vishal Garg has decided that he’ll be “taking time off effective immediately” from his role as company CEO of digital mortgage platform, Better.com. In an email sent to employees, reviewed by Vice, the… Read More

December 1, 2021 @ 1:46 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Assetz Capital has provided a £2.3 million commercial mortgage to Roseberry View Lodges. The capital infusion allows the luxury holiday site to refinance an existing development facility and fund five new lodges in North Yorkshire. In a statement, the company said the loan follows 18… Read More

November 12, 2021 @ 9:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ABN AMRO (AMS: ABN) confirmed that it’s the co-founder of the new Energy Efficient Mortgages NL Hub (EEM NL Hub). Charissa Cardon will reportedly represent the banking institution on the EEM NL Hub’s board. As mentioned in the announcement, the EEM NL Hub was “initiated… Read More

November 3, 2021 @ 8:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Australia’s first digital bank Volt and one of the nation’s largest mortgage aggregators Australian Finance Group Ltd (ASX:AFG) have introduced a personal finance app ‘Handl. by AFG’, and a white-label home loan product, ‘AFG Home Loans Sparc’, both “powered by Volt’s banking-as-a-service (BaaS) platform,” according… Read More