The Case Management team helps hundreds of cases progress, and they know all the tricks that can help your case complete quickly and with fewer declines. So, what are these tips? How to avoid delays The biggest cause of delays that we see is OMS not being completed in full. This causes the team to […]
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With Mortgage Fraud a constant threat, we wanted to share some of the trends our Compliance team has seen recently. Employment Fraud A common type of employment fraud we have seen in the industry is inflated salaries whilst working for a family business, this is something that lenders look very closely at. This is
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Nothing makes Compliance happier than telling someone that they have passed their file check. However, this isn’t always the case, but there are things advisers can do before they submit their case for checking that will significantly increase the chances of getting GREEN. Some of the most common reasons that prevented cases from being graded
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As part of our ongoing commitment to regulatory compliance, we would like to bring your attention to the upcoming Annual Financial Data Request mandated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). For those who have been affiliated with Connect for over a year, you may recall receiving a similar form last year. The FCA requires the
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The next batch of emails will shortly be going to your completed mortgage customers from Elevation. As a reminder, these emails will be as if you had sent them, but will be sent automatically for you from the Elevation system. You should by now have received your login details directly from Elevation, and you will
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Some of you have mentioned you have noticed the feedback request emails that are now being sent to your customers on your behalf by the Elevate system from VouchedFor. You should have received your login details directly from Elevate, and you will receive an email whenever a customer completes feedback so you can review it.
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Referral Partners We’re delighted to remind you about our carefully vetted network of partners, to whom you can confidently refer business that falls outside your scope of permissions or expertise. These partners have met our exacting due diligence standards to ensure your clients will be treated fairly, and their fees are fully aligned with the
To assist you in meeting the requirements of The Consumer Duty, we have created a new tab on a client record in OMS called ‘Consumer Duty’. This tab should be treated as an ‘aide memoir’ of the principles of The Consumer Duty and the areas that advisers need to consider in all their dealings with
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You may have heard a lot about lender and provider fair value statements, some lenders may also have sent those to you, and you are wondering what you need to do with them. You will be pleased to hear that it is the responsibility of the Network to review these for the lenders we have
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We are just a few weeks from the final implementation date for Consumer Duty. Over the next few weeks, I will be sending you regular Consumer Duty emails, like this one, covering some of the updates the Network has made in readiness for meeting the Consumer Duty. The Duty introduces new rules and guidance to
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