Wednesday January 30, 2019

Beverley Building Society widens its lending reach by launching online application facility

Beverley Building Society today announces the launch of its Beverley Mortgage Hub, allowing national mortgage intermediaries to complete applications online.

“In a world where many of the bigger players are making automated lending decisions, we continue to underwrite every application personally, and take a pragmatic view of each borrower’s individual circumstances in order to say ‘yes’ wherever we can,” said Graham Carter, Head of Lending.

“We’re very aware of the vital role intermediaries play in today’s, more complex mortgage market, and have therefore developed this system to help them, help us, offer mortgages to more people.”

He added: “We’ve spent the past 18 months painstakingly researching what’s out there in the market already and talking to our brokers, to identify what works best and what’s not so useful, in order to build the best possible features into our system,” explained Graham.

“One of the main things we’ve done is to make our online application form as simple and quick to complete as possible, by focusing on plain English and removing any unnecessary detail. We only ask for the information we really need to underwrite each case.

“This is because we understand that time is precious for our introducers, and the Beverley Mortgage Hub is the latest development in our ongoing quest to continually improve the service we offer.”

Other key benefits of the new Beverley Building Society system, backed by outstanding customer service, include:

·        Automatic registration with first application – no complicated process to go through

·        A quick and easy online application form

·        One form for all products

·        No unnecessary questions

·        Secure easy digital document upload

·        Fast turnaround for decisions

·        Direct access to Beverley Building Society’s underwriters.

Beverley Building Society provides mortgages to all types of borrowers and specialises in later-life loans for people approaching or in retirement, mortgages for self-employed people, family assist lending and funding self-build projects.

To submit applications via the Beverley Mortgage Hub, introducers need to visit www.beverleybs.co.uk and register.

Photo: Graham Carter

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Notes for editors

Beverley is the only independent building society in East Yorkshire. We have been supporting our community since 1866 and are committed to contributing to the vibrancy of our region by making a difference.

As a true independent, we are committed to living mutuality by building better futures for our members, new and existing borrowers and savers, our people, our community and our sector at large.

We’re powered by highly committed colleagues who go over and above, every day, to offer our customers quality, friendly, personal service.

In an age where the financial services market is moving, at pace, towards AI-powered, automated solutions, we believe there is a place for people-centred financial services and are passionate about maintaining that personal touch.

We aim to make enough profit to ensure the Society is financially strong and sustainable, and can invest in continual product and service improvements for our members. We do not pay staff bonuses and all our profits are re-invested to support this goal.