24 Oct 2026
Fintel buys Mortgage Brain outright for £38.4m
The adviser services group took a 5.8% stake in March 2024 and now owns the mortgage sourcing and submissions provider. Its chief…
Mortgage Brain supplies UK mortgage broker and lender software for product sourcing, lending criteria, affordability, CRM and submissions through one web-based Hub, and became wholly owned by Fintel in October 2026.
Mortgage Brain is a UK software company for the mortgage market. It builds web-based tools used by mortgage brokers and advisers, and also sells to lenders and referral partners. It says it has been at the forefront of mortgage technology in the UK for four decades and names Barclays, Lloyds Bank, Nationwide Building Society, NatWest and Santander as backers. Its registered address is 6 The Courtyard, Buntsford Gate, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, and its company number is 02085187.
The main product is Mortgage Brain Hub, which gives one login to five modules. Sourcing Brain compares products from more than 100 lenders, which the company says is 98% of the industry, and includes an automated valuation model. Criteria Brain searches more than 75,000 lending criteria for residential and buy-to-let cases. Affordability Brain covers over 35 residential lenders and is also used by lenders for calculators on their own sites. CRM Brain manages workflow, tasks and a client portal for fact finds and documents. Submissions Brain gives a single application journey for all lenders. For lenders there are further services, and the company publishes a Lender Service Report on turnaround times and an AI Zone with guidance on using AI safely.
Recent items on its site include a partnership with Plannr in October 2026, LMS Select embedded in CRM Brain, and Paymentshield added to CRM Brain in September. On 23 October 2026 Fintel announced it had bought the remaining equity in Mortgage Brain Holdings for 38.4 million pounds. Chief executive Zahid Bilgrami is to move to lead Fintel's Software and Data division.
Registered address: 6 The Courtyard, Buntsford Gate, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire B60 3DJ Company number: 02085187 Products: Mortgage Brain Hub, Sourcing Brain, Criteria Brain, Affordability Brain, CRM Brain, Submissions Brain Lender coverage: more than 100 lenders in sourcing, as stated by the company CEO: Zahid Bilgrami Owner: Fintel, from 23 October 2026 Founding year and headcount: not stated
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