1st October 2026 – Written by Pollyanna Hitchen

Mortgage Brain and Plannr announce strategic partnership

Mortgage Brain, the award-winning technology creator for the mortgage industry, has entered into a strategic partnership with Plannr, a CRM and workflow automation platform tailored for the wealth sector, giving Plannr users direct access to Mortgage Brain’s sourcing, criteria, affordability and lender submission technology from within the Plannr system.

As part of the partnership, Plannr will integrate the latest versions of Mortgage Brain’s Sourcing Brain, Criteria Brain and Affordability Brain APIs, alongside Submissions Brain, the tech creator’s digital lender submission API.

Faster mortgage research

With Sourcing Brain, Criteria Brain and Affordability Brain built into Plannr, advisers can search products, check lender criteria and assess affordability without leaving the system they already work in. The first phase of this integration allows advisers to launch Sourcing Brain directly from their client records in Plannr; they can then find a suitable product for their clients and send the selected product and their associated documentation back to Plannr in a couple of clicks. Once the data is back in Plannr, they can then associate the mortgage product to a case and create a proposed mortgage plan from the selected products. This removes the need to switch between platforms or re-key client information, helping advisers reach the right mortgage recommendation more quickly.

Direct submissions to leading lenders

Through Submissions Brain, Plannr users will be able to transfer case data directly into the systems of several of the UK’s leading banks and building societies. By cutting out manual data entry at the application stage, advisers can save significant administrative time and reduce the risk of errors.

Better together

The partnership reflects Mortgage Brain’s continued commitment to working with technology partners, lenders and networks to deliver joined-up solutions that make the mortgage process simpler for advisers and their clients.

Neil Wyatt, Chief Commercial Officer, Mortgage Brain

“We’re delighted to be working with the team at Plannr. We believe partnerships are the best way to deliver meaningful solutions that achieve the best possible outcomes for end users. Integrating Sourcing Brain, Criteria Brain, Affordability Brain and Submissions Brain into Plannr means advisers can move from research to application in one place. I’m looking forward to seeing the opportunities that develop for both businesses and, most importantly, for Plannr’s users.”

Gareth Thompson, Chief Technology Officer, Plannr

“We’re thrilled to be launching our partnership with Mortgage Brain. It’s one that our firms have been asking for, and it’s a great example of what we mean when we talk about Plannr being the operating system for financial planners. With Sourcing Brain connected directly to the client record, the research happens where the adviser already works, and everything that comes out of it lands back in Plannr automatically. No re-keying, no downloading and re-uploading, just a cleaner process and a complete client file. Mortgage Brain has been a brilliant partner in getting phase one live, and we’re excited about what comes next.”