Brightstar Group launches ‘Mortgage Jobs for Heroes’

Brightstar Group has launched Mortgage Jobs for Heroes, a pilot scheme aimed at bringing armed forces service leavers and veterans into the UK mortgage sector. 

The project is being supported by Working in Mortgages, a joint initiative between the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) and the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA).

Mortgage Jobs for Heroes looks to promote mortgage careers to service leavers and veterans, highlighting their transferable skills and offering clear pathways into roles across the intermediary market. 

As part of the initiative, Lee Payne, national account manager at Brightstar Group, and Working in Mortgages will attend the national transition event at Silverstone on 2nd March 2026, a careers forum for more than 1,000 service leavers, veterans and their families.

At Silverstone, Brightstar Group and Working in Mortgages will start building a database of service leavers and veterans interested in careers in the mortgage sector. 

This will be followed by an information webinar, with candidates then invited to apply for placements and roles at participating firms including Brightstar Group.

Payne said: “We often talk in this industry about resilience, discipline, leadership and teamwork – but those qualities are embedded into Service Leavers.

“The Armed Forces develops people who can perform under pressure, build trust quickly and to take responsibility, all of which translate exceptionally well into the mortgage sector.