Asset finance

Many SMEs unaware of asset-based lending

New research from Nucleus Commercial Finance has found that 41% of business leaders are...

UTB appoints senior underwriter to asset finance credit team

United Trust Bank (UTB) has recruited underwriter Rob Irving to its asset finance credit...

Aldermore appoints asset finance BDM

Aldermore bank has appointed James Harrowsmith as business development manager in its asset finance...

Suros Capital partners with Funding Bay

'Luxury asset' lender Suros Capital has announced its latest partnership with SME finance specialist,...

UTB grows team as it targets sector expansion

United Trust Bank (UTB) is targeting an improvement on its record 2021 asset finance...

Record December for asset-based lender

Asset-based lender, Independent Growth Finance (IGF), has reported £140m of new lending in the...

United Trust Bank appoints specialist BDM

United Trust Bank (UTB) has appointed Alex Cooper as specialist motor finance - lead...

Allica Bank first non-CBILS Lender to join RLS

Challenger bank Allica has been accredited for the Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS), becoming the...

Suros Capital provides pre-arranged finance facility

Suros Capital has introduced a new facility for advisers and their clients to provide...

Specialist Finance Centre launches SFC Scotland

Specialist Finance Centre (SFC) has announced the launch of its proposition into Scotland as...

Two new hires at Hampshire Trust Bank

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has strengthened its asset finance division with two experienced senior...

Reward boosts Yorkshire and North East business development team

Reward Finance Group has appointed Harriet Gibbs as business development director in its Leeds...

UTB appoints asset finance head of sales

United Trust Bank (UTB) has appointed Astrid Michael as its new head of sales...

6% rise in asset finance new business

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has reported that total asset finance new business...

COMMENT

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

The cost of knowing less

There is a particular kind of risk in financial services that rarely announces itself with drama. It does not arrive as a crisis event,...

Building societies need to start putting intelligence into motion

If you were at the Building Societies Association Annual Conference in Edinburgh last month , you could not have missed the optimism: the sector...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 21

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday 15th May as...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 20

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday 15th May as...

Latest news

UK risks two-tier energy transition without home investment

The UK risks creating a "two-tier" energy transition unless cleaner and smarter technologies are...

MSB solicitor recognised with Future Leader award at British LGBT Awards

MSB Solicitors is marking Pride Month after one of its solicitors was named Future...

The Yorkshire appoints two non-executive directors

Yorkshire Building Society has appointed Barry O’Dwyer and Philippa Brown as independent non-executive directors. The...

HSBC cuts rates across residential and buy-to-let mortgage ranges

HSBC UK is reducing rates across a broad selection of residential and buy-to-let mortgage...

PROFILES