Asset finance

IGF provides £4.5m ABL deal

IGF, the commercial finance provider for SMEs, has recently delivered a £4.5 million asset...

Modest asset finance growth predicted for 2017

Asset finance new business (primarily leasing and hire purchase) grew by 5% in 2016,...

Trio join asset finance provider

Praetura Asset Finance has added three managerial appointments to its team. John Ingham is...

BFS backs sample book manufacturer

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has completed a new funding package with Sampling International, a sample...

BFS expands Midlands corporate team

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has appointed Chris Sygrove and Jonathan Myerscough as corporate managers...

Strong growth in asset finance

Asset finance new business (primarily leasing and hire purchase) grew by 13% in November,...

Smaller businesses worried about rising costs

22% of small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK have said that rising...

Record growth for asset finance provider

Praetura Asset Finance has reported a 24% increase in the number of cases and a...

IGF provides key funding line to tech firm

Independent Growth Finance (IGF), a commercial finance provider for SMEs, has provided a £1.5 million...

Three senior appointments at IGF

SME commercial finance provider, IGF, has announced the appointment of senior hires across the...

Metro Bank expands asset finance team

Metro Bank has announced two new appointments to its asset finance team. James Harrowsmith has...

Rebrand for asset finance specialist

Asset finance and leasing specialist Norton Folgate has rebranded to Amicus Asset Finance and...

Ultimate Finance makes key sales appointment

Ultimate Finance has recruited Vince Tovey as its national head of sales for trade finance,...

7 in 10 brokers want a Hilary win

68% of brokers surveyed by United Trust Bank are banking on a Clinton win in...
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Analysis

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...

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