Asset finance

UTB joins Funding for Lending Scheme

United Trust Bank (UTB) has joined the Bank of England’s Funding for Lending Scheme...

Asset based funders “best placed” to support SMEs

The boss of the UK’s largest independent invoice finance company, Bibby Financial Services (BFS),...

Bibby secures €150m European SME funding

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has secured a new three-year €150 million funding agreement with...

Trio of key hires at IGF

SME commercial finance provider IGF has appointed three new asset based lending (ABL) directors....

9% rise in asset finance

Asset finance new business (primarily leasing and hire purchase) grew by 9% in May,...

Ultimate promotion in Leeds

Ultimate Finance has announced that Noel Haverly has been appointed head of sales with responsibility for...

Hitachi Capital in NACFB membership promotion

Hitachi Capital Business Finance brokers have been give the opportunity to receive £250 off...

Shawbrook admits asset finance “irregularities”

Shawbrook Group has reported issues with its asset finance lending and the departure of...

Aldermore outlines 2016 training programme

Aldermore has launched its 2016 training programme, consisting of three workshops to support up-and-coming...

43% of brokers adversely affected by referendum

A new poll of over 200 finance brokers operating in the fields of bridging,...

Asset finance sector continues to grow

Asset finance new business (primarily leasing and hire purchase) grew by 2% in April,...

39% of small businesses look to invest in IT

A new survey commissioned by asset finance and leasing specialist Norton Folgate has revealed...

IGF ABL funds £1.5m management buy-out

IGF Asset Based Lending (ABL) has facilitated the management buy-out (MBO) for Testing Solutions...

BFS appoints UK risk director

Bibby Financial Services has appointed Ray Lowrey as UK risk director. First joining the business funder...

COMMENT

Mutual strength and the broker partnership

The mutual sector has always been associated with community purpose, local branches and a member-first approach that feels a little different to the wider...

First-time, accidental or professional? How the landlord profile is shifting in 2026

One of the most common misconceptions that people have about the buy-to-let market is that landlords are a single, uniform group. The reality is...

Complexity is rising and broker enablement has never mattered more

 For many years, success in the mortgage market was built off efficiency. If a broker understood the mainstream lending landscape, packaged cases well and kept...

Industry pushes to build next generation of home valuers

According to RICS, the average qualified surveyor is in their mid-fifties. Couple this with new entrant numbers failing to keep pace with retirements, and...

Supply side continues to drive the change agenda

Regulatory change is no longer something firms respond to periodically. It is now a permanent feature of the landscape. Whether it is capital treatment...

Latest news

The Vernon hires internal BDM to expand intermediary reach

Vernon Building Society has appointed Damien Sabbaghe as intermediary business development manager as it...

Coventry trims first-time buyer and limited company buy-to-let rates

Coventry for intermediaries has cut selected mortgage rates for first-time buyers and limited company...

TRM adds to PMI team with supervision & development manager hire

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has appointed Gemma Penkethman as PMI supervision &...

Rental yields rise across England and Wales as buy-to-let market enters more volatile period

Rental yields increased annually in every region of England and Wales in the first...

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