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One in four SMEs suffer bad debt of over £10k

Over a quarter of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK, suffer...

Ultimate Finance hires senior South East regional director

Ultimate Finance Group has appointed Simon Adcock as senior regional director for the South...

Ultimate Finance pledges post Brexit support for SMEs

Ultimate Finance Group has revealed that its total loan book to the UK SME sector has exceeded £100 million. It added that "significant further funds"...

Strong June for BFS

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has revealed that June was its best month on record since...

Bibby secures €150m European SME funding

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

BFS unveils apprenticeship scheme

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has launched an apprenticeship scheme to find new talent for...

New Manchester head of sales for Bibby

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has appointed Melanie Ince as head of sales for Manchester. Previously...

Hitachi Capital in NACFB membership promotion

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

Ultimate Finance backs energy saving product

Ultimate Finance has provided £225,000 funding for a product which provides significant savings on...

BFS appoints UK risk director

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

Brokers back Brexit

A new poll, carried out in April by specialist lender United Trust Bank, has found...

Ultimate Finance makes key appointment in Scotland

Ultimate Finance has appointed Jennifer McGuffie as regional director in its Glasgow office. McGuffie (pictured) spent eight years in...

Bibby increases Liverpool business funding

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has grown its funding to Liverpool businesses by 193% compared to...

NACFB on schedule to meet ‘road map’

The National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) says it is on track to meet...

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The sourcing system effect in specialist lending

In specialist lending, the right fit for a client has never been as simple as picking the top rate from a list. In sectors like...

Why the Renters’ Rights Bill should be a wake-up call for advisers and landlords

The Renters’ Rights Bill is shaping up to be one of the most significant legislative changes to the private rented sector (PRS) in decades. Expected...

Living in a box. Am I living in a cardboard box?

More young people are living with their parents than ever before. The bank of Mum and Dad has evolved into the hotel of Mum and...

Accountants, brokers and the clash of expectations

There’s an old accountant’s joke about financial advisers: the difference between us is that advisers want to look richer than their clients, while accountants...

Rachel Geddes: Redefining what’s possible for brokers and borrowers

When Rachel Geddes picked up the phone after a job interview to ask her mum what a mortgage was, she didn’t realise she was...

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Chetwood Bank puts Alan Cleary back in the driving seat

Chetwood Bank has announced it has appointed respected industry expert Alan Cleary as interim...

Mortgage industry rallies behind Christmas charity concert

Momentum is building fast behind this year’s Christmas charity concert in aid of EveryYouth...

First-time buyers put at the heart of Treasury mortgage talks

The government will urge lenders to put first-time buyers at the top of their...

Target urges lenders to treat mortgage servicing as a strategic asset

Target Group has called on mortgage lenders to rethink their approach to servicing, arguing...