Invoice finance

160% Midlands’ transaction growth for BFS

Invoice finance provider Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has increased funding for corporate businesses in...

Aldermore hires business development head

Aldermore has announced the appointment of Stuart Baty as head of business development –...

BFS offers 100% initial commercial pre-payment

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has launched 100% initial pre-payment (IP) for commercial businesses. Dave Golding,...

New high for SME lending

Small business lending hit an all-time high over the past 12 months, according to...

NACFB Commercial Finance Expo to expand for 2017

The NACFB's Commercial Finance Expo (CFE) will to a larger venue at the NEC...

Ultimate Finance funds recruitment agency expansion

Ultimate Finance has provided a £425,000 funding arrangement to Edgar Stewart. The Edinburgh-based recruitment specialist...

BFS deal supports skiwear business

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has signed a £2.6 million funding deal to support skiwear...

Brightstar moves into invoice and asset finance

Brightstar Financial has launched its invoice and asset finance offering, following a seven month...

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...

COMMENT

Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the...

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move when lenders feel the need to take action, with widespread...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...

Rental barometer shows strength, but March changes the tone

Looking at our recently published Q1 2026 Rental Barometer data in isolation, there is clearly a strong and positive story to tell. Average rental...

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Flipping slump reshapes broker opportunities

Falling profitability in the property flipping market is reshaping opportunities for mortgage brokers as...

Instamo to unveil FastAdmin at broker padel event

Instamo is set to showcase its latest mortgage administration solution, FastAdmin, at a broker-focused...

Bank of Ireland brings Lauren Wiles back to national partnership role

Bank of Ireland for Intermediaries has appointed Lauren Wiles as a national partnership manager...

Skipton to cut residential rates and revive three-year fixes

Skipton Building Society is cutting rates across parts of its residential mortgage range from...

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