Commercial

Ezbob secures EU backing

Commercial lender Ezbob has signed an agreement with the European Investment Fund (EIF), which...

SMEs count cost of paying off loans early

Over 100,000 UK small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) have been charged for clearing bank...

Santander makes key commercial appointment

Santander Corporate & Commercial has appointed Andrew Whelan as managing director of regional real...

Shawbrook aims to enhance STL proposition

Shawbrook has unveiled a new process for its short term loan (STL) offering. The aim...

Golding promoted at Bibby

Invoice finance provider Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has restructured its sales team with the...

Liberis sets up £1m funding for flooded businesses

Business cash advance provider Liberis has ringfenced £1m ‘immediate access’ funding for micro and...

Crystal Mortgages appoints managing director

Crystal Mortgages has promoted Joe Breeden to the position of managing director. Breeden (pictured)...

How banks are supporting customers affected by the floods

High street banks have offered their support to those affected by the floods. RBS has...

SME owners resorting to plastic

Business bosses are putting their fund-raising plans on their personal credit cards for 2014,...

High street banks still averse to development finance

59% of brokers working in the development finance sector have said that the...

Strong levels of activity from small businesses

A quarterly index of 4,000 small and medium-sized enterprises in the UK has shown...

SMEs shun banks for payday lenders

An Amigo Loans survey has found that UK microbusinesses have little confidence in borrowing...

Funding Circle to go on the road

Funding Circle, the online marketplace for business loans, has provided details of its first...

NACFB starts expo registration

Visitor registration have begun for the NACFB’s Commercial Finance Expo. The fifth commercial Expo is...

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Helping university students onto the property ladder

As we head towards the Easter break, thousands of first-year university students up and down the country will be preparing for exams and making...

Lenders must step up on high LTV products

Things are on the up for borrowers with a smaller deposit. The financial information website Moneyfacts publishes a regular update on mortgage product numbers,...

Why it matters that bridging hit more than £10bn last year

We see many numbers bandied around in the financial industry, which can sometimes have a numbing effect. So why should we all, especially brokers, care...

Top five reasons why renters should consider short-term protection insurance

In an unpredictable world, financial security can often feel like a luxury, especially for renters who may already juggle living expenses, rent payments, and...

Credit search vs credit scoring

The terms credit score and credit check are often used interchangeably by consumers, many of whom assume they mean the same thing. Yet understanding...

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Spring surge in property listings creates market opportunities

The average asking price for newly listed properties has risen by 1.1% (+£3,876) this...

Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance appoints senior portfolio director

Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance (STB CF) has announced the appointment of Carl Pykett...

Inflation expectations rise slightly as BoE releases latest survey

Public expectations for inflation and interest rates have edged higher, according to the Bank...

£1 billion lost annually as 50,000 London social homes used fraudulently

A shocking new report reveals that around 50,000 social housing properties in London are...