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Crowdfunding is turning finance truly social

Everyone knows the internet is a wonderful thing. It connects people who are relevant...

Metro Bank hires managing director for commercial banking

Metro Bank has appointed Jason Oakley as managing director of commercial banking. Oakley will be...

Funding Circle expands intermediary development team

Funding Circle has appointed Laura Kinghorn to the role of business development manager (BDM)...

Co-op increases renewable energy lending

The Co-operative Bank has almost tripled the amount has lent to the renewable energy...

Small business employment hampered by financing

Small firms would hire more than 500,000 new staff if they could get more...

Shawbrook overhauls product range

Shawbrook Bank has added 13 new commercial mortgages for the property investment and trading...

SMEs continue to innovate

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are finding new ways to adapt to the changing...

Blemain Group secured significant funding

The Blemain Group has secured a £640 million three-year banking facility to help existing...

Increase in demand for development finance

United Trust Bank has found that 63% of brokers operating in the sector have...

Mortgages for Business welcomes back old face

Paul Martins has re-joined Mortgages for Business following a three year hiatus. He left the...

Small businesses should appeal lending rejection

Since January 2010, banks have turned away 49% of new small business loan and...

Barclays cuts residential and SME rates

Barclays is offering its SME customers an "instant cashback injection" of 2% on loans. Called...

Crowdfunding platform unveils introducer channel

Business crowdfunding platform rebuildingsociety.com has launched an introducer channel that pays a 1.5% fee...

Finance not planning key problem for property development

Cluttons has refuted claims that planning policy in the UK is the main barrier...

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Alan Cleary: Taking the helm at Chetwood Bank

When Alan Cleary retired from the mortgage industry in 2021 he thought his days of running banks were behind him. After more than three decades...

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...

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TSB offers cashback for buyers of energy efficient homes

TSB has launched a new mortgage product range that rewards buyers of energy efficient...

LiveMore unveils £1,000 cashback mortgage for over-50s

LiveMore, the specialist lender for borrowers aged 50 to 90 plus, has launched a...

Gatehouse Bank offers new BTL fee options and green product incentives

Gatehouse Bank has broadened its buy-to-let range for UK residents with new fee options...

Market Financial Solutions removes loan cap and cuts rates across Bridge Fusion range

Market Financial Solutions has removed the maximum loan size on its Bridge Fusion products...