Commercial

OFT to look into SME banking

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is to undertake a market study on competition...

Rebuildingsociety.com joins the NACFB

Peer-to-business lending platform rebuildingsociety.com has joined the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB). ...

Shawbrook Bank to sponsor NACFB Commercial Finance Expo

Shawbrook Bank is to be a show sponsor at the NACFB Commercial Finance...

Aldermore aims at agriculture and ground care markets

Aldermore is targeting both the agriculture and ground care markets, as it look extends...

New system puts SMEs in touch with commercial brokers

210,000 SMEs now have the ability to get funding from NACFB commercial broker members,...

Latest NACFB Small Business Finance Directory launches tonight

Vince Cable is to launch the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers' (NACFB) latest...

Sterling Capital Reserve strengthens team

Sterling Capital Reserve has appointed Greg Williams as commercial finance consultant. Williams, who has over...

Brokers offered their own peer-to-peer business lending platform

Rebuildingsociety.com is now offing a white-labelled service for brokers, meaning they can run their...

Aldermore grows block discounting business

Aldermore has reported a significant upturn in block discounting business, having advanced £67 million...

Brokers finding it easier to place development finance cases

41% of brokers operating in the development finance sector believe that it has become...

Aldermore on the look out for top manufacturers

EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation and Aldermore have launched the hunt for the UK's best...

Government accepts role for derivative products in business

UK retail banks should be able to offer derivatives to business customers, the government...

3mc completes major deal with Aldermore

Mortgage distributor 3mc has completed a £1.65 million commercial mortgage transaction, which has been...

Key promotion at Shawbrook Bank

Shawbrook Bank has announced the promotion of Karen Bennett to the position of sales...
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Kevin Tunnicliffe on ending the race to the bottom

This was always going to be a tricky interview. I’ve known Kevin Tunnicliffe, chief executive officer of Sort Group, which includes Sort Refer, for...

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...

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Building Societies

The Coventry cuts limited company buy-to-let rates for brokers

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected limited company buy-to-let rates by up to 20...
Buy-to-let

Paragon Bank introduces limited edition 60% LTV buy-to-let products

Paragon Bank has expanded its buy-to-let range with a new tranche of 60% loan-to-value...
Appointments

TwentyCi hires Nick Huntley to lead sales at TwentyEA and TwentyConvey

TwentyCi has appointed Nick Huntley as sales director for TwentyEA and TwentyConvey as the...
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HSBC cuts mortgage rates by up to 34bps across core ranges

HSBC UK has reduced mortgage rates across its product range, with cuts of up...

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