Commercial

Broker feedback behind Shawbrook criteria change

Shawbrook Bank has improved the criteria on its product aimed at property developers. The...

Trio boost Aldermore’s invoice finance team

Aldermore has made several new hires to its invoice finance team covering the East...

Experienced duo launch new brokerage

The Loan Partnership, a broker specialising in bridging finance, secured loans and development finance,...

Two key hires for Aldermore

Aldermore has announced a new managing director for its asset finance business. Carl D’Ammassa...

NACFB outlines survey findings

The National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) has the published the results of...

Billion-pound milestone passed by Shawbrook

Shawbrook Bank has passed the £1 billion barrier in lending to SMEs and personal...

Scotland’s private sector growth gains momentum

August's Scottish PMI survey from Bank of Scotland showed latest increases in business activity...

Sesame Bankhall Group offers SME savings referral scheme

Appointed Representatives of Sesame Network and members of PMS can now offer their...

SMEs still frustrated by lack of traditional finance

A survey of 1,000 small to medium-sized business owners, conducted by Bibby Financial Services,...

Non-traditional options for SMEs

If an SME is turned away from a high street lender, other options are...

Aldermore cuts three-year commercial fixed rates

Aldermore has cut its rates across several of its three-year fixed rate commercial mortgage...

Metro Bank acquires invoice finance firm

Metro Bank has moved to expand its offering to business customers through the acquisition...

Ashworth to leave Aldermore

George Ashworth, managing director of Aldermore Asset Finance, is leaving the business. Ashworth (pictured) is...

Business Bank doomed by lack of firepower?

West One Loans has claimed the government’s Business Bank will not be able...

COMMENT

Rates are moving and regulation is evolving

Many lenders are having to increase their rates, and that trend looks set to continue over the coming week. For clients whose current deal...

Building tomorrow’s mortgage market: AI built on trust, governance and confidence

The government's Financial Services AI Adoption Plan, led by Harriet Rees, group chief information officer at Starling Bank, and Dr Rohit Dhawan, group director...

The protection prompt: what AI still needs to get right

The Mills Review has prompted plenty of discussion across the mortgage industry. While much of the focus has been on the finding that a...

Why second charges are helping Right to Buy borrowers do more with their home

For many people, Right to Buy is still one of the most accessible ways to become a homeowner and over the last five years,...

The case for tech fluency before AI adoption in the mutual sector

It often feels like there is only one conversation taking place in financial services at the moment: artificial intelligence. Whether it’s trade shows and...

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Final call for views on FCA mortgage reforms

The mortgage industry has until tomorrow to respond to Financial Conduct Authority proposals intended...

One in five borrow to fund private healthcare

Almost one in five people who recently accessed private healthcare used a credit card...

Digital mortgage ID checks unaffected by government U-turn

Digital identity verification used by mortgage lenders, brokers and other regulated firms is unaffected...

Family BS launches broker Mortgage Hub

Family Building Society has launched an online mortgage application platform designed to give brokers...

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