Commercial

Shawbrook improves commercial proposition

Shawbrook Bank has made a number of changes across its commercial mortgages product range. Changes...

New look for InterBay

InterBay Commercial has unveiled a new look brand and website. The lender claims its new...

UTB offers New York prize promotion

United Trust Bank is taking a stand at the NACFB Commercial Expo on 26...

Blemain makes key changes following broker feedback

Blemain Finance has made changes across a range of its products to lower costs...

Brokers urged to look at clients’ capital allowances

Mortgage brokers’ clients could claim back tens of thousands of pounds in tax using...

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...

COMMENT

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...

Commonhold and RTM: do not mistake control for simplicity

Commonhold is presented as a fairer form of flat ownership. Right to Manage (RTM) is sometimes portrayed as a quick way for residents to...

No holidays: advice firms need a plan for a busy August

Every summer, the same quiet risk runs through the intermediary market. Advisers, case managers and administrators go on holiday. Specialist lending cases, which have...

Every rate shock is becoming a test of the modern mortgage business

Halifax, Barclays and HSBC increased selected mortgage rates by up to 0.20% this week, effective 21 July. Halifax removed its sub-4% deals entirely. Barclays'...

Your next client is probably more complicated than your last one

There's a shift happening in the mortgage market that most small firms aren't ready for. It's not about rates. It's not about the political...

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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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