SME finance

Atom bank cuts small business rates

Atom bank has reduced rates on its RLS and standard secured loan range for...

Lack of awareness of Recovery Loan Scheme stifling business growth

A lack of awareness surrounding the potential of the government-backed Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS)...

Paragon appoints NE regional sales manager

Paul Reynolds has been appointed regional sales manager for the North East and Yorkshire...

Time Finance provides asset financing facility to precision engineering firm

Time Finance is supported precision engineering firm, DARL Engineering, with a £58,500 asset finance...

40% of SMEs have had to stop or pause business because of lack of finance

New research has found that two in five small and medium sized enterprises have...

Almost half of brokers struggle to access finance for SME clients

New research from Atom bank conducted amongst the commercial broker community has studied SMEs'...

Only 40% of SMEs have begun sustainability transition

Two million (40%) of UK small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) say they have begun...

BFS acquires Aldermore’s working capital finance division

Independent invoice finance provider, Bibby Financial Services (BFS), has acquired Aldermore’s working capital finance...

Paragon Bank appoints SME lending sales director

Stewart Good has been appointed sales director for SME lending at Paragon Bank. Good (pictured)...

Reward reaches £200m lending milestone

Reward Finance Group has celebrated its 12th year of growth, by surpassing the £200m...

Time Finance appoints BDM

Time Finance has announced the appointment of David Hewitt as business development manager (BDM). Hewitt...

Recruitment firm receives funding boost from Optimum Finance

Right Staff, a Cannock-based recruitment business specialising in providing temporary staff to the industrial,...

Time Finance expands invoice finance team with BDM hire

Time Finance has announced the appointment of Leann Warburton as business development manager in...

Market downturn hit 2022 UK small business equity investment

The total value of equity investment in the UK’s small businesses declined by 11%...

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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Broker Conveyancing launches £175 remortgage package

Broker Conveyancing has introduced a fixed-price remortgage conveyancing package through its new online hub. The...

Buckinghamshire BS cuts residential and specialist rates

Buckinghamshire Building Society has reduced mortgage rates across its residential and specialist lending ranges,...

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...

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