SME finance

Allica Bank increases credit appetite

Allica Bank has made significant changes to its commercial mortgage credit appetite with cuts...

SMEs’ bad debt levels up 61%

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has published research which it says shows the extent to...

Reward boosts London and South East team

Reward Finance Group has appointed Tom Annetts as its new relationship manager, as it...

One Stop Business Finance reaches significant milestone

York-based alternative funding provider, One Stop Business Finance Group, has exceeded £20m for the...

Record profits for Skipton Business Finance

Skipton Business Finance, part of the Skipton Building Society group, has reported a record...

Strong growth for challenger and specialist banks in 2022

The British Business Bank’s Small Business Finance Markets 2022/23 report has revealed that £35.5bn...

UTB appoints savings distribution manager

United Trust Bank (UTB) has appointed Stephanie Vincent as savings distribution manager as it...

Start Up Loans publishes guide to business resilience

Start Up Loans, part of the British Business Bank, has launched a new ‘Guide...

Reward appoints business development director

Leeds-based Reward Finance Group is accelerating its growth plans in Yorkshire with the appointment...

Allica Bank secures £100m funding

Allica Bank has announced a £100 million Series C funding round led by global...

Aldermore provides £700k loan to recycling company

Aldermore has provided a £700k loan to Environcom, a waste recycling company, for a...

Effective monitoring key to becoming more sustainable

New data from Time Finance reveals that one in three businesses see effective monitoring...

Cynergy Business Finance provides £250k ABL facility

Sustainable technologies business, Etesian Green, is planing for growth in 2023, with the help...

More SMEs to invest in sustainability

New data from Time Finance has shed light on the rise of conscious consumerism...
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Fixed rates

The 1.8 million problem nobody’s talking about

There's a number that should be keeping every mortgage firm owner awake right now. 1.8 million. That's how many fixed rate mortgages are expiring...

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

The cost of knowing less

There is a particular kind of risk in financial services that rarely announces itself with drama. It does not arrive as a crisis event,...

Building societies need to start putting intelligence into motion

If you were at the Building Societies Association Annual Conference in Edinburgh last month , you could not have missed the optimism: the sector...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 21

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday 15th May as...

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The 1.8 million problem nobody’s talking about

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Fraud

Brokers urged to strengthen sanctions checks

Mortgage and financial services firms are being urged to review their sanctions controls after...
fintech

OneDome named among Europe’s fastest-growing fintech firms

OneDome has been named one of the fastest-growing fintech companies in Europe, the Middle...
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Foundation raises maximum residential lending age to 80

Foundation Home Loans has increased its maximum residential lending age from 75 to 80...

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