SME finance

FCA tells banks to improve treatment of struggling SMEs

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has insisted that banks must treat small business customers...

Recognise Bank transforms its SME customer onboarding

Recognise Bank has partnered with TruNarrative to transform the onboarding process for its SME...

Redwood Bank appoints chief commercial officer

Julian Hynd has been named as the new chief commercial officer at Redwood Bank. Hynd...

Allica Bank reaches major lending milestone

Allica Bank has now provided over £1 billion in loans to SMEs as across...

Syscap relaunches lending with HTB

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) is relaunching HTB Syscap, the lender of short-term loans to...

Reward Finance provides accountants with cash injection

An accountancy and business support firm is destined for growth after agreeing a funding...

New invoice finance firm appoints MD

One Stop Business Finance (OSBF) has launched a new invoice financing company. The East Yorkshire-based...

Optimum Finance signs up to SME Finance Charter

Optimum Finance has signed the UK government’s SME Finance Charter, to show its commitment...

Sirius Property Finance offers new development exit product

Sirius Property Finance has launched a new funding line that is uniquely focused on...

Folk2Folk appoints COO

Folk2Folk, the UK-wide marketplace lender for regional SMEs, has appointed Gary Leitch as its...

Majority of SMEs preparing for recession

New data from Time Finance has revealed the scale of impact on UK SMEs...

Majority of SMEs investing in sustainability

UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) invested an average of £61,250 on their own...

Allica secures funding from British Business Investments

Allica Bank has secured £55m in additional funding for its activity in the SME...

British Business Bank reveals new CEO

Louis Taylor has been appointed CEO of the British Business Bank. He will take up...
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Mortgage maturity: A golden opportunity for advisers

Around 1.8 million fixed-rate mortgage deals are due to come to an end in 2026, adding to the 1.6 million mortgages that already matured...

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,...

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Specialist lenders drive semi-commercial market towards £1bn

Britain's semi-commercial mortgage market is on course to exceed £1 billion of annual lending...
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Equity Release Council names John Godfrey as chair

John Godfrey, the former head of the No 10 policy unit, has been appointed...
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Monmouthshire app brings in new generation of customers

Seven in 10 customers registered for Monmouthshire Building Society's app had not previously banked...
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Clydesdale to raise selected residential product transfer rates

Clydesdale is to increase selected residential product transfer rates by up to 0.23%. The changes...

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