SME finance

Recognise Bank appoints head of credit

Gavin Keyte has been appointed head of credit at Recognise Bank. He joins the new...

Aldermore launches new invoice finance product

Aldermore has launched Receivables Finance, a new invoice finance product designed to support the...

SME business confidence remains high

78% of SME respondents to a recent survey said they were either ‘confident’ or...

Bibby Financial Services appoints managing director

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has announced the appointment of Derek Ryan as managing director. Ryan...

LendInvest agrees £150m Barclays funding partnership

LendInvest has announced a £150m partnership with Barclays and HSBC. Barclays has partnered with LendInvest...

Recognise Bank appoints NW & Yorkshire BDM

Recognise Bank has appointed a new business development manager for the North West and Yorkshire. Paul...

Nucleus Commercial Finance appoints BDM for London & SE

Nucleus Commercial Finance has announced that Sam Percival has joined as business development manager (BDM)...

BFS appoints regional head of sales

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has appointed Mike Day as head of sales for Yorkshire...

Newable Finance becomes Shawbrook strategic partner

Newable Finance has been appointed as a new strategic broker partner of Shawbrook Bank’s...

SME leaders not hopeful about ‘levelling up’

New research from Nucleus Commercial Finance has found that 56% of SME leaders believe...

Recognise appoints professional and healthcare heads

Recognise Bank has hired two new industry sector specialists to lead its propositions. Robert Hulse...

Recognise appoints BDM trio

Recognise Bank has appointed three new business development managers (BDMs) as part of its...

SMEs set to struggle with business rates

46% of UK small business owners say they can’t afford to contribute anything towards...

Time Finance appoints CEO

Time Finance has announced that Ed Rimmer has been confirmed as the permanent CEO...

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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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Clydesdale to raise selected residential product transfer rates

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

Exeter Leukaemia Fund wins £20,000 MAB grant

The Mortgage Advice Bureau Foundation has awarded its one-off £20,000 Extra Funding Grant to...

No-deposit mortgages carry £73,000 London interest premium

London first-time buyers using a no-deposit mortgage could pay more than £73,000 in additional...

Conveyancing Association begins search for new chair

Nicky Heathcote is to step down as non-executive chair of the Conveyancing Association as...

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