SME finance

Allica Bank boosts legal panel

Allica Bank has announced the addition of national commercial law firm, Freeths LLP, to...

Watch collection used for SME loan

Alternative security short term lender, Suros Capital, has provided an £81,600 loan to an...

Sirius Property Finance appoints head of care & hospitality

Chris Field has been appointed to to lead Sirius Property Finance's new specialist business...

74% of SMEs confident ‘normal’ demand to return by Xmas

The latest Covid-19 Pulse survey from business funder, Bibby Financial Services (BFS), has found...

Reward Finance to open new offices

Reward Finance Group had reported its strongest ever new business performance in March, resulting...

BFS unveils £300m SME pandemic fund

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has announced a £300m Pandemic Recovery Fund to support SMEs...

Go Business Loans unveils fast short-term SME lending facility

Go Business Loans has launched a new business loan facility to help support small...

Shawbrook announces funding for SME provider

Shawbrook Bank has provided a revolving credit facility to 4Syte Structured Finance, a Chelmsford-based...

HGV firm provided with £200k facility from Aldermore

Aldermore Bank has provided a £200,000 invoice finance facility to Skipper Recruit, a heavy...

Shawbrook deal to boost management buy-in funding

SME credit firm Caple has launched a new loan product exclusively for management teams...

Shawbrook to boost Caple’s proposition

Shawbrook Bank has undertaken a new strategic relationship with alternative SME credit fintech, Caple....

Funding 365 warns of impending CBILS deadline

Funding 365 has received a further increase in its Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme...

Sirius appoints senior associate for hospitality and care

Sirius Property Finance has added to its hospitality and care home team with the...

Fintech partnership to boost Atom bank lending

Atom bank has partnered with fintech Credit Kudos to further enhance its open data...

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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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