SME finance

Paragon builds team in structured lending arena

Paragon Banking Group’s newly-created structured lending team has developed a pipeline of future opportunities...

Growth Street launches Midlands initiative

Business finance provider Growth Street has officially launched its Birmingham presence. Aiming to help improve...

ArchOver launches R&D funding bridge

Peer to peer business lending platform ArchOver is helping businesses to bridge the funding gap...

Over one-third of SMEs think UK should remain in Single Market

Confidence among the the country's smallest companies has recovered to 2015 levels, according to...

Lack of funding hitting UK SME finances

23% of SMEs, representing 1.27 million small and medium sized businesses across the UK, are...

Aldermore receives Enterprise Finance Guarantee accreditation

Aldermore has become an accredited provider under the British Business Bank’s Enterprise Finance Guarantee...

MBE Leeds Expo to hold FIBA debate

Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) has revealed that the Financial Intermediary and Broker Association (FIBA)...

MarketInvoice reaches £2bn milestone

Business finance firm MarketInvoice has now advanced £2 billion worth of invoice finance and...

New SME funder backed by Aldermore

Simply Asset Finance, a new lender for the SME market, has received a £20m...

Positive Lending moves into unsecured business loans

Positive Lending has announced its launch into unsecured business loans with rates starting from...

Reward Finance adds four to team

Reward Finance Group has appointed four new people, having doubled its headcount to 20 in...

Investec rebrands Amicus Commercial Finance

Investec Bank has rebranded Amicus Commercial Finance as Investec Capital Solutions, which will provide...

BFS announces SME measures in wake of Carillion collapse

Specialist SME funder, Bibby Financial Services (BFS), has announced  measures to support construction sector...

Bibby Financial Services appoints specialist director

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has appointed Kash Ahmad as UK specialist director as it...

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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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Brilliant racks up a memorable afternoon for charity

Brilliant Solutions was on cue at Rileys as 70 players and several late arrivals...

Rayner rules out rent controls

Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has ruled out rent controls in England, providing greater certainty...

Mortgage Brain adds Uinsure home insurance quotes to CRM platform

Mortgage Brain has integrated Uinsure with CRM Brain, allowing brokers to arrange buildings and...

Nationwide and Accord the latest to increase rates

Mortgage borrowers have been urged to review their options after Nationwide and Accord increased...

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