Prestige Finance has announced the appointment of underwriting personnel to support its planned growth this year.

Richard Gash and Michaela McQueen have join the secured loan lender as underwriters. They will report to new business manager, Shelley Connelly,

Gash joins from Lloyds TSB, having worked at Loans Engine (formerly Central Loans) for nine years in underwriting and customer service roles. McQueen is rejoining Prestige after a year’s sabbatical travelling and working in Australia and South East Asia.

Simon Stern, director of Prestige Finance, said: “Prestige Finance is working to become the pre-eminent secured loan lender in the intermediary market. To achieve that we need to not only produce a ground breaking product range but also the capability to provide, maintain and exceed the service levels which our introducers expect.

“Since October, we have seen a significant increase in our volumes and not only are we increasing our staff numbers but also putting in new processes, structures and systems to support this growth.

“Our parent, OneSavings Bank, is fully committed to helping us build a very significant presence in the secured loan channel and therefore we have invested in building the kind of infrastructure, which will offer introducers and their clients a premium service to match our award winning proposition.”