Shawbrook Bank has won the Most Innovative Lender of the Year award from the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) for a second consecutive year.

The award acknowledges the lender’s continual drive to develop and refine its product range and services.

Shawbrook was also shortlisted for four awards – Commercial Mortgage Lender of the Year, Specialist Lender of the Year, Short Term Lender of the Year and Buy-to-let Lender of the Year. The awards spanned 10 categories and were voted for by the NACFB’s broker members, not a judging panel.

Karen Bennett (pictured), sales and marketing director for commercial mortgages at Shawbrook Bank, said: “It’s fantastic to receive recognition for the time and hard work that goes into developing our product and service offerings for our broker partners. We’re always eager to receive feedback so that we can improve our existing range and identify areas we could develop in the future.

“We’ve built our business model around brokers and are always looking at how we can better meet their needs. We have a great team and this award is much appreciated.”