Case Studies
United Trust Bank completes its 10,000th second charge mortgage
1 month agoUnited Trust Bank (UTB) has completed its 10,000th second charge mortgage...
Shawbrook completes BTL refinance to assist funding of new investment property
2 months agoShawbrook has completed a £200,000 loan in 25 working days for a landlord looking to refinance their...
Al Rayan Bank extends BTL range
2 months agoAl Rayan Bank has extended its BTL range and is now offering landlords 80% finance-to-value (FTV) for...
Unity Trust Bank and Triodos Bank funding package supports opening of new Surrey care centre
3 months agoUnity Trust Bank has provided funding to the Whiteley Homes Trust for the delivery of the latter’s...
OakNorth Bank lends £650,000 to Casa Italia
3 months agoOakNorth Bank has provided a £650,000 loan to Liverpool-based, 160-cover independent Italian restaurant...
Aldermore agrees invoice finance deal with Didsbury Gin
3 months agoAldermore has agreed a new invoice finance deal with craft gin brand Didsbury Gin...
Paragon supports UK guarantor lender with £17.5m revolving credit facility
4 months agoParagon’s structured lending team has supported a guarantor loan provider with a £17.5m revolving...
Shawbrook completes second charge mortgage in nine days to cover funding shortfall
4 months agoShawbrook has completed a £20,000 second charge mortgage in nine working days to cover a borrower’s...
Unity Trust Bank provides £6m loan for refugee and migrant housing
5 months agoUnity Trust Bank has provided a £6m loan to ARHAG Housing Association to purchase 47 developed units in...
Shawbrook supports £15m credit facility for debt purchase firm
7 months agoShawbrook Bank has supported a £15m credit facility with a syndicate of lenders for Lantern Debt...
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Rigour builds resilience
There is a relentless flow of new technologies and development methodologies unfolding on many fronts in the financial services arena...
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Enhancing offerings to SMEs with the use of technology
Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) make up a significant proportion of British businesses...
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New digital bank Vive receives banking licence
New digital bank Vive has received its UK banking licence with restrictions from the Bank of England...
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Aldermore names Damian Thompson as new group MD for retail finance
Aldermore has named Damian Thompson (pictured above) as its new group managing director for retail finance, subject to regulatory approval...
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Tink closes €90m investment round
Tink has completed a €90m (approximately £76.8m) investment round — its largest funding to date — to support its European expansion...
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Step back from the hype: what can AI realistically deliver in 2020?
While talk of artificial intelligence (AI) in financial services generates great excitement, it’s important not to get too carried away and caught up in overly ambitious uses of the technology...
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Temenos launches microservices architecture tool for large banks
Banking software company Temenos has launched Temenos Transact — a microservices-based architecture tool designed for large banks...
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Starling Bank enhances product offering for SMEs
Starling Bank has enhanced its product offering for businesses and sole traders with a range of new features...
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2020 vision: Open Banking is open for business
Last year was a major one for Open Banking. September’s PSD2 deadline encouraged banks to accelerate their efforts to become compliant, and while the nuts and bolts of the technology did pose a challenge, the opportunity for both banks and third-party providers (TPPs) has finally come to light...
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FCA calls for easy access cash savings reform
The FCA has proposed to reform the easy access cash savings market...
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HTB launches new 30-year, interest-only loans
Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) specialist mortgages division has launched 30-year, interest-only loans...