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  • Santander named 'Business Bank of the Year'
    Santander was named Business Bank of the Year at an awards ceremony last night for the fourth consecutive year.   It also collected the accolade for Best Business Current Account for a record tenth consecutive year.   ...
    Fri 30th Mar, 2012 (2 Comments)
  • Small business confidence plummets
    Small business confidence plunged in 2011 under the weight of low consumer demand and high inflation, notes the ‘Voice of Small Business’ index.   This index, which represents 1,600 responses from businesses across the ...
    Tue 17th Jan, 2012
  • Ease lending rules for small businesses, Bank of England calls
    Andrew Haldane, executive director of financial stability at the Bank of England, has called for a relaxation of rules that tighten lending to small businesses while the UK economy is in dire need.   Small businesses are on ...
    Mon 14th Nov, 2011 (1 Comment)
  • Late payments to small businesses exceed £33 billion
    As if small businesses weren't facing enough difficulties trying to survive and prosper in a struggling British economy, late and unpaid bills owed to them are at an all-time high, it was revealed today.   The electronic ...
    Wed 2nd Nov, 2011
  • Business lending could suffer from new regulations
    New banking regulations are making it harder for banks to lend, says the UK's Treasury Committee. Chairman Andrew Tyrie has written to both the Bank of England and the Financial Services Authority asking them to "carefully ...
    Mon 24th Oct, 2011
  • Business banking customers 'focused on paying off debts'
    Businesses are eager to pay off debts rather than continue lending, figures have shown. Business account holders are more interested in paying off debts as opposed to taking out loans in the current economic climate, new ...
    Mon 26th Sep, 2011
  • Govt implements business banking changes
    Changes have been made to the UK's business banking system Business banking customers are set to find it easier to access finance options such as loans from banks and building societies in the near future, it has emerged ...
    Mon 1st Aug, 2011 (2 Comments)
  • CBI: Financiers must help small business banking customers
    The CBI has called on banks to help small businesses. Financiers must make sure they are providing their smaller business bank account holders with sufficient loans and other financial support in the wake of the global ...
    Wed 13th Jul, 2011 (2 Comments)
  • Study: Business banking customers less confident
    Business banking customers feel they are less likely to be granted loans than in the past, a study has shown. Companies with business accounts are less confident about the prospect of a financier agreeing to provide them with ...
    Tue 12th Jul, 2011
  • Financier announces improvements to business loan appeals process
    A lender has enhanced the way it deals with business banking loan appeals. A major financier has announced it is to enhance its method of working with regard to the distribution of loans to business banking customers.Lloyds ...
    Thu 23rd Jun, 2011
  • Lack of loans 'stunting business growth'
    A lack of availability of loans is stunting growth in the business sector, it has been suggested. Limited access to loans is one of the primary reasons many smaller business banking customers are struggling to expand in the ...
    Fri 17th Jun, 2011
  • BBA chief urges business owners to prepare when applying for loans
    Preparation could be key for business owners looking for loans, it has been said. Business banking customers looking to take out a loan should do some homework on their own organisation before making an application.That is ...
    Wed 15th Jun, 2011
  • BBA: Financiers committed to business banking initiative
    Lenders are committed to the Project Merlin scheme, it has been said. New figures published by the Bank of England show that major financiers in the UK are committed to offering sufficient business banking loans to meet the ...
    Wed 25th May, 2011
  • Financier launches business banking website
    An online portal to help business owners has been set up. A financier has sought to enhance its service on business banking products such as loans by creating a new support website for customers.In conjunction with the Forum ...
    Fri 20th May, 2011
  • David Cameron warns financiers over business banking scheme
    The prime minister has told banks to meet their part of the Project Merlin initiative. Organisations offering business banking options must increase liquidity in terms of loans available to companies in the near future, the ...
    Thu 19th May, 2011 (1 Comment)
  • Santander to enhance business banking options
    Santander will offer more business loans. Organisations in the UK seeking business banking loans may be interested to hear that a major financier has pledged to increase its lending to firms.Yesterday (May 10th), Santander ...
    Wed 11th May, 2011
  • BBA: Business banking levels dipped in January and February
    Business banking loans declined in the first two months of the year, figures have shown. Fewer companies sought business banking options such as loans in the opening two months of 2011 in comparison to the corresponding ...
    Tue 3rd May, 2011 (1 Comment)
  • Expert: Business banking tough to access
    Business banking options may be tough to access in the coming year, it has been said. Smaller companies hoping to compare savings on the best business banking options available to them in the near future may find it tough to ...
    Wed 27th Apr, 2011
  • Santander improves business banking options for north-west firms
    Companies in the north-west are set to benefit from a new initiative. Organisations based in north-west England looking to compare savings on the best business banking deals available to them may have a wider variety of ...
    Tue 26th Apr, 2011
  • Expert comments on business banking scheme
    The Business Finance Taskforce has been set up to help the industry. Companies looking to compare savings on the best business banking options open to them are likely to benefit from a new scheme in the country's ...
    Thu 14th Apr, 2011
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