£588.3m worth of convertible loans approved for 590 companies

19th August 2020 Commercial Credit Management |

The British Business Bank publishes Future Fund data that gives a detailed picture of the 590 companies that have been approved for £588.3m worth of Convertible Loan Agreements since the scheme was launched on 20th May. There have been 902 applications in total in the first three months of operations. This data shows where companies…

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Loans Warehouse gains bridging authorisation

19th August 2020 Consumer Collections |

Loans Warehouse has announced that it has gained full authorisation from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for Regulated Bridging activity. The approval will enable the company to operate in the regulated bridging market and to further increase its product range and reinforce its reputation as one of the country’s innovative brokerages.   Matt Tristram, Co-Founder of…

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Call for changes to council tax rules as pre-crisis arrears reaches £3.6bn

19th August 2020 Consumer Collections |

The Money Advice Trust, the charity that runs National Debtline and Business Debtline, has responded to new official figures that show £3.6 billion in council tax was owed before the Covid-19 outbreak, by urging central government to make changes to the way local authorities are able to collect council tax debt.  The call comes as…

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Emergency schemes provide £53bn in loans

19th August 2020 Commercial Credit Management |

Latest figures from the HM Treasury have shown that almost £53 billion of credit has been issued through the Government’s emergency coronavirus lending schemes, with more than 1.23 million businesses benefitting. Around £35.5 billion has been approved through the bounce back loan scheme for small companies, with £13.7 billion provided to over 60,400 businesses through…

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