Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
A new survey by the Finance and Leasing Association (FLA) has indicated that the asset finance, consumer finance and motor finance industry sees opportunities for growth over the next year despite the heightened uncertainty caused by the latest restrictions to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic. The association surveyed its members with respondents divided on the…
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Global Receivables Management company, Baker Ing has announced the appointment of Henry Barrowclough as its new Chief Revenue Officer. Barrowclough’s industry background over the last decade includes some of the largest and most innovative brands in the credit industry. Barrowcloughy joins Baker Ing during a sustained period of rapid growth for the company, bringing his invaluable…
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New data published by the British Business Bank has revealed the regional distribution of loans under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) and the Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS). More than 1.4 million loans have supported businesses and protected jobs across all sectors. The figures show that the retail and construction sectors have benefitted…
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New figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) have indicated that total asset finance new business (primarily leasing and hire purchase) fell by 10% in November 2020 compared with the same month in 2019. In the eleven months to November 2020, new business was 25% lower than in the same period in 2019.…
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New data from UK Finance has revealed that gross lending to SMEs in the first three quarters of 2020 amounted to more than double the annual total for 2019, reaching £54 billion. The data, released as part of the quarterly Business Finance Review, shows that the UK banking and finance industry has delivered an unprecedented…
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The Treasury has announced extensions of its business loan guarantee schemes until the end of March. These had been due to close at the end of January. The new round of funding from the Treasury covers the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme, the Bounce-Back Loans Scheme and the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme. Bounce-back…
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New figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that total asset finance new business (primarily leasing and hire purchase) fell by 14% in October 2020 compared with the same month in 2019. In the ten months to October 2020, new business was 26% lower than in the same period in 2019. The…
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Independent specialist finance provider to UK businesses 1pm plc, has announced that it has changed its name to Time Finance plc and that all companies within the Aim listed 1pm Group will be renamed under the Time Finance brand. The rebranding reflects the evolution of the business over a number of years, culminating in the recent…
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Following a concentrated period of uncertainty, new research from Hitachi Capital Business Finance found a significant proportion of small businesses are considering finance to enact their plans for 2021, as confidence gradually returns. Looking ahead to 2021, just over half (56%) of small business owners said they were considering taking finance for some of the…
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The demand for the government-backed CBILS loans is set to soar by UK businesses as their Bounce Back Loans dwindle and cash flow dries up, according to the latest MarketFinance business insights. The company says that of the businesses that applied for a Bounce Back loan (up to £50k) during the summer, they now have…
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Nucleus Commercial Finance has revealed that a quarter (23%) of SMEs in the UK had little or no savings before the pandemic hit earlier this year, including 42% of sole traders, according to new research. The research showed that many UK SMEs are deeply concerned about the lasting effects of COVID-19 on their business, with…
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Latest HM Treasury figures have revealed that nearly 1.5 million businesses across the country are now supported by the UK’s banking and finance industry with a total of £65.5 billion in lending through government-backed Coronavirus lending schemes. Almost 1.4 million smaller businesses have now accessed financing as part of the Bounce Back Loan Scheme, with…
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Invoice finance provider and fintech firm Optimum Finance has appointed two regional Sales Directors across three UK regions alongside the promotion of Lynn-Marie Jameson to Commercial Director. Kelvin Thomas joins the business as Regional Sales Director for Wales and the West and Iain Hendry as regional Sales Director for the South East. Thomas and Hendry…
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