More than one million businesses supported by Government lending schemes

30th June 2020 Commercial Credit Management |

The banking and finance industry has supported more than one million businesses through the three government-backed lending schemes in just over three months, figures published by HM Treasury today have revealed. Almost 1.02 million facilities worth £42.9 billion have been approved through the Coronavirus Businesses Interruption Loans Scheme (CBILS), Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS) and…

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Business lending rises to £40.7bn to 972,000 firms

24th June 2020 Commercial Credit Management |

Business lending figures have now risen to £40.7 billion to over 972,000 businesses through the three major government-backed lending schemes according to new figures from HM Treasury. Three months to the day after the launch of the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS), lenders have approved over 50,000 facilities through the scheme for businesses needing…

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Business lending rises to £38bn

17th June 2020 Commercial Credit Management |

More than 910,000 businesses have now been helped by the banking and finance industry through the government’s coronavirus loan schemes. Figures published by HM Treasury has revealed that lenders have provided £38.2 billion through the three major government-backed lending programmes. £3.3 billion has been approved to 83,000 businesses in the past week, with more applications expected…

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Pandemic Business lending rises to £34.9bn for 830,000 companies

The banking and finance industry has backed over 830,000 UK businesses through the Government’s coronavirus loan schemes. according to the latest figures published by HM Treasury. The figures reveal that lenders have provided £34.9 billion through the three major government-backed lending programmes. £3.6 billion has been granted to 85,000 businesses in the past week, with…

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Pandemic is changing SME view on funding

A survey conducted by commercial data and analytics firm Dun & Bradstreet found that prior to the coronavirus outbreak only 22 percent of small and medium sized enterprise (SME) respondents viewed securing funding for future growth as a key business priority. With latest figures on COVID-19 related loan schemes suggesting that the pandemic has increased…

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Lending to 750,000 businesses increases to £31bn

Latest figures released by the Treasury have revealed that lenders have approved over £31.3 billion to over 745,000 businesses through government-backed schemes. In the past week alone, more than £3.8 billion in lending has been provided to 94,000 firms through these schemes. More applications have been received and are expected to be approved in the…

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Business lending rises to £27.5bn for 650,000 businesses

Latest figures published by HM Treasury have revealed how the banking and finance sector is helping businesses of all sizes get through these tough times. Lenders have approved £27.5 billion to more than 650,000 businesses so far through the three major government-backed lending schemes. The industry is providing an unprecedented level of support to businesses…

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Six more lenders added to CBILS

The British Business Bank has announced that it has approved six new lenders for accreditation under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS). New lenders Bibby Financial Services, iwoca, Scania Financial Services, Triodos Bank UK, Ulster Community Investment Trust (UCIT), and Woodsford TradeBridge will be able to provide financial support to smaller businesses across the…

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Government extends maximum loan size to £200m

The Government has announced that it will extend the maximum loan size available through the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) from £50 million to £200 million. The maximum loan size increase will help ensure those large firms which do not qualify for the Bank of England’s Covid Corporate Financing Facility (CCFF) have enough…

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Over £22bn in lending approved to half a million businesses so far

Latest figures published by HM Treasury today show that the banking and finance industry has approved over £22 billion in loans to more than half a million (505,040) businesses so far through the three major government-backed lending schemes. In the past week alone lenders have provided over £7 billion to businesses through the Bounce Back…

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Two new lenders accredited to British Business Bank loan scheme

The British Business Bank has announced that it has approved two new lenders for accreditation to offer Covid-19 business loans to small businesses across the UK. Tide will join the sixteen other  lenders who have been accredited to the Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS) since the scheme opened last week. Alternative finance lender Liberis has…

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Lending support to businesses rises to £15bn

The government published new statistics that show businesses have to date benefitted from over £14 billion in loans and guarantees to support their cashflow during the crisis through schemes delivered by the British Business Bank. This includes 268,000 Bounce Back Loans worth £8.3 billion, 36,000 loans worth over £6 billion through the Coronavirus Business Interruption…

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Government bounce back loan scheme opens for smallest businesses

Following the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s announcement on 27th April, the Bounce Back Loans Scheme opens for applications from today (Monday 4th May) Delivered by lenders accredited by the British Business Bank for this scheme, Bounce Back Loans target small and micro businesses in all sectors, providing loans from £2k up to 25% of the…

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