United Trust Bank appoints new Chair

6th September 2016 Commercial Credit Management |

United Trust Bank has appointed Richard Murley as its new Chairman  

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IGF appoints two new Directors

25th August 2016 Commercial Credit Management |

IGF has appointed Richard Spielbichler as ABL Director for the North West whilst Jeff Greenfield joins as ABL Director for North London and the Home Counties.

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Billions written off by UK businesses each year

23rd August 2016 Commercial Credit Management |

http://www.cityam.com/248074/small-businesses-lost-6bn-last-year-not-chasing-bad-debts

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SME loan grading system launched

18th August 2016 Commercial Credit Management |

Peer to peer lender ThinCats has launched a new two-tiered grading system for all loans on the platform’s primary market. The new system will allow investors to quickly determine two key factors that determine the quality of a loan: credit quality and security quality. Credit quality, the ability of a company to service its loan obligations, will…

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Platform Black appoints new Sales Director

11th August 2016 Commercial Credit Management |

Richard Whitehouse has been appointed Sales Director at Platform Black. Commenting on his new appointment, Richard Whitehouse said “The fintech market is exploding and this opportunity to join a business in the sector, with such strong lending principles and access to large funding pools, was impossible to ignore. Platform Black’s track record and investment from our parent,…

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HH Cashflow Finance appoint new Head of Sales

2nd August 2016 Commercial Credit Management |

HH Cashflow has appointed Robin Goddard as it’s new Head of Sales.

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Company Insolvencies decrease: The Insolvency Service

29th July 2016 Commercial Credit Management |

The latest results Insolvency statistics from The Insolvency Service for Quarter 2 (April to June 2016) reveal that Company Insolvency numbers have gone down. The main findings of the report were: Total company insolvencies were lower than the previous quarter and also decreased on the year This decrease was mainly driven by a decrease in compulsory…

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Hitachi Capital Invoice Finance adds to its Senior team

20th July 2016 Commercial Credit Management |

Andrew Ward has joined Hitachi Capital Invoice Finance as Senior Business Development Manager.  

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Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland and Bibby Financial Services launch invoice financing fund

18th July 2016 Commercial Credit Management |

The Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI) and Bibby Financial Services Ireland (BFSI) have announced a €45million lower-cost invoice financing fund for Irish SMEs. An extension of SBCI’s on-going efforts to drive competition and choice in the Irish lending market, the announcement sees €45 million in funding being made available to Irish businesses. The agreement enables…

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New leadership roles as Close Brothers unifies north & south divisions

14th July 2016 Commercial Credit Management |

As part of the changes Ian Steward has been appointed Managing Director of Close Brother Invoice Finance. Steward was previously Managing Director of Close Brothers Invoice Finance North. George May and Fiona Parkinson will now become Commercial Directors for the north and south.

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Bibby Financial Services agrees €150 million funding agreement

14th July 2016 Commercial Credit Management |

Bibby Financial Services has announced the fund to support European SMEs. The three-year agreement with HSBC will be available to new and existing SME customers.

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Santander to launch leasing product for consumers and businesses

3rd July 2016 Consumer Collections |

Santander Consumer Finance UK (SCF) product to be sold through brokers and dealerships

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Leasing Foundation appoints Carl D’Ammassa of Aldermore to its board

Other new appointments to the board include Mike Randall, Jo Davis (Locke Lord), Fran Watson (Siemens Financial Services), Gavin Wraith-Carter (Hitachi Capital Business Finance), Gabriele D’Uva (GE Capital) and John Chadwick (Acquis Insurance Management).

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