British Business Bank warns on small firm defaults

29th September 2022 Business Lending | #business arrears

The British Business Bank (BBB), which helps small businesses access finance, has warned that smaller firms face a challenging few years on the back of the economic downturn. The BBB said lending to start-ups and the smallest businesses could be particularly vulnerable to the impact of economic uncertainty as they often do not have collateral.…

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Business loan fraud write offs could be eclipsed by £20bn Covid loan defaults

More than £4.3 billion of Covid loans that may have to be written-off by The Treasury due to fraud and highlighted by the recent resignation of Lord Agnew, could be eclipsed by businesses failing to repay their CBILs and BBLs Covid support loans according to new analysis by regional accountancy and business advisor, Azets. Azets…

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