Topic: SME
 
                                                                    Paragon Bank
Paragon appoints two BDMs to SME lending division
 
                                                                    Commercial Finance
Business owners retiring drives demand for funding, commercial brokers say
 
                                                                    Blogs
Caroline Luxmore: SMEs call for flexible finance: how bridging finance is meeting their needs
 
                                                                    Shawbrook
Shawbrook completes ThinCats acquisition
 
                                                                    Technology
Time Finance adopts virtual asset inspection platform
 
                                                                    Recognise Bank
Recognise Bank strengthens sales team with four new lending managers
 
                                                                    Asset Finance
Broker confidence in asset finance sector has doubled in 2025
 
                                                                    SME
Access to affordable finance the biggest challenge for SMEs
 
                                                                    Commercial
Close Brothers Property Finance to increase facility sizes and diversify loan book
 
                                                                    Commercial
Brokers report renewed confidence in commercial property finance
 
                                                                    Shawbrook
Shawbrook to acquire ThinCats
 
                                                                    SME
Shawbrook enhances SME loan proposition
 
                                                                    Commercial
Three in five brokers submit most SME finance applications to alternative lenders
 
                                                                    Paragon Bank
Paragon secures £27 million for SME lending
 
                                                                    SME
Time Finance increases facility limits to £5m
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                                                        FCA
FCA bans and fines adviser £100,000
 
                                                        The Mortgage Lender
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                                                                New Build
Barclays and TSB partner with housebuilders to launch new 5% deposit homeownership scheme
 
                                                                This week's biggest stories:
MPowered Mortgages
MPowered closes to new business amid potential sale
 
                                                    FCA
FCA bans and fines adviser £100,000
 
                                                    The Mortgage Lender
The Mortgage Lender cuts buy-to-let rates and adds new cashback incentive
 
                                                    New Build
Barclays and TSB partner with housebuilders to launch new 5% deposit homeownership scheme
 
                                                    Santander
Santander reduces mortgage rates by up to 0.36% and launches new large loans
 
                                                    In The Spotlight
'So much of driving innovation and success hinges on open communication': Louise Apollonio, Shawbrook
