Commercial News Archive
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Barclays in government funding talks - commercial mortgages
Barclays has revealed that it has been in talks with the Treasury about participating in the government's asset protection scheme in order to raise more capital.
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FSB calls on banks to help businesses - commercial mortgages
Banks should give local branches more power to make decisions on whether to lend to small enterprises, it has been suggested.
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Business lending 'rises in January' - commercial mortgages
The start of the year saw a rise in the amount of credit being supplied to small businesses, new figures have revealed.
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Bank boosts business lending - commercial mortgages
Alliance & Leicester Commercial Bank has revealed that it intends to boost its lending to small businesses in 2009.
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Economists predict base rate cut ? commercial mortgages
The majority of economists in a new poll have predicted that another base rate cut will unveiled next week by the Bank of England, something that could help lower the cost of commercial mortgages.
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Lenders "willing and able" to provide business loans ? commercial mortgages
An industry insider has claimed that UK banks are "willing and able" to supply finance to smaller firms, such as loans or commercial mortgages.
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Lord Mandelson tells of loan scheme success ? commercial mortgages
Business secretary Lord Mandelson has hailed the success of a government aid programme that could be beneficial for those with commercial mortgages.
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Bailed-out banks 'nationalised' - commercial mortgages
It has been announced that bailed-out lenders the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Lloyds Banking Group are to be classed as public sector organisations.
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Firms 'must have access to finance' - commercial mortgages
It is important that businesses have access to various forms of finance in order to survive the economic downturn, it has been claimed.
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London SMEs 'faring worse than other regions' - commercial mortgages
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in London are faring worse in the economic downturn than those in other regions of the country, according to new figures.


