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Venture funds to assist in credit easing support?

Fund managers should be given a role to play alongside the high street banks in delivering the government’s £40 billion credit easing scheme support, says venture capital firm EV.

The FSB is hoping for increased competition in the banking sector

FSB calls for increased competition in banking

The Federation of Small Businesses is urging the government to consider competition in the banking sector in its response to the ICB's final report next week.

RBS looks to boost small business lending

RBS in bid to boost lending

The Royal Bank of Scotland has said it will aim to boost small business lending by at least 15 percent in three months as part of a drive to get behind the economic recovery.

The Business Finance Taskforce has some way to go to get cost-effective finance to companies

FPB: Business Finance Taskforce not there yet

The Business Finance Taskforce has not yet achieved its aim of repairing the relationship between banks and small businesses, says the Forum of Private Business.

Loan margins are too high, say SMEs

SMEs increasingly shun bank lending margins

Three quarters of small businesses think that bank lending margins on loans are too high, up from 73 per cent last year, research finds.

Bank reform proposals should be in place soon, says the FSB

FSB welcomes banking reform

The Federation of Small Businesses has welcomed the recommendations set out by the Independent Commission on Banking on reform of the banking sector.

The FSB says that without urgent reform the banking system will 'never change'

FSB: Government must not 'water down' banking reforms

The national chairman of the Federation of Small Businesses has written an open letter to the prime minister urging him not to ‘water down' proposals on banking reform.

RBS will offer interest and fee-free loans of up to £25,000 to help businesses affected by the riots get back on their fee

Free loans offered to riot-hit businesses

A major bank is set to help out businesses hit by rioting by offering fee-free loans.

Lending targets have been attained to date

BoE: Project Merlin on track

More than £20 billion was lent to small businesses by the nation’s leading banks over the past quarter, figures from the Bank of England show.

Banks claim they are hitting their lending targets

Project Merlin banks 'on track' for lending targets

The five banks involved in the government-backed Project Merlin initiative say that they are ‘on track’ to meet business lending commitments.

The FSB has long called for more competition in the banking sector

FSB: More competition needed in banking

The banking sector needs more competition, rather than lending targets, to give small firms a better deal, says the Federation of Small Businesses.

The FSB disagrees with the claim from banks that demand for finance has gone down

FSB: Give SMEs a chance for finance

The Independent Commission on Banking must change the structure of banking in the UK to help small companies get finance, says the Federation of Small Businesses.

Cable has demanded that the banks up their game in the wake of Project Merlin failures. (Photo: Steve Punter)

Vince Cable to banks: Be transparent about lending or face new taxes

Business secretary Vince Cable has piled pressure on the banks to be more transparent about lending to small businesses.

The FPB sought a unity between banks and businesses

FPB: Banks and businesses need to find common ground

A business lobbying group has urged banks and businesses to find common ground in order to stimulate lending and rebuild the economy.

Banks are not on course to meet lending targets

BCC: Merlin figures 'disappointing'

The British Chamber of Commerce (BCC) has said that banks need to reconsider how they communicate with business customers following today’s ‘disappointing’ lending data.

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