This marks the sixth consecutive quarterly rise and the highest amount since the second quarter of 2022, driven largely by ...

This represents a 14% increase year-on-year, with the rise driven by agriculture, manufacturing, wholesale and retail, and health sectors. Lending to the smallest businesses (up to £2 million annual ...

A number of high profile banks finished outside the top 10: Barclays came in at tenth place, HSBC at thirteenth, and NatWest ...