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Shawbrook is an award-winning specialist bank, providing finance to meet the specific needs of customers across the SME, real estate and consumer sectors. Our innovative and specialist lending products range from complex structured credit facilities for growth-focused businesses, mortgages for professional landlords and property investors, as well as simple loans for individuals delivered digitally. We fuel our lending through customer deposits, which we attract by delivering a premium experience, choice and consistently great value to over 300,000 smart savers. The business model we have created is unique and difficult to replicate, with our ‘best of both’ approach combining deep human expertise with advanced digital, tech and data capabilities. This combination not only allows us to deliver excellent customer experiences, but to do so efficiently and at scale. We are proud of our innovative and agile culture, which drives consistently high employee engagement scores and makes Shawbrook an attractive destination for the best talent.

We back small businesses with the finance they need to succeed. At Funding Circle, we understand running a business is hard work so we provide a fast, hassle-free experience for businesses looking for finance - with SME experts based in the UK. Over the past ten years, we've been revolutionising SME lending by making it easier than ever to apply for a business loan. With our simple online application small businesses can apply in minutes without the need for interviews or business cases, get a decision in seconds, and funds in their account in typically 48 hours. We've helped over 130,000 businesses access more then £14.5 billion since 2010. And we're not done yet.

We are an established, well‐funded and capitalised UK retail bank with a 70‐year trading track record. Secure Trust Bank operates principally from its head office in Solihull, West Midlands with further offices in London, Manchester and Cardiff. Secure Trust Bank Group's diversified lending portfolio currently focuses on two sectors: - Business finance through our Real Estate Finance and Commercial Finance divisions, and - Consumer finance through our Vehicle Finance and Retail Finance divisions. Secure Trust Bank PLC is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority. Get in touch with us: Savings customer Service: 03451 117 092 Moneyway: 0345 111 7125 Commercial Finance Team: 0161 8193040 V12 Retail Finance: 029 2046 8900