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Why Banks Still Won’t Lend To Business

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The Real Reason Banks Wont Lend To Business Anytime Soon The economy is growing, inflation under control, interest rates expected to stay static in 2014, a bit more feelgood in the country. The banks are saying the right things, funding initiatives everywhere. So, why are small businesses still finding it hard to get commercial finance?
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Funding For Lending Scheme Extended, But Why Bother?

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The government has announced that the Funding For Lending scheme is to be extended, so surely this should be good news for the UK economy and for UK businesses, but is it? The scheme was designed to provide capital to banks at better rates than they could raise themselves, with this saving being passed on
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