The NACFB has revealed the shortlist for this year’s Commercial Lender Awards.
The shortlist was determined by an independent panel of judges chosen for their specialist knowledge across the commercial finance industry. This year, over 300 entries were received from more than 80 NACFB Patron lenders and Partner suppliers all competing for top honours in lending excellence.
The NACFB Commercial Lender Awards shortlist for 2024 is:
Asset Finance Provider of the Year
- Aldermore Bank
- Allica Bank
- Liberty Leasing
- Lloyds Bank
- Novuna Business Finance
- Praetura Lending Division
- Propel Finance
- Renaissance Asset Finance
- Shawbrook Bank
- United Trust Bank
BDM Team of the Year
- Cambridge & Counties Bank
- Fleximize
- Glenhawk
- Hampshire Trust Bank
- Nucleus Commercial Finance
- Premium Credit
- TAB
- United Trust Bank
- YouLend
Business Bank of the Year
- Allica Bank
- Arbuthnot Latham
- Cambridge & Counties Bank
- HSBC UK Bank
- NatWest
Buy-to-Let Lender of the Year
- Blackfinch Property
- Hampshire Trust Bank
- Keystone Property Finance
- Landbay
- Market Financial Solutions (MFS)
- MT Finance
- Shawbrook Bank
- West One Loans
Challenger Bank of the Year
- Allica Bank
- Atom bank
- Metro Bank
Commercial Mortgage Lender of the Year
- Aldermore Bank
- Allica Bank
- Atom bank
- HSBC UK Bank
- Lloyds Bank
- NatWest
- Shawbrook Bank
- YBS Commercial Mortgages
Community Lender of the Year
- BCRS Business Loans
- Big Issue Invest
- Farm Finance
- Handelsbanken
- Reliance Bank
- SWIG Finance
- Tower Leasing
- Triodos Bank UK
- Unity Trust Bank
Development Finance Lender of the Year
- Alternative Bridging Corporation
- Assetz Capital
- Avamore Capital
- Blackfinch Property
- Bridging Finance Solutions
- Hampshire Trust Bank
- Shawbrook Bank
Factoring & Invoice Discounter of the Year
- 4Syte
- Arbuthnot Latham
- Bibby Financial Services
- Close Brothers Invoice Finance
- Lloyds Bank
- Time Finance
- TP24
- TRIVER
- Ultimate Finance
Industry Supplier of the Year
- Brickflow
- Doc2
- iLA
- Method Valuation
- NETSOL Technologies
- VAS Panel
Innovation of the Year (New for 2024)
- Brickflow
- Keystone Property Finance
- Method Valuation
- NatWest
- Novuna Business Finance
- Redwood Bank
- Shawbrook Bank (CapEx Term Loan)
- TRIVER
Leadership Award
- Jayne Follows – Cambridge & Counties Bank
- Alex Upton – Hampshire Trust Bank
- Ian Coulson- HSBC UK Bank
- Jon Wilcox – Lloyds Bank
- Luke Jooste – Momenta Finance
- Dave Furnival – NatWest
- Paresh Raja – Market Financial Solutions (MFS)
- Michael Allison – Roma Finance
- Scott Marshall – Roma Finance
- Duncan Kreeger – TAB
Marketing Team of the Year (New for 2024)
- Allica Bank
- Arbuthnot Latham
- Brickflow
- Market Financial Solutions (MFS)
- Propel Finance
- Roma Finance
- Somo Bridging
- Together
New Lender of the Year (New for 2024)
- HANA Capital
- Hilco Real Estate Finance
- Maximise Capital (t/a MaxCap)
- multifi
- TRIVER
Rising Star of the Year
- Cam Levitt – Avamore Capital
- Sophia Lee – Avamore Capital
- Hannah Hunt – 365 finance
- Edward Rixon – Shawbrook Bank
- Tom Worbey- Redwood Bank
- Tom Adamson – Lloyds Bank
- Jason Wong – Blackfinch Property
- Callum Starbrook – iwoca
- Lian Adams – NatWest
Service Excellence Award
- 365 finance
- Arbuthnot Latham
- Funding Circle
- iwoca
- Market Financial Solutions (MFS)
- NatWest
- Propel Finance
- Skipton Business Finance
- UK Agricultural Finance
- Ultimate Finance
- VAS Panel
Short-term Lender of the Year
- Credit4
- Glenhawk
- KSEYE
- Kuflink Bridging
- MT Finance
- Reward Funding (previously Reward Finance Group)
- Roma Finance
- Together
- Ultimate Finance
- West One Loans
Specialist Lender of the Year
- Folk2Folk
- H&T Group
- Hampshire Trust Bank
- LHV Bank
- Praetura Lending Division
- Premium Credit
- Propel Finance
- Redwood Bank
- Shawbrook Bank
- Together
- TP24
Underwriting Team of the Year
- Blackfinch Property
- The Enterprise Fund (t/a GC Business Finance)
- iwoca
- Market Financial Solutions (MFS)
- Novuna Business Finance
- Time Finance
- Together
- YBS Commercial Mortgages
Unsecured Funder of the Year
- Capify
- Funding Circle
- iwoca
- Momenta Finance
- Playter
- Premium Credit
- Shawbrook Bank
- YouLend
Commenting, NACFB managing director Norman Chambers said: “The quality of this year’s entries was extremely high, and I’d like to thank the independent judging panel for their expert deliberations and commitment to this enormously difficult task. I’d also like to congratulate those who made the shortlist.
“It’s also worth saying that we are truly grateful to those organisations who were unsuccessful in making the shortlist. We sincerely appreciate the hard work and dedication that went into their entries. Whilst we recognise that they must be disappointed, we would encourage them to try again next year,” he added.
The next step in the process is to invite NACFB Member brokers to vote for their preferred Patron or Partner in each category. Member voting opens this afternoon for a week, closing at 5pm on Monday 21st October 2024. To ensure fairness in the voting process, NACFB Members who are eligible to vote will be sent a password to access the voting platform.
Winners and highly commended entries will be determined through a combination of the judges’ selections and Member votes. The winners will be announced at a prestigious awards ceremony at Westminster Park Plaza on Thursday 28th November 2024, hosted this year by Kirsty Gallacher.
“We’re thrilled that NACFB Patrons from across the lending spectrum are booking full tables this year, bringing together a great mix of team members and brokers. Beyond celebrating lending excellence, the evening offers a fantastic opportunity to strengthen relationships and show appreciation to their teams for their dedication throughout the year,” said NACFB events manager Becky McGarrity.
Patrons and Partners who have not yet purchased tickets, are encouraged to do so here before the early bird window closes. Individual tickets and tables of 10 are available.
All shortlisted organisations are automatically placed into the NACFB Commercial Finance Lender of the Year category.