In this month’s cover feature, we reveal the results of the 2022 NACFB survey which asked both Member brokers and Patron lenders delving questions about their business models, SME customers, product and service offerings and, crucially, the commercial finance applications introduced and transacted last year.

The survey also sought respondents’ opinions of the regulatory perimeter within which the sector operates and asked for their views on how their businesses and their SME clients’ businesses would perform in 2023 against a backdrop of inflation and economic uncertainty. The results make for some very interesting reading.

The issue also features insight and opinion from a host of NACFB Patrons, Partners and Members including Allica Bank, UK Agricultural Finance, Market Financial Solutions, Mercantile Trust, Devon & Cornwall Securities, Close Brothers, Ashgates Corporate Services, White Rose Finance, VAS Valuation Group and Quest.