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Greater Bay Bancorp Announces Acquisition of CAPCO Financial Company

The financial services holding company, Greater Bay Bancorp, has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the…


Bank of England Releases Annual ‘Finance for Small Firms’ Report

The Bank of England has published the eighth edition of its ‘Finance for Small Firms’ report. The executive summary presents…


Continued Growth in Banks' Services for Small Business

Borrowing by small businesses rose by an underlying Ј1.0 billion (+3%) in the final quarter of last year. This was…


Sanwa, Tokai and Toyo Trust to Merge

Sanwa Bank (parent of the Japanese factoring company, Sanwa Business credit Co Ltd), Tokai Bank (parent company of the Central…


Flotation Rumours Surround Credit Agricole

Rumours have emerged that Credit Agricole SA, parent company of French factors Transfact, is to float on the Paris stock…


Tyco to Buy CIT

It was announced yesterday that the Bermuda based conglomerate, Tyco International Ltd, plans to move into the financial services market.…


Norwegian Government Sells Stake in Den Norske Bank

The Norwegian government is divesting a 13.4% stake in Den norske Bank, parent company of one of the Norwegian factoring…


Cattles Announces Placing

Cattles plc (formerly Reedham Factors) has announced that it intends to place an additional 14 million shares at a minimum…


Government Lifeline for Struggling Small Business Community

The Chilean government has launched an initiative designed to help small businesses refinance their debts and rekindle investment. A US$2bn…


Growth of Manufacturing Continues into Fourth Month

Recording a level of 52.1 in February, the seasonally adjusted Purchasing Managers’ Index (a composite index designed to provide an…


Agricole Increases Stake in Comit

The French Bank Credit Agricole, owners of the French factoring company Transfact, has acquired 21million shares (equivalent to 1.2%) in…


Germany is Europe’s Fastest Bill Payer

A survey conducted by Dun & Bradstreet, the business information group, has shown that German companies on average are the…


Singer & Friedlander to be Taken Over?

Rumours have emerged that the Singer & Friedlander Group, owners of Singer & Friedlander Factors Ltd, are about to succumb…


Bank of England Votes to Maintain Interest Rates

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee today voted to maintain the Bank's repo rate at 5.75%. The minutes of…


New Sales Manager for Bibby Factors Bristol Ltd

Bibby Factors Bristol Ltd, part of the Bibby Group of Factors (the largest non-bank owned factoring organisation in the UK),…


Natwest Launch Committed Overdraft

From today, Natwest’s small business customers can benefit from a clear overdraft commitment of up to 12 months with the…


Financiers Back Single Market

Leading European banks and insurers have formed a discussion and lobbying group to support the completion of the single market…


Singer & Freidlander Factors Ltd’s Annual Accounts Released

Singer & Freidlander Factors Ltd today released their annual accounts for the year ended 31 December 2000. Turnover has fallen…


Distinctive Solutions Sells its 500th Factoring System

Distinctive Solutions Corporation, the specialist provider of software for the factoring industry, sold its 500th factoring/asset based lending software system…


GE Capital Commercial Finance Limited Joins Factors and Discounters Association

GE Capital Commercial Finance has become the latest member of the Factors and Discounters Association - the trade body representing…


Bayside Business Solutions Launches its FactorSoft Enterprise Oracle Edition

Today the Santa Monica (California) based custom software provider, Bayside Business Solutions, have launched their Enterprise Oracle Edition of FactorSoft.…


Heller Financial Discontinues SBA Loan Origination

Heller Financial, Inc., the worldwide commercial finance company, today announced that after an extensive review of strategic alternatives, it will…


First Coastal to Launch Factoring Service.

First Coastal Bank, based in El Segundo, California, has announced that it will begin to market a factoring and accounts…


A Fraud Caught in Time and the Lessons Learned

by Ken Walsleben Introduction: On Wednesday, October 4, 2000, I received a promising call from a broker introducing a New…


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