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SME lending hit £5.35bn in Q2, the most since the pandemic. Why overdraft use is at a six-year high too
UK Finance's Q2 2026 Business Finance Review: gross SME lending £5.35bn, up 26% on a year ago, while overdraft use hit 51.4%, the highest since March 2020. What it means for a founder.
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Bank lending to small businesses has fallen £26.8bn in three years, money.co.uk finds
money.co.uk's analysis of UK Finance data shows small business bank lending across Great Britain fell 30% between 2022 and 2025, with nine in ten postcode sectors receiving less credit.