Lenders need to be alive to market changes to support borrowers

Dean Carter, Recognise Bank’s Group Treasurer, discusses the role lenders can play to keep the market flowing during the current economic challenges. If the Bank of England’s decision to raise the Base Rate to three per cent wasn’t much of a surprise, then the notes about the Monetary Policy Committee’s (MPC’s) decision are likely to […]

Recognise passes on full Bank Base Rate rise to Business 95 Day Notice savers

Business 95 Day Notice Account will pay 3.00% AER,matching the Bank Base Rate. Following today’s increase in the Bank Base Rate by 75bps to 3% by the Bank of England, Recognise Bank has announced it will pass on the full rise to its Business 95 Day Notice Savings Account customers, so the account will pay […]

Recognise agrees £1.16m loan for complex multi-property portfolio deal

Rental portfolio acquired through company purchase. Recognise Bank has financed the complex purchase of a portfolio of mixed buy-to-let properties with a £1.16 million Professional Buy-to-Let (PBTL) loan, after the borrower had been let down by a number of other lenders. The properties on a housing development in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, were owned by a limited […]

Gavin Keyte joins Social Investment Business Board

Gavin Keyte, Head of Credit at Recognise Bank, has been appointed to the Board of the Social Investment Business. SIB supports charities and social enterprises to build stronger and fairer communities. It does this by offering funding and flexible, adaptive support to the organisations that make up the social economy, providing them with the tools […]

Helping a charity in its missions to generate funds for good causes

A UK based charity supporting different communities at home and across the globe wanted to acquire a retail site in the Midlands to generate funds to help fund its good works. Although the ultimate purpose of the loan was somewhat unusual, and the borrower wanted to complete within six weeks, Recognise Bank approached the application […]

Recognise Bank Supports Automotive Business with Commercial Mortgage

10-year deal will be used to purchase the firm’s own premises. Recognise Bank has agreed a £555,000 commercial mortgage to help an automotive business purchase its own premises. Ralph & Co. Limited, which specialises in vehicle repairs and servicing, was looking for an enhanced loan-to-value (LTV) deal to acquire its existing trading and workshop site […]

Recognise Bank Boosts Interest Rate on Business Easy Access Savings Account

The Bank passes on the full Bank of England Base Rate Rise to Support Under Pressure SMEs. Recognise Bank has passed on the Bank of England’s 50bps interest rise in full to its Business Easy Access Savings customers in a move to help SMEs make the most of their cash during the current economic turmoil. […]

Recognise Bank Boosts Rates on Personal Savings Accounts

Interest Rates Increased on Current 35 Day Noticeand 95 Day Notice Savings Accounts. Recognise Bank has increased the rates on its current 35 Day Notice and 95 Day Notice Personal Savings Accounts. The 35 Day Notice Account now pays an interest rate of 1.25% AER, while the 95 Day Notice pays savers 2.20% AER. Announcing […]

Steve Pateman

Steve has had an extensive executive career in banking, leading corporate and commercial banking businesses at RBS/NatWest, managing Santander’s UK banking businesses and as CEO of Shawbrook Bank, Hodge Banking Group and most recently successfully leading the banking licence application for StreamBank.

He is a non-executive Director at Bank of Ireland both in the UK and Dublin and Thin Cats, a specialist SME lending business and is retained as an advisor to Black Lion Ventures. He was previously President of the Chartered Banker Institute.

Steve took up the role of Chair (subject to regulatory approval) at Recognise Bank in November 2024, having served as an Investor Non-Executive Director since January 2024.