The ceremony was held at the end of a glittering evening of entertainment, with music from operatic trio, Elysium Divas, and comedy from award winning comedian, Rod Woodward. The winners were nominated by NACFB members in its annual survey.
Chief executive of the Association, Adam Tyler, said: “It’s been a very difficult year and it was so pleasing to see so many lenders and brokers at our Gala Dinner. The afternoon conference was a real success and a great panel discussion lifted the mood with some upbeat comments on 2009, which set the tone for a really enjoyable evening. We even had some of our Patron colleagues who are still unable to lend in attendance, and it gave everyone a real boost for what could be another difficult year.”
Nominations in alphabetical order:
NatWest
Royal Bank of Scotland
Vehicle finance Provider of the year
Alphera Financial Services
Automotive
ECF Asset Finance Plc
ING Car Lease
Lombard (Winner)
Santander
Commercial Mortgage Lender of the Year
Abbey
Barclays Bank
Lloyds TSB (Winner)
NatWest
Norwich & Peterborough BS
Royal Bank of Scotland
Buy-to-let Mortgage Provider of the Year
Bank of Ireland Mortgages
BM Solutions (Winner)
Bristol & West Mortgages
CHL Mortgages
Mortgage Express
The Mortgage Business
Lessor of the Year
Bibby Asset Finance Limited
Davenham Trust Plc
ING Lease (UK) Limited (Winner)
Lombard
State Securities Plc
Wetherbys
Short Term Funder of the Year
Affirmative Finance Ltd
Cheval Property Finance Plc
Davenham Property Finance
Excel Securities Plc
Link Lending (Winner)
Tiuta Plc
Factoring/Invoice Discounter of the Year
Ashley Commercial Finance
Bibby Financial Services (Winner)
Cattles Invoice Finance Limited
Close Invoice Finance Limited
Lloyds TSB Commercial Finance
Venture Finance Plc
Specialist Lender of the Year
Base Commercial Mortgages
Commercial First
Davenham Group Plc (Winner)
Devon & Cornwall Securities
Lancashire Mortgage Corporation
Salt Commercial
