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Added by Love Business East Midlands | 21 March 2020
UPDATED: 2 April 2020
The Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan (CIBLS) Scheme to support long-term viable businesses who may need to respond to cash-flow pressures by seeking additional finance.
UPDATE April 2nd: Rishi Sunak is expected to announce in the coming days that a key feature of the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme - 'the requirement for banks to first assess whether SMEs are eligible for their other lending options' - will be removed.
An announcement is possible as soon as Friday, according to sources.
- There is no guarantee fee for SMEs to access the scheme
- The government-backed partial guarantee (80%) against the outstanding facility balance
- Some lenders indicated that they would not charge arrangement fees or early repayment charges to SMEs - so check with your lender
- The Government will make a 'Business Interruption Payment' to cover the first 12 months of interest payments and any lender-levied fees (Which means businesses will therefore benefit from no upfront costs and lower initial repayments)
- Available on repayment terms up to six years for term loans and asset finance
- Overdrafts and invoice finance facilities, terms will be up to three years
Please note: It’s important that you are aware that you, the borrower will always remain 100% liable for the debt. The CIBLS guarantee is to the lender, not you, the SME
1. Your application must be for business purposes
2. You must be a UK-based SME with annual turnover of up to £45m
3. Your business must generate more than 50% of its turnover from trading activity
4. Your CBILS-backed facility will be used to support primarily trading in the UK
5. You wish to borrow up to a maximum of £5m. (Finance terms are to six years for term loans and asset finance. For overdrafts and invoice finance facilities, terms will be up to three years)
Note: Smaller businesses from all sectors can apply for the full amount of the facility**. Full details can be found by following the link below
**The following trades and organisations are not eligible to apply: Banks, Building Societies, Insurers and Reinsurers (but not insurance brokers); The public sector including state funded primary and secondary schools; Employer, professional, religious or political membership organisation or trade unions.
Date available: 23 March 2020
Application process: Your business bank/lender or one of the accredited CBILS lenders
This scheme is offered by more than 40 lenders including the big four banks — Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds and RBS — provide funds under the scheme as either loans, overdrafts or asset-based lending secured on equipment or invoices, to deliver the loan scheme within a matter of weeks to support your business in this difficult time.
The government will provide lenders with a guarantee of 80 per cent of each loan to assist with approving credit decisions for small businesses that have insufficient security to meet the lender’s normal requirements. (subject to a per-lender cap on the number of bad loans it can claim for) This is providing the lenders with more confidence and flexible decision-making process which will increase the amount of loan application being accepted.
The scheme will support loans of up to £1.2m per small business. This new guarantee, which replaces the existing £500m Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG), will initially support up to £1.2bn of lending.
The Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan will offer more attractive terms for both small business and lenders than the EFG.
Lenders will not charge small businesses or banks for this guarantee. And the government will waive the 2 per cent it charges borrowers annually for the EFG guarantee.
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