Secure Trust Bank Business Finance has reported an increase in lending across its real estate finance and asset-based lending arms for the first half of 2026.
The 5.3 per cent upturn took the figure to £1.9bn in the six months of the year.
The bank attributes the growth to continued momentum in residential investment lending and its entry into bridging finance, which has generated £40m in originations during the period.
It has also reported new lending activity of £314.3m.
Net revenue margin rose to 3.3 per cent, with real estate finance lending continuing to perform strongly, while improved asset quality reduced the cost of risk to 0.5 per cent, driving the risk-adjusted margin up from 2.5 per cent to 2.9 per cent year-on-year.
Luke Jooste, managing director of business finance at STB, said: “The first half of 2026 saw us roll out new bridging and speciality finance propositions.
“These initiatives, combined with a robust pipeline across both core and emerging products, have positioned the business well to deliver even more growth in the remainder of the year and beyond.”