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• Updated: 18 November 2016

Find out about our Lines of Credit facility: its benefits, eligibility criteria and how to apply.

• Updated: 12 September 2025

Student finance - student loans or student grants for tuition fees and living costs, extra help, student loan repayments.

• Overview

  You may be eligible for student finance to help you study at university or…

• Eligibility

  You may be eligible for student finance including: a Tuition Fee Loan to…

• New full-time students

  If your course starts on or after 1 August 2016, you can apply for: a…

• Continuing full-time students

  What you’re eligible for depends on when your course starts. If your…

• Part-time students

  If your part-time course has a ‘course intensity’ of 25% or more, you may…

• Extra financial help

  You may be able to get extra financial help, for example, if you’re: on a…

• Apply

  Find out how to apply for student finance. Parents or partners of students…

Find out more about Local Currency Financing.

• Updated: 4 August 2025

Win export contracts, fulfil orders and make sure you get paid.

Find out about our Direct Lending Facility: its benefits, eligibility criteria and how to apply.

• Updated: 25 July 2025

We advance prosperity by ensuring no viable UK export fails for lack of finance or insurance, doing that sustainably and at no net cost to the taxpayer.

• Updated: 25 November 2025

Think carefully before you borrow money for your company.

• Updated: 7 July 2023

This study documents both high levels and high dispersion in default-adjusted credit spreads to Brazilian firms.

• Updated: 4 October 2024

If you're building homes for sale or rent, we can provide finance from £250,000 to cover development costs.

• Updated: 28 May 2025