As part of the partnership, Fiba will offer its members access to NatWest’s products and services.

The Fiba panel features a number of lenders from across the sector, including smaller boutique specialists through to long-established high street lenders.

Fiba executive chairman Adam Tyler says: “After many years working with the commercial broking division of NatWest Bank, it is genuinely a real privilege to be able to say that the bank is now a fully-fledged lender partner of Fiba.”

NatWest Bank head of broker and intermediary development Dave Furnival adds: “We recognise the important role the broker and intermediary world plays in supporting SMEs and are delighted to expand our broker offering to FIBA’s members.”