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About OakNorth Bank

A career at OakNorth: fast-paced, autonomous, and dynamic – offering stability in tough economic times

Monday November 14th, 2022
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The 2008 financial crisis created a perfect storm in financial services – an upheaval in regulation to improve competition and reduce the barriers to entry for new players, the explosion of smartphones popularity which meant consumers began managing their personal finances on the go for the first time, and a lack of trust in traditional […]

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Business development

Growing your product offering – how businesses have innovated within and expanded beyond their initial sector

Friday November 11th, 2022
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A standout product isn’t always enough anymore to ensure the longevity of a business. More and more brands are beginning to diversify their product offerings to hedge their bets on where the demand of the market lies. Particularly in the face of a looming recession, it’s becoming increasingly necessary to offer a range of products […]

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Growing your business

The mental health benefits of having savings

Thursday November 3rd, 2022
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Your finances and your mental health are closely tied, so it makes sense to work on these in tandem to improve both at the same time. Financial stability can give its own sense of happiness and mental relief, like the freedom of having more choices in life, having built better financial habits. When it comes […]

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Business finance

Property funds rush to sell, but are traditional lenders too slow to help investors cash in?

Tuesday November 1st, 2022
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Our Associate Debt Finance Director, Lucas Anglin, weighed in on the perception of the lending landscape as slow and unreliable, and how new alternative lenders, like OakNorth, are countering this to offer fast and flexible solutions that put entrepreneurs first.  It was recently reported in The Financial Times that property funds are set to sell […]

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Business development

How to measure your end of year success ahead of 2023

Friday October 28th, 2022
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With just a couple of months remaining in 2022, now is a great time to reflect back upon the wins you’ve had this year and what is worth carrying forwards with you into 2023. The best businesses are constantly adapting to continue their successes and stay tuned into what is working well for them. Continued […]

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About OakNorth Bank

A tribute the size of an ocean: how I rowed the Atlantic in memory of my dad

Thursday October 20th, 2022

We sat down with Head of Data Johnnie Ball to learn why he decided to row the Atlantic with no prior rowing experience, how he prepared and the impact he has had fundraising for Dementia UK. The row came about as a response to watching my dad suffer with dementia and my mum care for […]

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