Entries for two Credit Strategy awards programmes open

In its seventh year, the Lending Awards is the only awards programme rewarding individuals, teams and businesses across the alternative lending, commercial finance and mortgage industries. The event will take place straight after the Lending Summit at the Hilton Bankside in London on 8 November 2022. 

In a programme which has in recent years celebrated teams at Experian, The Mortgage Mum, Hitachi Capital and Nucleus Commercial Finance, 2022 will see 34 categories up for grabs. These include Best Online Mortgage Lender, Business Leader of the Year, as well as awards for Customer Service Excellence and the Gamechanger award. 

The standard entry for the Lending Awards will close on 17 June 2022, with late entries closing on 5 August 2022. 

To see a full list of the categories, click here. 

The Vulnerability Awareness Gala features both the Utilities & Telecoms (U&T) Awards and the Collections & Customer Service (CCS) Awards. Taking place on 5 October 2022, the event will take place at The Point in Manchester and will celebrate collections teams from across the financial services, public sector, water, energy and telecoms sectors. 

In its 16th year, the CCS Awards has 22 categories up for grabs - including Debt Advice Provider of the Year, Best Technology Provider and Transformation Programme of the Year. The U&T Awards meanwhile is in its 12th year and has 21 awards to compete for including Best Outsourcing & Partnership Initiative of the Year, Best Customer Service Provider and Vulnerability Champion.

The gala will take place just after the Collections & Vulnerability Summit, which will once again play host to the Collections, Debt Sale & Purchase Conference and the Utilities & Telecoms Conference. 

The standard entry for both the CCS and U&T Awards closes on 27 April 2022, while late entries close on 1 July 2022. 

To see a full list of the categories, click here.

If you’re interested in sponsoring either the Lending Awards or the Vulnerability Awareness Gala, please reach out to a member of our Customer Value team at sales@shardfinancialmedia.com.