Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS)

Applications for the BBL Scheme are open to existing Paragon business customers (excluding savings and personal borrowing customers) only wishing to borrow between £2,000 and £50,000.

For existing business customers wanting to borrow between £50,001 and £500,000, you can apply through the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS)

The Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS) is a UK Government Guarantee Scheme established in May 2020 with the aim of assisting SMEs to access finance during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

The BBLS is managed by the British Business Bank on behalf of, and with the financial backing of the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and industrial Strategy (BEIS). British Business Bank plc is wholly owned by HM Government and is not authorised or regulated by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) or the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

Paragon offers term loans, initially supporting its existing SME customers through the BBLS on the following basis:

*The government will make a Business Interruption Payment to cover the first 12 months of interest payments

**Borrowers will not have to begin principal repayments for the first 12 months

PLEASE NOTE: The borrower always remains 100% liable for the debt

The BBLS Guarantee is provided to us and not to you. You remain responsible for repaying the whole of the loan at all times and if you fail to do so this may negatively affect your credit score or rating with credit rating agencies.

For loans provided under the Bounce Back Loan Scheme, we are expected to do the following:

• Monitor your repayment record during the life of the loan and take appropriate action where there are signs of actual or possible repayment difficulties
• Where we identify you as vulnerable or have reason to believe that you may be vulnerable, make appropriate adjustments to ensure your circumstances are accommodated throughout the duration of the loan
• Upon default by you, give you a reasonable period to remedy any breach and will not treat the same as an event of default if it is remedied by you within this period
• Not require you to pay any lender-levied fees of any description (including on default) or any default interest (except that we may continue to charge interest at 2.5% per annum if the loan is not repaid when due until such time as it is repaid)
• Pay due regard to your information needs and provide information to you in a way which is clear, fair and not misleading
• Provide you with the following minimum information in relation to your loan during the term of such loan:
1. Timely, clear and adequate information that enables you to understand that, where you fail to make payments under the loan, the amount missed, what can be done to remedy, in what timescales, and the impact (if any) on future repayments
2. Upon default by you, information about any proposed action we might take in respect of the loan, prior to taking such action
3. Regular information about the Loan (on at least an annual basis) in the form of a statement setting out details of the payment transactions on the loan during the period since such information was provided (or if not provided previously, since drawdown of the loan) and amounts outstanding under the loan; and
4. Information on options available to you for help and assistance, including sources of free independent advice

Please note that the above is for information purposes only and will not be deemed incorporated into the loan (nor provide you with any additional rights under it).

Existing business customers (excluding savings and personal borrowing customers) can now apply for funding through the BBL scheme for term loan facilities between £2,000 and £50,000.​

All BBLS applications via Paragon must be completed by the customer applying for the facility. Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications submitted via an intermediary on behalf of a customer at this time.

The BBLS is just one of several measures announced by the Government. You can find full details of all Government support schemes available to businesses through this period of disruption here.