LONDON, Sept 3 (Reuters) - The Bank of England said netlending to small businesses by banks and building societiestaking part in its Funding for Lending Scheme grew by 490million pounds ($750 million) in the second quarter of 2015.
The biggest net lenders to small-and-medium enterprisesduring the period were Lloyds Banking Group andchallenger bank Aldermore, the data showed.
The biggest declines in lending to small firms came atNationwide Building Society and Royal Bank of Scotland ($1 = 0.6532 pounds) (Reporting by Matt Scuffham; Editing by Steve Slater)