KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 18 (Bernama) -- SME Bank said on Monday it has not appointed any agent or third party to solicit customers for loans.

In a statement, it said SME Bank was not associated with notices, pasted around town, which claimed it can provide easy and fast loans for small-and-medium entreprenuers.

Similar notices were also discovered circulating in several others states.

"Those who wish to obtain financing and consultancy service should go personally to the bank's headquarters or branches to make enquiries or contact the bank's call centre at 1-300-88-3131.

Free application forms will be given out to potential customers who can also downloaded the forms from the bank's website at www.smebank.com.my.

The bank also advised small entreprenuers to personally hand over their application forms and not through a third party.

-- BERNAMA