Newcastle Building Society has hired Stuart Miller as Customer Director. Miller joins from Monmouthshire Building Society, where he was director of distribution. Newcastle Building Society Chief Executive Andrew Haigh says: “We are continuing to invest in our Society’s infrastructure and services to ensure we’re providing everything that our customers expect of a modern financial institution.Stuart’s…
Read moreThe Minister for Small Business says the collapse of Carillion must act as a catalyst to supporting small businesses, and prompt payment is a central part of the solution. Interviewed exclusively for ‘Credit Champions’, a news and current affairs-style programme created by The Chartered Institute of Credit Management (CICM) and ITN Productions, Andrew Griffiths MP…
Read moreThe Credit Services Association (CSA), the voice of the UK debt collection and debt purchase sectors, is to host the Credit and Collections Technology Awards at this year’s CSA Gala Dinner on 13 September. The co-branded event, which will form part of the CSA’s UK Credit and Collections Conference (UKCCC), reflects the Association’s growing recognition…
Read moreNew research from Citizens Advice shows that extending the same rules that cover payday loans to the doorstep lending market could prevent their customers getting into problem debt, and save up to £123 million in interest payments on up to 540,000 loans each year. It is calling on the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to give…
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