Third of households have skipped meals because of financial pressures
More than a third (36%) of households in Britain with an annual income of less than £40,000 have skipped meals or eaten less because of financial pressures in the last three months, according to the latest Vanquis Financial Wellbeing...
Three quarters of mid-sized businesses feel overlooked by Government
Britain’s mid-sized businesses continue to feel overlooked ahead of the Autumn Budget, with more than seven in ten (71%)...
Consumer confidence weakened in October
British consumers’ confidence in the state of the economy fell from minus 32 to minus 40 this October, according...
Third of lending market is underserved due to affordability regulatory fears
A third (30%) of the lending market is being underserved amid heightening scrutiny around affordability and compliance rules designed...
Credit card balances pass £2,000 marking record high
Average active UK credit card balances surpassed £2,000 in August, marking a historic high, according to FICO. Payment rates...
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Low pay stops falling for the first time in 15 years
The share of workers on low pay failed to fall for the first time in 15 years, and in fact rose slightly last year, the Resolution Foundation has said in response to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and...
HMRC making progress on tackling tax debt
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has had success in reducing tax debt as a proportion of tax receipts for...
Third of households have skipped meals because of financial pressures
More than a third (36%) of households in Britain with an annual income of less than £40,000 have skipped...
Credit card balances pass £2,000 marking record high
Average active UK credit card balances surpassed £2,000 in August, marking a historic high, according to FICO. Payment rates...
MALG secures AI fluency funding
Money Advice Liaison Group (MALG), in partnership with WyserAI, has secured funding from the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS)...
Three quarters of mid-sized businesses feel overlooked by Government
Britain’s mid-sized businesses continue to feel overlooked ahead of the Autumn Budget, with more than seven in ten (71%) saying it is hard to find support tailored to their scale. The research, published as part of specialist lender Shawbrook’s...
Consumer confidence weakened in October
British consumers’ confidence in the state of the economy fell from minus 32 to minus 40 this October, according...
Accountant jailed and ordered to repay £307,000 after targeting Covid support schemes
An Accountant who defrauded Eat Out to Help Out and other Covid support schemes has been ordered to repay...
Inflation rate rises to 3.5% – industry reaction
Inflation rose to 3.5 per cent in September, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The rise was...
Mid-sized businesses report fastest growth in almost two years
Business activity returned to growth for mid-market companies during the third quarter of 2026, according to NatWest’s Mid-market Growth...
Women made up less than one in four new senior financial services leaders appointments
Just 24.7% of new senior leaders appointed in the UK’s financial services industry in 2024/25 were women, according to new research by Fox & Partners, the employment and partnership law specialists. The percentage of new female senior leaders in...
Financial complaints rise by 6.3%
Latest data from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has shown a 6.3% rise in complaints. Financial services firms reported...
Third of lending market is underserved due to affordability regulatory fears
A third (30%) of the lending market is being underserved amid heightening scrutiny around affordability and compliance rules designed...
Buy-to-let lending rises to £10.7bn
Buy-to-let (BTL) lending rose 25% in value year-on-year in the second quarter of 2026, according to figures from UK...
Paragon Bank appoints Head of Specialist Lending
Paragon Bank has promoted Matt Fulford to Head of Specialist Lending within its Mortgages division, reinforcing its focus on...
Construction insolvencies hit 12 month high
Latest data from the Insolvency Services has shown that the construction industry experienced the highest number of insolvencies in the 12 months to August 2026, at 3,873, making up 17% of all industry cases. Carly Thorpe, Construction & Engineering...
Business insolvencies fell by 4% in September
Latest figures from the Insolvency Service have shown the number of business insolvencies in England and Wales fell by...
Northern Irish business and personal insolvencies increase
Latest data from the Insolvency Service has shown that personal and business insolvencies increased in Northern Ireland in September...
Scottish business insolvencies increased in September
Latest figures from the Accountant in Bankruptcy (AiB) have shown that business insolvencies in Scotland increased in September 2026....
BPI acquires stake debt recovery specialist
Yorkshire-based asset valuation and disposal specialists BPI and BPI Asset Advisory have acquired a significant stake in McQueen Partnership,...
2026 Technology & Services Leaders Networking Dinner
Technology & Services Industry Leaders Networking Dinner Wednesday 18th November, Manchester Visit our webpage for more information: https://www.credit-connect.co.uk/2026-technology-services-industry-leaders-list/
Autumn: Commercial Credit & Collections Conference, Thursday 19th November, Manchester
Commercial Credit & Collections Conference (Autumn) Thursday 19th November Manchester The Commercial Credit & Collections Conference series will continue at the Midland Hotel in Manchester. The Commercial Credit & Collections Conference series focuses on the latest updates in credit management and insolvency. The next edition of the conference will provide Credit Managers and FDs with…
Autumn: Credit & Collections Technology Think Tank, 19th November, Manchester
Credit Connect’s Credit & Collections Technology Think Tank is a new, innovative and unique event in the industry calendar.
2026 Credit & Collections Technology Awards Ceremony, Thursday 19th November, 2026 Manchester
The Credit & Collections Technology Awards is the flagship annual awards event for the lending, credit and collections sector.