Regulators issue joint warning to firms representing motor finance commission claims
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) have warned claims management companies (CMCs) and law firms over excessive fees in motor finance commission claims. The regulators emphasised that firms must ensure consumers do not have...
Tandem Bank appoints new Chief Financial Officer
Tandem Bank has announced that it has appointed Ryan Heaps as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO), stepping up from...
Consumer confidence drops to lowest level in two years
Consumer confidence fell by 1.1 percentage points during the final quarter of 2025, from -10% in Q3 2025 to...
Money Advice Liaison Group appoints new CEO
The Money Advice Liaison Group (MALG) has announced that it has appointed Peg Alexander as its next CEO. She...
Report highlights scale of cyber security risks to the collections sector
The Credit Services Association (CSA), the UK trade body for the debt collection and purchase industry, has published a...
Consumer confidence drops to lowest level in two years
Consumer confidence fell by 1.1 percentage points during the final quarter of 2025, from -10% in Q3 2025 to -11.1%, according to the latest Deloitte Consumer Tracker. The fall in confidence, based on responses from 3,200 UK consumers aged...
Money Advice Liaison Group appoints new CEO
The Money Advice Liaison Group (MALG) has announced that it has appointed Peg Alexander as its next CEO. She...
Report highlights scale of cyber security risks to the collections sector
The Credit Services Association (CSA), the UK trade body for the debt collection and purchase industry, has published a...
Thousands forced to borrow from illegal loan sharks to pay for funeral costs
Desperate families are finding themselves forced to borrow from illegal loan sharks as a consequence of getting into severe...
Government extends energy bill support for millions of families
The Government has announced that around six million low-income households will continue to receive £150 off their winter energy...
Forecast predicts GDP to grow by 0.9% this year
A forecast by EY ITEM Club expects UK GDP to grow by 0.9% in 2026 a marginal upgrade on the 0.8% predicted in November’s Autumn Forecast. The data predicts the economy will accelerate growth to 1.3% in 2027 and...
Rising tax and cost pressures has forced one in five SMEs to cut staff
Rising tax and cost pressures forced more than one in five (21%) SME bosses to lay off staff last...
Small business growth forecasts rise for first time since July 2024
New data from Novuna Business Finance has revealed the first green shoots of a potentially new upward trend in...
Number of businesses in critical financial distress increases by 43.8%
Latest Red Flag Alert research from Begbies Traynor has revealed a considerable 43.8% year-on-year increase in ‘critical’ financial distress in Q4...
Business leader confidence jumps in January
The IoD Directors’ Economic Confidence Index, which measures business leader optimism in prospects for the UK economy, jumped to...
Regulators issue joint warning to firms representing motor finance commission claims
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) have warned claims management companies (CMCs) and law firms over excessive fees in motor finance commission claims. The regulators emphasised that firms must ensure consumers do not have...
Four in ten landlords plan to refinance in 2026
Almost four in ten landlords plan to refinance buy-to-let property during the next 12 months, Paragon Bank research has...
Tandem Bank appoints new Chief Financial Officer
Tandem Bank has announced that it has appointed Ryan Heaps as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO), stepping up from...
Bank of England launches Scale-Up Unit
The Bank of England has announced the launch of its new Scale-Up Unit to support UK fintech firms, with...
JN Bank UK rebrands as thisbank
JN Bank UK has announced that it has relaunched as thisbank following a rebrand. In a statement, thisbank said...
Business financial pressures highlighted by over 28,000 insolvencies recorded in 2025
UK businesses continued to face intense financial pressure throughout 2025, with 28,616 insolvency activities recorded, while start-ups declined, according to a new report from R3. While corporate insolvency-related activities – including administration and voluntary and compulsory liquidations- eased slightly...
RSM appoints new Restructuring Partner
RSM UK has announced the appointment of Joe Barry as Restructuring Partner. Barry will lead the restructuring advisory team...
Four hospitality businesses closing every day
New data shows Britain’s hospitality sector is shrinking fast, with a net loss of 382 venues between October and...
Two in five construction firms close within five years
New research by Witan Solicitors, has analysed data from Companies House to determine the number of construction firms incorporated...
Azets appoints Partner
Azets’ business recovery and insolvency service has announced that it has appointed Dave Riley as a Partner. Riley joins...
British Credit Awards
CICM British Credit Awards Ceremony 2026 Royal Lancaster London Thursday 5th February Click here to find out more
2026 Industry Leaders Networking Dinner
Industry Leaders Networking Dinner Wednesday 20th May, Nottingham The 2026 Industry Leaders list will be announced with an informal networking event taking place before the Spring event series, comprising the Commercial Credit & Collections Conference, Credit & Collections Think Tank and the 2026 Credit & Collections Industry Awards. More details will be announced soon. To…
Spring: Commercial Credit & Collections Conference – Thursday 21st May, Nottingham
Spring: Commercial Credit & Collections Conference Thursday 21st May Nottingham The Spring Commercial Credit & Collections Conference series will continue in May 2026. 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 access to…
Spring: Credit & Collections Think Tank, Thursday 21st May, Nottingham
Nottingham The sixth Credit & Collections Technology Think Tank face-to-face event will take place in Nottingham on Thursday, 21st May. READ MORE CLICK HERE
