Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
Marston Holdings (Marston) has appointed Gordon Hurst as Group Chairman. Hurst joined Capita as Financial Controller in 1988 when Capita was a management consultancy company with a turnover of £2million. He became Group Finance Director in 1996 and was a key member of the senior team that grew Capita into a FTSE 60 business with £4.3 billion…
Read moreThe first independent research to analyse the impact of the regulation and price cap on the high-cost short term credit market has been published. The study by the Social Market Foundation (SMF), commissioned by the Consumer Finance Association (CFA), shows consumers are now paying less to borrow. According to the report, high-cost short-term credit plays…
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Independent research commissioned by London-based bridging lender Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has revealed that 1.3 million of Britain’s high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) have been denied a loan or any form of credit over the past five years. MFS’s new report ‘Asset Rich, Credit Poor’ surveyed a nationally representative sample of 2,000 UK adults, finding that 17%…
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Responsible Finance has announced that all of its members lending to consumers and small businesses are now fully authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Jennifer Tankard, Chief Executive of Responsible Finance said: “We are pleased to see that our members are now fully authorised by the FCA for consumer credit lending. Responsible Finance providers…
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Masthaven has launched as a digital bank. The bank will offer savings and lending products, saying it is committed to offering what people want, not just what is available. Masthaven says at the heart of the bank is a people business – which at launch sees 80% of employees already shareholders in the business. Access to…
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The Bank of England has published it’s latest statistical data. Bankstats Bankstats consists of: money and lending; monetary financial institutions’ balance sheets; further analyses of deposits and lending; external business of banks operating in the UK, public sector debt and the money markets (including gilt repo and stock lending); sterling commercial paper, other debt securities,…
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today announced that it is seeking evidence and feedback to further inform its work on high-cost credit, including a review of the payday loan price cap. Since taking over regulation of consumer credit in April 2014, the FCA has focused on products that it believes pose the highest risks…
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