Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
A specialist police unit funded by the banking and finance industry prevented almost £20 million of fraud and arrested over 100 suspected criminals in 2020, including several involved in scams exploiting the Covid-19 pandemic. The Dedicated Card and Payment Crime Unit (DCPCU) targets the organised criminal gangs responsible for fraud and is made up of…
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Cerberus Receivables Management (CRM) has announced that it has made three new appointments and significant investment in a new Salford HQ, IT infrastructure and brand identity and website. To accommodate business growth, CRM has moved into a new larger North West HQ. Significant investment has also been made in the installation of a new IT…
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Over 620,000 families with children have started claiming Universal Credit since the start of the pandemic, according to the latest figures published by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). The figures indicate that more than a third of claims made since Universal Credit was introduced have been made during the coronavirus pandemic. There were…
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SunLife’s ‘Covid and Over 50s’ Finances ‘research has revealed that 27% of people over 50 are worse off as a result of the pandemic, by £445 a month on average. Across the UK, this is the equivalent of £3 billion per month, which, since the pandemic started in March 2020 is a total of £33.2…
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STA International has announced the appointment of Jonathan De Gilbert as Business Development Manager. De Gilbert spent the past 15 years with Experian, latterly as Business Development Manager (Collections) – Partners & Alliances. De Gilbert’s brief at STA is to manage existing, and develop new, partner opportunities with introducers to provide their customers with cash…
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Everyday Loans has announced that Jon Wiggins has been appointed as its new Chief Executive Officer. Wiggins joined the company in 2017 as Managing Director. Prior to working for the UK’s largest non-standard branch-based lender of unsecured loans, Wiggins held senior roles at financial services multinational Citibank for two decades, including overseeing its Central Europe…
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