Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
A specialist police unit which targets the organised criminal gangs behind fraud prevented a record £101 million from being stolen in 2021, the highest amount in the unit’s 20-year history. The Dedicated Card and Payment Crime Unit (DCPCU) which is funded by the banking and finance industry, is made up of officers from the City…
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New research by Yorkshire Building Society has found that nearly nine out of ten (87%) 11-18-year-olds have limited knowledge about managing money with 14% say they know nothing at all about money management. Only around a third (36%) of 11-18-year-olds in the UK surveyed say they have learnt about finances at school despite it being…
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New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business grew by 19% in March 2022 compared with the same month in 2021. In Q1 2022 overall, new business was 34% higher than in the same quarter in 2021. The credit card and personal loan sectors together reported…
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New figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that the consumer car finance market reported new business volumes up in March 2022 by 2% compared with the same month in 2021. The corresponding value of new business grew by 8% over the same period. In Q1 2022 as a whole, new business…
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New figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) have shown that second charge mortgage new business volumes have grown by 42%. Commenting on the latest new business figures for the second charge mortgage market, Fiona Hoyle, Director of Consumer & Mortgage Finance and Inclusion at the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA), said “New…
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New figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that total asset finance new business (primarily leasing and hire purchase) grew in March 2022 by 13% compared with the same month in 2021. In Q1 2022 as a whole, new business was 7% higher than in the same quarter in 2021. The IT…
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Time Finance has announced that they have appointed Sean Hughes as Head of Compliance. Hughes brings over 10 years’ experience to the role having built a credible career within the financial services sector. During his time at firms including Thistle Initiatives Group, BNY Mellon, Atlanta Group and Time Finance Sean has played a hands-on role…
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New research by comparethemarket.com has found that a third of drivers (31% think they will need to take on additional debt to afford to keep driving One in four motorists (25%) has struggled to afford the cost of driving in the past month, whilst one in three drivers (33%) are worried that they won’t be…
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