Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
The winners of the 2026 Credit & Collection Industry Awards have been announced following a live in-person event yesterday (Thursday 21st May) at Eastwood Hall, Nottingham. There were 19 winners (three of which were partnership wins) from the awards categories, which were presented by awards compere Eshaan Akbar. The Credit & Collections Industry Awards were…
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Consumer confidence increased this month, defying expectations, with the GfK index rising to minus 23, despite economic concerns affecting lower-income households’ purchasing intentions. Four measures were up and one was down, compared to last month’s announcement. Neil Bellamy, Consumer Insights Director at GfK, an NIQ Company, said “Consumers appear to be in a more generous mood…
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Research conducted by Updraft has revealed that Brits are expected to accumulate an average of £1,641 in credit card debt over the summer months, with many falling into the trap of overspending, missing grace periods and accruing interest. In fact, for some, summer 2025 spending may not even be paid off yet. Updraft surveyed 2,002…
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A Newcastle recruitment consultant has been sentenced for a string of offences, including Covid fraud, flouting director disqualifications and running a phoenix company while bankrupt. Lucien Ekamba-Elombe set up a recruitment firm under a similar name to his previous failed company while legally banned from doing so after failing to pay council tax. He secretly…
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Credit Connect has announced its 2026 Industry Leaders list. The Leaders list was announced as part of the inaugural Industry Leaders Dinner at the Eastwood Hall in Nottingham, which is part of the Credit Connect Spring series event. The Spring event series also includes the Commercial Credit & Collections Conference, Credit & Collections Think Tank…
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