Cabot Credit Management (CCM) has announced its financial results for the three months ending 31 March 2017. As part of the results, Cabot announced that it has acquired Orbit Debt Collection, a UK based debt contingency business who specialises in the Utilities sector. In addition, Cabot has also obtained regulatory approval for the Irish business, Cabot Financial Ireland,…
Read moreDebt is a part of modern life according to more than half of people over 50 shows a new survey.* Whilst one in four said that they would never borrow money and more than two thirds said they would always use cash savings over borrowing money, a third of over 50s said that they would…
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The British Bankers Association (BBA) latest high street banking data shows that consumer credit growth was 6.4% in April, compared with 6.1% in the previous month. Gross mortgage borrowing totalled £13.4 billion in April.* Net mortgage borrowing was 2.4% higher than a year ago. Eric Leenders, BBA Managing Director for Retail Banking said “As the…
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The TUC has published a new analysis of household debt, which finds that unsecured debt per household will reach a record high of £13,900 this year. Unsecured debt per household was £13,200 in 2016 – the highest figure since the financial crisis, and only marginally below the peak of £13,300 in 2007. The TUC analysis…
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More than one in ten (12%) Britons have had to cancel a credit or debit card in the past year due to online fraud, according to new research by comparethemarket.com. The latest statistics show a worsening state of affairs when it comes to cybercrime, with the number of people cancelling cards rising from 4.5 million…
Read moreThe UK Cards Association has released its latest car expenditure statistics for March 2017 Highlights from the statistics include: Payment card spending in March 2017 was £57.8 billion, up by £335 million (0.6 per cent) on February Contactless payments amounted to 32 per cent of card purchases, an increase from 15 per cent a year…
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Debt Purchaser Lowell has announced its company results for the period 1 January to 31 March 2017. These results show the benefits of the Group’s ongoing portfolio expansion and diversification, as well as its continued consumer focus. Financial Highlights: 37% y-o-y increase in Cash Income to £148m …
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The Credit Services Association (CSA) has confirmed the appointment of its new Board and their respective Portfolios. Adam Wonnacott has been appointed to the new Portfolio of Sales/Services to Members, with a particular focus on developing non-membership revenue streams. Stuart Sykes takes responsibility for another new Portfolio, Technology, while Leigh Berkley, the past-President, takes on…
Read moreNordic Capital Fund VIII, currently the indirect majority shareholder in Lindorff, notified the European Commission of the intended combination of Intrum Justitia and Lindorff. Based on its initial investigation, the European Commission has informed the parties of potential competition concerns in five Nordic/Baltic markets, relating to both debt collection and debt purchasing in each market.…
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Aegon has released protection claims statistics that reveal people are likely to be under-protected for the amount of mortgage debt they have. According to figures from The Money Charity, the estimated average outstanding mortgage for the 11.1 million households with mortgage debt in the UK was £119,937 in January 2017. Stephen Crosbie, Protection Director at…
Read moreResearch by L&C Mortgages has revealed that 1.4 million UK households are struggling to pay their mortgage and 2.6 million people think their monthly mortgage payments are too high. Over half (58%) have never remortgaged for a better deal, as highlighted in L&C’s ongoing campaign to get homeowners to save as much as they possibly…
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The annual rate of consumer price index (CPI) inflation rose from 2.3% in March to 2.7% in April – higher than consensus estimates of 2.6%. Meanwhile, the retail price index (RPI) measure of inflation jumped from 3.1% to 3.5% over the same period, also slightly higher than consensus expectations. This is more bad news for…
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The Credit Services Association (CSA) has appointed Ruth Greaves as its new Head of Sales and Business Development. Greaves primary role will be to further drive membership while also working with members and the wider industry on the Association’s learning and development initiatives. Ruth will promote the extensive portfolio offered by the CSA including the…
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