Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
Two out of three dealers (66.1%) believe that near-prime finance will become more important to their businesses if there is a recession in 2020, new research for Startline Motor Finance indicates. The findings also show that 54.6% say they expect prime lenders to reject an increasing number of applications next year in a continuation of…
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Regulators have proposed rules to make banks and payment firms more resilient to major problems after MPs called for regulatory changes on the back of IT failures at the major banks. The Bank of England (BOE), Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have published a shared policy summary and co-ordinated consultation papers…
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Household debts (excluding mortgages) are on the rise in the UK, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Total household debt in Great Britain was £1.28 trillion in April 2016 to March 2018, of which £119 billion (9%), which suggests that average household debt rose to £9,400. £1.16 trillion (91%) was property debt (mortgages and…
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HSBC has announced that it will bring in a single overdraft rate of 39.9% for its customers from March 2020, quadrupling the rate it charges some customers. As part of the move, the bank is removing a £5 daily fee for going into an unarranged overdraft and introducing an interest-free £25 buffer on some accounts.…
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A new programme of research led by Fair By Design and the Money Advice Trust is set to explore the issue of inclusive design in credit, insurance, energy and other essential services markets. The Inclusive Design in Essential Services project, launching this month, will include the production of two reports in 2020 on how regulators…
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Consumer spending in November grew by just 0.9 per cent year-on-year, representing a decline in real terms when accounting for inflation, as restrained expenditure continues ahead of Christmas according to new data from Barclaycard. The data showed that spending on essentials showed no movement whilst spending on non-essentials was up 1.3 per cent, presenting a…
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The Central Bank of Ireland has today published a Financial Stability note written by Jane Kelly and Elena Mazza, which uses Irish microdata to show that since 2008. The note says that the resilience of borrowers has improved, in terms of monthly serviceability of mortgage relative to income (MSTI). The purpose of the note is…
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Bank of England (BOE) figures show consumer debt levels rose to an all-time high of £225 billion last month, increasing by £1.3 billion between September and October according to the BOE’s latest statistics. The net flow of consumer credit was above the £1.1 billion average since July 2018. The figures reveal that banks and building…
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LendingMetrics’ clients will soon be able to use WPS Analytics for data processing and advanced predictive analytics. The provider of multi-award winning auto-decisioning platform ADP has partnered with the company behind WPS Analytics – UK-based World Programming – to give users access to a heavyweight suite of data processing and analytics tools. ADP already has…
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Revolut has announced launched Direct Debit services for all European Economic Area (EEA) customers with local UK accounts. Revolut’s latest feature has added to its global financial retail and business platforms. The new functionality will utilise Modulr’s Direct Debits Mandate service. This new feature allows Revolut’s EEA customers with local UK account details to make…
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Millions of people have fallen victim to credit card fraudsters over the last year, according to new research by comparethemarket.com. Over a fifth (21%) of consumers have had to replace or cancel their credit card as a result of attempted fraud, equating to 11 million people nationwide. comparethemarket.com’s Credit Card Fraud Index found that in…
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HSBC and Santander have agreed to refund customers after they both broke a legal order for unarranged overdraft charges. An investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) found that HSBC has twice broken Retail Banking Market Investigation Order and will now refund £8 million to 115,000 customers. Santander broke the Order 6 times and…
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A combination of challenging situations are bringing high pressure on young people aiming to manage their money well and achieve financial wellbeing, according to the November 2019 Money Statistics, produced by The Money Charity.The November report draws a number of statistics related to young people together into one page, giving a clearer cumulative picture of…
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