Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
Lowell has announced changes to its Group Executive team. Current Group Chief Risk Officer, Sara de Tute, has been appointed to the UK Board as a new Non-Executive Director (NED), she will be succeeded by Laurence Bogni-Bartholmé, who joins the Group from Wells Fargo. After five years with Lowell, current Group CRO, Sara de Tute,…
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High Street lender H&T has announced its latest company results with it’s loans business showing an 88% increase on last year. The results for the last six months (ending 30th) June 2017. John Nichols, Chief xEecutive, said: “We have made a strong start, in this our 120th anniversary year, with a 62% increase in profit before…
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Credit decisioning specialist Zoot, has announced a partnership with credit scorecards specialist Credit Kudos. The combination will enable lenders to easily incorporate account transaction data into their existing risk process, leveraging Credit Kudos’ pre-configured risk models through Zoot’s cloud-based platform integrating data and scoring to create a seamless application process. Adam Jackson, Zoot’s Managing Director…
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Short term lender Oakam, has appointed Julie Haugen to Chief Product & Marketing Officer. Most recently, she was Oakam’s Head of Digital Strategy & Customer Experience, playing an instrumental role in the digital transformation of the business. In her new position, Haugen will drive customer-led digital product innovation through closer alignment of Oakam’s marketing and…
Read moreShelter has been announced as the supplier to deliver a three-year contract for specialist debt advice support services on behalf of the Money Advice Service. The support service will provide organisations across the debt sector with free access to a panel of experts to help guide them through complex debt cases and help them with…
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The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined TalkTalk Telecom Group PLC £100,000 after it failed to look after its customers’ data and risked it falling into the hands of scammers and fraudsters. An ICO investigation found TalkTalk breached the Data Protection Act because it allowed staff to have access to large quantities of customers’ data. Its…
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Lowell has announced that it has delivered a quarter of strong growth in the Q2 period, 1 April to 30 June 2017. Lowell says operationally, these results have been underpinned by the continued commitment to people, strong governance, process improvement and extensive data capabilities. Financial Highlights 28% y-o-y increase in Cash Income to £143m 18%…
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Debt Management specialist Bridgewood has appointed Louise Carrington from RSM Tenon to become the firm’s new Insolvency Practitioner. Carrington started her career at P&A before spending nine years at RSM where she was Associate Director. Carrington said: “I was attracted to Bridgewood as they are a growing insolvency firm locally and are well-known for being friendly, approachable…
Read moreTandem has announced that it has agreed on a deal to acquire Harrods Bank, subject to regulatory approval. The deal will bring around £80 million of capital into the business. Once the deal has been completed Tandem can accelerate launch plans and start to offer savings accounts as well as continued development of the app and credit card. The…
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Debt Management specialist Fairpoint Group has entered administration. In an announcement to the London Stock Exchange, Fairpoint Group Plc said it could no longer manage the £1m annual rent for the company’s head office. The company has given reassurances about the future of its legal services business, which employs more than 500 people across the UK,…
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Maclay Murray & Spens announced that it is to combine with Dentons. The combination, which is expected to complete later in 2017 following approval by the partnerships of both firms. The new group will combine operating from offices in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, London, Milton Keynes and Watford. Dentons’ Global Chief Executive Officer Elliott Portnoy said “This combination…
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Credit decision making specialist Zoot has announced that it has strengthened its partnership with Dollar. Dollar has used Zoot’s instant credit decision solution since 2014 to host their consumer lending application process for the company’s online lending businesses in the UK. This successful collaboration has now been expanded to utilise Zoot for Dollar UK’s retail portfolio under…
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Credit risk analytics specialist Jaywing has announced a new agreement with Everyday Loans, which will use Jaywing’s Horizon software to develop IFRS 9 models and enable the delivery of all regulatory outputs. Gaining rapid compliance with the IFRS 9 regulations is a key focus for Everyday Loans, which recognises the need to comply without wanting…
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