Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
Zopa has been granted full authorisation by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for peer-to-peer lending. Giles Andrews, co-founder and Chairman of Zopa said “Zopa, both individually and as a founder member of the Peer-to-Peer Finance Association (P2PFA), has campaigned for peer-to-peer lending to be a regulated activity for a number of years. We are delighted to…
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Arrow Global Group has announced its results for the three months ended 31 March 2017. Commenting on the results, Lee Rochford, Group chief executive officer of Arrow Global, said: “In Q1 Arrow Global delivered another impressive quarter of profitable growth. Revenues grew 45% and underlying profit after tax was up 37%. “It was a strong start to…
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Specialist debt collection agency (DCA) ARC Europe has achieved the Government-backed Cyber Essentials certification following a further upgrade of its internal IT infrastructure and the introduction of an enhanced firewall. The Cyber Essentials scheme accredits those businesses that display significant levels of cyber security and who have correctly implemented five key controls that prevent up to…
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RateSetter has announced a strategic partnership with personal loans provider George Banco and the acquisition of two specialist motor finance businesses as the platform widens its direct lending distribution network. Peter Behrens, RateSetter’s Chief Operating Officer said “Our focus on direct lending supports our goal of delivering excellent risk-adjusted returns for investors and attractive finance…
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Target Group, Twenty7Tec and Smart Money have launched a new broker portal aimed at reducing processing times. Smartmoneysourcing.co.uk aims to deliver end-to-end secured loan origination and packaging solution. Smart Money commissioned Target Group to deliver a new web portal solution for its introducing partners to provide access to a wide range of loan products. Target’s…
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Cifas, has released a new report detailing the fraud trends from over 325,000 fraud cases recorded in 2016. The data, from 387 organisations, including many major UK brands, is one of the most comprehensive pictures of fraud and fraudulent attempts made in the UK. Key findings from the Cifas’ annual report Fraudscape include: Over 325,000…
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Jonathan Westhoff, Chief Executive of the West Bromwich Building Society, has been elected Chairman of the BSA. He replaces Dick Jenkins, Chief Executive of the Bath Building Society, who has held the post since November 2015. At the same time, Stephen Mitcham, Chief Executive of Cambridge Building Society, has been elected as Deputy Chairman. Commenting…
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Nava has announced its appointment of Equifax to support the underwriting of unsecured personal loans for its UK borrowers. Nava has integrated Equifax solutions with its existing underwriting and risk management software, to support its credit analytics, credit scoring and applicant ratings. Nava is a next generation consumer lending platform due to launch later this…
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Morses Club PLC, the UK’s second largest home collected credit lender, has announced that it has received full FCA authorisation following a period of operating under interim permission. Paul Smith, Chief Executive Officer of Morses Club, commented “We are delighted to have received full FCA authorisation, marking a significant step in the development of the…
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Lindorff Group has announced it’s Quarter 1 results. Net revenue in the quarter was EUR 179m, an increase of 33 per cent compared to the same quarter last year and EBITDA excluding non-recurring items was up 38 percent. The growth this quarter was driven mainly by the Debt Collection business following the acquisition of Aktua, the…
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There were more small claims decrees for debt against Scottish consumers in Quarter 1 (Q1) 2017 than in any other first quarter on record, according to figures released today by Registry Trust. In the first quarter of the year, 6,879 debt decrees were registered against consumers in Scotland, over a third higher than the same…
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The Mortgage division of Secure Trust Bank has agreed a strategic partnership with Optima Legal, as the firm looks to make headway in the ‘fee assisted’ remortgage market. Secure Trust Bank’s new Mortgage team will work with Optima Legal to ensure that new mortgage instructions are dealt with as quickly and smoothly as possible for…
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Arrow Global has completed its £14 million acquisition of Italian business Zenith Service S.p.A, having received regulatory approval from the Bank of Italy. Zenith is also a leading servicer of salary assignment loans , managing about €1.9 billion of CQS assets. In June 2016, the estimated stock of the securitized market for CQS in Italy…
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