Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
New data released by UK Finance has revealed that credit and debit card activity in the UK fell slightly in June, despite non-essential shops across the UK re-opening in response to the lifting of restrictions. 933 million transactions were made across the month, a 2.7 per cent decline compared to May, and 43.1 per cent…
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The Online Collections Technology Think Tank has confirmed its agenda and speaker line-up ahead of the launch event next Thursday. The Think Tank has been created as an online event platform so that collections professionals can specifically discuss the role of the technology as we move into the ‘new normal’ way of working as consumers…
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Figures from over 50s from SunLife suggests that more than 7 million over 50s have no private pension and more than 8 million don’t think they have enough money to fund their retirement. In its Finances After 50 study, SunLife found that 28% of over 50s do not have a private or company pension. The number…
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The TUC has warned that the government that NHS Test and Trace system risks failure unless ministers boost Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) and ensure everyone is eligible for it. The warning comes as new polling reveals that more than four in ten workers would be plunged into financial hardship if forced to self-isolate for two…
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Consumer spending grew 0.2 per cent year-on-year in August – the first uplift since February 2020 – as Brits enjoyed the last of summer by socialising and holidaying in the UK. Data from Barclaycard, which sees nearly half of the nation’s credit and debit card transactions, has revealed that spending on essential items grew 5.1…
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New figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business fell in July 2020 by 9% compared with the same month in 2019, and decreased by 23% in the first seven months of 2020. Retail store and online credit new business grew by 1% in July compared with the…
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New figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that new business in the consumer car finance market grew 19% by value and 9% by volume in July 2020 compared with the same month in 2019. In the seven months to July 2020, new business volumes in this market remained 30% lower than…
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New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has shown that second charge mortgage new business volumes fell by 64%. Commenting on the latest new business figures for the second charge mortgage market, Fiona Hoyle, Head of Consumer & Mortgage Finance at the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA), said “The second charge…
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In the UK, the average consumer owes of £176 per person to Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) Schemes such as Klarna, Laybuy and Clearpay according to a new report by Money.co.uk In a report titled ‘Shop Now Stress Later’ the report also suggests that as Influential organisations, such as Manchester City have begin to enter…
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Analysis by Halifax shows that the price of the average first home has increased by more than two-thirds in the last decade, jumping 69% from £142,473 in 2010 to £241,025 today. In the same period, the average house price has only risen 33%. The report also shows that the number of first-time buyers has fallen…
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UK Finance’s Household Finance Review for Quarter 2 has highlighted that lenders have maintained a cautious approach to underwriting in uncertain times with higher-loan to value (LTV) lending is still taking place and contracted less than the wider market. House purchase lending plummeted in Q2 as the housing market was suspended due to lockdown, with…
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The economic impact of the coronavirus crisis has been far-reaching with millions of people unable to work due to lockdown restrictions. New research shows that nearly a third (31%) of UK adults have seen their income cut as a direct result of the crisis. The research, commissioned by GoCompare Money, reveals that 8% of people are…
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Household’s borrowing returned to pre-pandemic levels with £3.9 billion net borrowing in July, with increases in both mortgage borrowing and consumer credit, according to the latest Bank of England figures. Household’s consumer credit borrowing increased £1.2 billion in July, following four months of net repayments. The interest rate on new consumer credit borrowing increased 22…
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