Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
The Credit Services Association (CSA), the voice of the UK debt collection and debt purchase sectors, has confirmed the line-up of speakers for this year’s UK Credit and Collections Conference (UKCCC). Two senior executives from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) – Roma Pearson (Head of Consumer Credit) and Richard Fox (Head of Cross-Sectorial & Funds…
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Bradford & Bingley plc (B&B), part of UK Asset Resolution Limited (UKAR), has confirmed that it has agreed to sell two separate portfolios of buy to let and residential owner-occupied mortgages to an investor group led by Barclays Bank PLC for a total of £5.3bn. Financial completion is expected within the next few weeks and…
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Credit management firm Intrum UK has announced that it has this month deployed a collections ‘chatbot’ powered by artificial intelligence. The chatbot enables customers to receive answers to their questions 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The technology is being piloted in Intrum’s UK and Norwegian businesses before it is deployed globally. The intelligent…
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Debt purchaser has announced its latest company results. Main highlights include: Operating earnings, adjusted for non-recurring expenses and revaluations of portfolios of receivables improved to SEK 973 M. Compared to the first quarter (pro forma) of 2017 operating earnings increased by 10 percent. Portfolio investments for the quarter amounted to SEK 1,373 M. The carrying…
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The Credit Services Association (CSA) has welcomed the support for fair treatment for people struggling with mental health but has expressed concern over the continued characterisation of their members as being ‘anti-consumer’. The CSA, which represents over 300-member firms dealing with more than 40 million cases, has called upon the debt charity sector to work more closely with…
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The Credit Services Association (CSA) is concerned that new guidelines for debt advisors could keep customers in debt for longer by failing to reflect their true financial position, and in the worst case push them into unnecessary and potentially damaging insolvency. The CSA believes that the revised guidelines – presented by the Money Advice Service…
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The Credit Services Association (CSA), has announced the first of the major sponsors for the 2018 UK Credit and Collections Conference (UKCCC), which this year moves to Crowne Plaza, Stratford Upon Avon. Conexus Recovery and Field Services, which has clients across the banking, utilities, retail and debt purchasing sectors, is returning as a sponsor and…
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Last year saw a return to growth in the loan sales market, with a total of €114 billion of real estate backed loan sales recorded during the year, according to the latest report by the global real estate advisor, CBRE. Despite being a record year for loan transactions, there are still circa €1 trillion of…
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its business plan for 2018/19 which sets out the key priorities for the coming year. The FCA says the priorities in this year’s business plan reflect the high level of resource needed to dedicate to European Union (EU) withdrawal, given its impact both on our regulation and the…
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Danko Maras has been appointed as Intrum’s new Chief Finance Officer (CFO). Mikael Ericson, President and CEO of Intrum said “I am delighted to welcome Danko Maras to Intrum. We stand on the threshold exciting opportunities in the years ahead, and will continue to create value for both clients and owners, by continuing to develop…
Read moreEuropean debt purchaser DDM Holding has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire a sizeable distressed asset portfolio containing secured corporate receivables in the Balkans from a leading bank in the region. The gross collection value of the portfolio amounts to approximately EUR 240 million. About 90% of the portfolio value is…
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The Credit Services Association (CSA), the voice of the UK debt collection and debt purchase sectors, is to host the Credit and Collections Technology Awards at this year’s CSA Gala Dinner on 13 September. The co-branded event, which will form part of the CSA’s UK Credit and Collections Conference (UKCCC), reflects the Association’s growing recognition…
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Debt purchaser, Motormile Finance UK (MMF) has announced that it will now be known as Lantern going forward. Since 2008, MMF have purchased more than 2 million accounts with a notional value of over £1bn. In 2015, the company underwent a significant transformation as a result of regulatory changes in the sector, which includes the implementation…
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