Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
New analysis of credit card spending by FICO has indicated that spending has risen 3.5% when compared to June 2019 levels. The company says that the analysis of June 2021’s figures, maintains the pattern for the year so far, average spend continued to increase compared to 2020. As the UK was only just coming out…
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Over two in five vulnerable customers feel that they have been unfairly treated by organisations in the last 12 months according to new research Vulnerability Registration Service (VRS), The findings in the research suggest that 17.7 million consumers consider themselves vulnerable with 34% of the UK population, with 13.1 million (25%) people saying they have…
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New research from Yolt, has revealed that over one in six (16%) UK adults never review some of their key household expenses. The research indicates that the 8.6 million in the UK who are ‘bill blind’ could be missing out on the most competitive deals available. This follows Ofgem’s recent announcement that the energy price cap…
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The ONS has released new statistics charting 50 years of housing change patterns between 1961 and 2011. The report showed that in 1961, only 42% of households owned their own home, and in several parts of London fewer than 10% did. By 2011, 64% of people owned their own home, and the area with the…
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Furlough and forbearance measures helped the UK avoid the spike in loan defaults that were expected at the start of the pandemic, but as they are phased out this year, a recent surge in payment holidays for unsecured loans suggests one in ten borrowers are still concerned about maintaining repayments according to new analysis by…
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European credit management services company Lowell has announced its latest quarterly results for the three months ending 30 June 2021. The results showed that collection performance continued to outperform forecasts across all three regions, performing at 111% for the six months to June 20 21. The company highlighted: • LTM Cash EBITDA margin increase of…
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New research by LifeSearch has found that 14% of consumers have repaid debts in the last six months, rising to 20% of Generation Y (aged 25-39); an average of £319 was repaid per month, totalling £2.4 billion nationwide, and rising to £469 pm among the over 55s. A further 7% have overpaid on their mortgage,…
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A new survey by Nerdwallet has found that four in five consumers plan to spend above pre-pandemic levels throughout 2021 revealing that the recent financial behaviour of consumers and their spending plans have eased now that lockdown restrictions have changed. The research found that 85% expect to sustain or increase spending from current levels by…
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The number of borrowers releasing equity from their homes has neared pre-pandemic levels in the second quarter of this year, according to the latest figures from the Equity Release Council (ERC). There were 20,352 new and returning customers in the market between April and June, a rise from 16,527 in Q1 2021 and 13,617 in…
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Latest Bank of England (BOE) data has shown that mortgage borrowing hit a record monthly high in June, climbing to £17.9 billlon. This marks a 163% jump on the £6.8bn recorded in May. The increase came as buyers looked to complete deals before the stamp duty holiday started to taper. While the threshold at which…
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The number of County Court Judgments (CCJs) issued against consumers in England and Wales saw a huge rise in Q2 2021 compared to the same period last year, according to figures released by Registry Trust. The number registered in Q2 2021 was 188,092, up 267 per cent from 51,245 in Q2 2020. The value of…
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The number of personal insolvencies (bankruptcies and protected trust deeds) in Scotland rose by 12.3% to 1,884 in April-June 2021compared with January-March 2021’s figures of 1,677, and was 9.6% lower than in April-June 2020 according to latest Accountant in Bankruptcy (AiB) figures. A total of 586 bankruptcies were awarded during this quarter – a 61.4%…
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Here is an overview of The Money Charity’s latest statistics for July 2021 Personal debt in the UK People in the UK owed £1,721.3 billion at the end of May 2021. The average total debt per household, including mortgages, was £61,933 and per adult was £32,544, around 108.7% of average earnings. Net mortgage lending rose by…
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